medical and applied sciences
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- pharmacology
- study of drugs and their uses in the treatment of disease
- immunology
- study of the body's resistance to infectious diseases
- gastroenterology
- study of the stomach and intestines and their diseases
- otolaryngology
- study of the ear, throat, and larynx, and their diseases
- cardiology
- branch of medical science dealing with the heart and heart diseases
- geriatrics
- branch of medicine dealing with older individuals and their problems
- endocrinology
- study of hormones, hormone-secreting glands and their diseases
- dermatology
- study of the skin and its diseases
- pathology
- study of structural and functional changes that disease causes
- toxicology
- study of poisonous substances and their effects upon body parts
- podiatry
- study of the care and treatment of feet
- urology
- branch of medicine dealng with the urinary system, apart from the kidneys and the male reproductive system, and their diseases
- histology
- study of the structure and function of tissues, also called micrscopic anatomy
- neurology
- study of the nervous system and its disorders
- pediatrics
- branch of medicine dealing with children and their disorders
- gerontology
- study of the aging process
- obstetrics
- branch of medicine dealing with pregnancy and childbirth
- hematology
- study of the blood and blood diseases
- ophthalmology
- study of the eye and eye diseases
- neonatology
- study of newborns and the treatment of their disorders
- psychiatry
- branch of medicine dealing with the mind and its disorders
- nephrology
- study of the structure, functions, and diseases of the kidneys
- radiology
- study of X rays and radioactive substances and their uses in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases
- orthopedics
- branch of medicine dealing with the muscular and skeletal systems and their problems
- gynecology
- study of the female reproductive system and its diseases
- oncology
- study of cancers
- cytology
- study of the structure, function, and abnormalities of cells
- epidemiology
- study of the factors determining the distribution and frequency of health-related conditions occurring within a defined human ppopulation