Medical and Applied Sciences KEY
| The study of or dealing with… | |
| 1. oncology | Treatment of tumors and cancers |
| 2. gerontology | The aging process, and problems associated |
| 3. pathology | Examines body tissues for diagnostics and forensics |
| 4. cardiology | Heart diseases and abnormalities |
| 5. obstetrics | Pregnancy and childbirth |
| 6. epidemiology | Deals with the incidence and possible control of diseases |
| 7. pediatrics | Children and their diseases |
| 8. immunology | Body’s resistance to infectious diseases |
| 9. dermatology | Skin disorders |
| 10. neurology | Nervous system disorders |
| 11. pharmacology | Drugs and their uses in treatment of disease |
| 12. orthopedics | Muscular and skeletal system problems |
| 13. toxicology | Poisonous substances |
| 14. radiology | X rays and radioactive substances |
| 15. pulmonology | Diseases and disorders of the lungs |
| 16. endocrinology | Hormones and hormone secreting glands |
| 17. gynecology | Female reproductive system |
| 18. opthalmology | Eye and Eye diseases |
| 19. podiatry | Care and treatment of the feet |
| 20. otolaryngology | Ears, nose and throat specialist |
| 21. gastroenterology | Stomach and intestines and their diseases |
| 22. urology | Urinary tract and organs of the urogenital system |
| 23. phlebotomy | Specifically deals in drawing of the blood |
| 24. psychiatry | Mental illness and abnormal behavior |
How Well Do You Know Medical Acronyms?
P.T. ___physical therapist______________
R.N. ____registered nurse_______________
M.D. ____medical doctor_______________
E.M.T. __emergency medical technician_______
D.M.D. __doctor of dental medicine_____
P.A. __physician's assistant________
O.T. _occupational therapist____________
L.P.N __licensed practical nurse_____________
D.V.M __doctor of veterinary medicine__________