Medical and Applied Sciences

Complete the statement that describe each area of study.

The study of or dealing with…
1. oncology Cancer
2. gerontology the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological
aspects of ageing
3. pathology disease in non-humans
4. cardiology heart and its actions and diseases
5. obstetrics female reproductive system
6. epidemiology distribution of diseases and other health-related conditions
7. pediatrics medical care of infants, children, and adolescents
8. immunology immune systems in all organisms
9. dermatology diseases of the skin
10. neurology nervous system
11. pharmacology drugs
12. orthopedics musculoskeletal system
13. toxicology adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms
and their environment
14. radiology diagnosing and treating disease and injury through the use of
medical imaging techniques
15. pulmonology Lungs and associated structures
16. endocrinology hormones and the treatment of hormone based diseases
17. gynecology health care of women
18. opthalmology medical and surgical eye disease
19. podiatry foot, ankle, and associated structures
20. otolaryngology Ear, nose, and throat
21. gastroenterology gastrointestinal system
22. urology surgical and medical diseases of the male and female
urinary-tract system and male reproductive organs
23. phlebotomy drawing blood from a patient in a safe and sanitary manner
24. psychiatry mental health of a patient
How Well Do You Know Medical Acronyms?

P.T. - Physical therapy

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 Therapy
L.P.N - Licensed Practical Nurse
D.V.M - Doctor of Veterinary Medicine