Medical and Applied Sciences

Complete the statement that describe each area of study.

The study of or dealing with…
1. oncology tumors
2. gerontology old age, the process of aging, and the particular problems of
old people.
3. pathology the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer
4. cardiology the heart
5. obstetrics childbirth and the care of women giving birth.
6. epidemiology incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and
other factors relating to health.
7. pediatrics children and their diseases.
8. immunology mmunity.
9. dermatology skin disorders.
10. neurology brain
11. pharmacology modes of action of drugs.
12. orthopedics deformities of bones or muscles.
13. toxicology nature, effects, and detection of poisons.
14. radiology -rays and other high-energy radiation, especially the use of
such radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
15. pulmonology lungs
16. endocrinology endocrine glands and hormones.
17. gynecology functions and diseases specific to women and girls,
especially those affecting the reproductive system.
18. opthalmology the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eyeball and
orbit.
19. podiatry feet and their ailments.
20. otolaryngology ar, nose, and throat and related structures of the head and
neck.
21. gastroenterology digestive system and its disorders
22. urology function and disorders of the urinary system.
23. phlebotomy the veins; blood
24. psychiatry mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal
behavior.
How Well Do You Know Medical Acronyms?

P.T. ​physical therapy​

R.N. ​registered nurse
M.D. ​doctor of medicine
E.M.T. ​emergency medical technician​
D.M.D. ​doctor of medicine in dentistry ​
P.A. ​physician assistant
O.T. ​occupational therapy​
L.P.N ​licensed practical nurse
D.V.M ​doctorate in veterinary medicine