Medical & Applied Sciences "-logy"

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Branch of medical science dealing with the heart & heart disease
cardiology
study of the structure, function & abnormalities of cells
cytology
study of the skin and its diseases
dermatology
study of hormones, hormone-secreting glands & their diseases
endocrinology
study of the factors determining the distribution and frequency of health-related condition in a defined human population
epidemiology
study of the stomach and intestines and their diseases
gastroenterology
branch of medicine dealing with older individuals and their medical problems
gerontology
study of the female reproductive system and its diseases
gynecology
study of the blood and blood diseases
hematology
study of the structure and function of tissues
histology
study of the body's resistance to infectious disease
immunology
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study of newborns and treatment of their disorders
neonatology
study of the structure, function and diseases of the kidneys
nephrology
study of the nervous system and its disorders
neurology
study of the eye and eye diseases
ophthalmology
Study of the ear, throat & larynx
otolaryngology
study of the structural and functional changes that disease causes
pathology
study of the drugs and their uses in the treatment of disease
pharmacology
study of the x-rays and radioactive substances and their uses in the diagnosis and trreatment of diseases
radiology
study of poisonous substances and their effects upon body parts
toxicology
Branch of medicine dealing with the urinary system, apart from the kidneys and the male reproductive system
urology
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Level 53
Nov 24, 2013
Should be gerontology not geriatrics
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Level 13
Nov 25, 2013
thanks for catching that, I fixed it! :)
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Level 68
Nov 29, 2014
Great quiz, could you accept the British spelling haematology?
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Level 74
Jan 11, 2015
trying to spell otolarywhattheheckology when time ran out.
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Jan 26, 2020
Please accept otorhinolaryngology for Otolaryngology.
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May 27, 2020
Mad I didn't get pathology, my friends mum works in that department