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

3. pathology disease

4. cardiology heart

5. obstetrics childbirth and women giving birth

6. epidemiology distribution and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined

populations

7. pediatrics medical care of infants

8. immunology immunity

9. dermatology Skin, hair, nails

10. neurology nervous system

11. pharmacology drug action

12. orthopedics bones or muscle

13. toxicology adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms

14. radiology medical imaging to diagnose

15. pulmonology respitory track

16. endocrinology hormones

17. gynecology female reproductive system

18. opthalmology eyeball and orbit

19. podiatry foot, ankle, lower extremity

20. otolaryngology ear, nose, throat

21. gastroenterology mouth into anus

22. urology urinary system

23. phlebotomy making incision in a vein with a needle

24. psychiatry mental disorders

How Well Do You Know Medical Acronyms?

P.T. ______Physical
Therapy____________________________
R.N. _____Registered
Nurse____________________________
M.D. _____Medical
Director____________________________
E.M.T. __________Emergency Medical
Technician_____________________
D.M.D. _____Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry
__________________________
P.A. _______________Physician Assistant___________________
O.T. __________Occupational Therapist_______________________
L.P.N _______Licensed Practical Nurse_________________________
D.V.M ___Doctor of Veterinary Medicine____________________________