Medical And Applied Science Terms

Question 1

cardiology (kar de-ol’o-je)

Answer 1

Branch of medical science dealing with the heart and heart diseases.

Question 2

cytology (sitol’o-je)

Answer 2

Study of the structure

Question 3

dermatology (der”mah-tol’o-je)

Answer 3

Study of the skin and its diseases.

Question 4

endocrinology (en”do-kri-nolo-je)

Answer 4

Study of hormones

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epidemiology (ep”I-de me-olo-je)

Answer 5

Study of the factors determining the distribution and frequency of health-related conditions in a defined human population.

Question 6

gastroenterology (gas tro-en’ter-ol’o-je)

Answer 6

Study of the stomach and intestines and their diseases.

Question 7

geriatrics (jer’e-at’riks)

Answer 7

Branch of medicine dealing with older individuals and their medical problems.

Question 8

gerontology (jer’on-tol’o-je)

Answer 8

Study of the aging process.

Question 9

gynecology (gin-kolo-je)

Answer 9

Study of the female reproductive system and its diseases.

Question 10

hematology (hem’ah-tolo-je)

Answer 10

Study of the blood and blood diseases.

Question 11

histology (his-tolo-je)

Answer 11

Study of the structure and function of tissues. Histology and cytology are subdivisions of microscopic anatomy. immunology (im’u-nolo-je)

Question 12

nephrology (ni-frol’o-je)

Answer 12

Study of the structure, function, and diseases of the kidneys.

Question 13

neurology (nu-rol’o-je)

Answer 13

Study of the nervous system and its disorders.

Question 14

obstetrics (ob-stetriks)

Answer 14

Branch of medicine dealing with pregnancy and childbirth.

Question 15

oncology (ong-kolo-je)

Answer 15

Study of cancers.

Question 16

ophthalmology (of thal-molo-ie)

Answer 16

Study of the eye and eye diseases.

Question 17

orthopedics (or”tho-pe’diks)

Answer 17

Branch of medicine dealing with the muscular and skeletal systems and their problems.

Question 18

otolaryngology (o’to-lar’in-golo-je)

Answer 18

Study of the ear, throat, and larynx, and their diseases

Question 19

pathology (pah-tholo-je)

Answer 19

Study of structural and functional changes that disease causes.

Question 20

pediatrics (pe de-at’riks)

Answer 20

Branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases.

Question 21

pharmacology (fahr mah-kol’o-je)

Answer 21

Study of drugs and their uses in the treatment of disease.

Question 22

podiatry (po-diah-tre)

Answer 22

Study of the care and treatment of feet.

Question 23

psychiatry (si-kiah-tre)

Answer 23

Branch of medicine dealing with the mind and its disorders.

Question 24

radiology (ra”de-ol’o-je)

Answer 24

Study of X rays and radioactive substances and their uses in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

Question 25

toxicology (tok sl-kolo-je)

Answer 25

Study of poisonous substances and their effects upon body parts.

Question 26

urology (u-rolo-je)

Answer 26

Branch of medicine dealing with the urinary system, apart from the kidneys (nephrology) and the male reproductive system, and their diseases.