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Medical Areas
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cardiology | Dealing with the heart and heart diseases |
| Cytology | Study of structures, function, and abnormalitites of cells |
| dermatology | study of skin and its diseases |
| endocrinology | study of the skin and its diseases |
| epidemiology | study of factors |
| gastroenterology | study of the stomach and intestines and their diseases |
| geriatrics | Branch of medicine dealing with older individuals |
| Gerontology | study of the aging process |
| hematology | Study of the blood and blood diseases |
| histology | Study of the stucture and function of tissues |
| immunology | study of the body's resistance to diseases |
| neonatology | Newborns and the treatment of their disorders |
| nephrology | Structure, function and diseases of the kidneys |
| neurology | Nervous system and its disorders |
| obstetrics | branch of medicine dealing with pregnancy and childbirth |
| oncolgy | Cancers |
| ophthalmology | Eye and eye diseases |
| orthopedics | Branch of medicine dealing with the muscular and skeletal systems and their problems |
| otolaryngology | Ear, throat, and larynx and their diseases |
| pathology | Structural and functional changes that disease causes |
| pediatrics | Medicine dealing with children and their diseases |
| pharmacology | Drugs and their uses in the treatment of disease |
| podiatry | Care and treatment of feet |
| psychiatry | Mind and its disorders |
| radiology | X-rays |
| Toxicology | poisonous substances and their effects upon body parts |
| urology | Urinary system |