Medical and Applied Sciences

Complete the statement that describe each area of study.

The study of or dealing with…
1. oncology the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and abnormalities of the
heart.the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and abnormalities of
the heart.the study and treatment of tumors.

2. gerontology the scientific study of old age, the process of aging, and the particular
problems of old people.

3. pathology science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of
medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body
tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.

4. cardiology the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and abnormalities of the
heart.

5. obstetrics the branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth and the care
of women giving birth.

6. epidemiology the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and
possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.

7. pediatrics branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and
adolescents

8. immunology Immunology is a branch of biology that covers the study of immune systems
in all organisms. I

9. dermatology Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin, nails, hair
and its diseases.

10. neurology he branch of medicine or biology that deals with the anatomy,
functions, and organic disorders of nerves and the nervous system.

11. pharmacology the branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes
of action of drugs.

12. orthopedics the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of
bones or muscles

13. toxicology the branch of science concerned with the nature, effects, and
detection of poisons.

14. radiology the science dealing with X-rays and other high-energy radiation,
especially the use of such radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of
disease.

15. pulmonology is a medical speciality that deals with diseases involving the
respiratory tract.
16. endocrinology the branch of physiology and medicine concerned with endocrine
 glands and hormones.

17. gynecology the branch of physiology and medicine that deals with the functions
and diseases specific to women and girls, especially those affecting
the reproductive system.

18. opthalmology the branch of medicine cocerned wit the study and treatment
of disored and diseases
19. podiatry the treatment of teh feet and their ailments
20. otolaryngology the study of the ear and throat
21. gastroenterology the branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the
stomach and intestines
22. urology the branch of medicine and physiology concered with the
function and disorder o of the urniary system
23. phlebotomy surgical openig or puncture of a vien n order to withdraw
blood or introduce a fluid or as part of the procedure of
letting blood
24. psychiatry the study and treatment of metal illness, emotinal distribance
and adormal behavior
How Well Do You Know Medical Acronyms?

P.T. ____Patients _________

R.N. _registered nurse __________________
M.D. ___Medicinae Doctor_________
E.M.T. __Emergancy medical technicain______
D.M.D. ___Dentariae medicincea doctor_____
P.A. ___Physicain assistant___
O.T. ____Occupational therapist ____
L.P.N ________________________________
D.V.M _______________________________