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 |