Departments of Medicine
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- neurology
- the study of the nervous system and its diseases
- laryngology
- the study of the larynx and its diseases
- dermatology
- the study of the skin and its diseases
- anatomy
- the study of the structure of the body
- ophthamology
- the study of the eye and its diseases
- histology
- the study of normal and diseased tissues
- urology
- the study of the urinary or urogenital tract and its diseases
- cytology
- the study of individual cells specifically cancer cells
- bacteriology
- the science and study of bacteria
- obstetrics
- dealing with the care of women during prenancy childbirth and immediately following
- otology
- the study of the ear and its diseases
- pediatrics
- dealing with diseases of children
- radiology
- medical science dealling with the use of radiant energy in diagnoses and treatment of diseases
- gastro enterology
- the study of the stomach and bowels and their diseases
- endocrinology
- the study of the ductless glands and their diseases
- physiology
- study of the functions of the body
- cardiology
- the study of the heart and its diseases
- optometry
- the art of examining the eye for defects and faults and prescribing lenses or exercises
- psychiatry
- the branch of medicine that deals with diseases or disorders of the mind
- orthopedics
- dealing with the correction of deformities
- pharmacology
- the study of medicine and properties of drugs
- gynecology
- the study of the diseases of women
- hematology
- the study of the blood and its diseases
- pathology
- the study of diseased structures and modification of functions
- proctology
- the study of the rectum and anus and their diseases