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A "medical specialty" is any field of medicine that a doctor, dentist, nurse, or other medical practitioner can have as a specialization....
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| x Oncology | Field Of Study | Cancer |
Oncology is the branch of medicine that studies tumors (cancer). A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. The term originates from the Greek onkos (ογκος), meaning bulk, mass, or tumor and the suffix -logy, meaning "study of"....
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| BV: Medical Condition | Bladder cancer | ||||
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| x Cardiology |
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Field Of Study | Karel Frederik Wenckebach | Myocardial infarction |
Cardiology (from Greek καρδίᾱ, kardiā, "heart"; and -λογία, -logia) is a subspecialty of internal medicine dealing with disorders of the heart and blood vessels. The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery...
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| Albert Pacifico | Cardiac arrest | ||||
| Edgar Van Nuys Allen | Myocardial ischaemia | ||||
| Amit Patel | Myocarditis | ||||
| Peter B. Berger | Dressler's syndrome | ||||
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| x Neurology |
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Field Of Study | Motor neuron disease |
Neurology (from Greek νεῦρον, neuron, "nerve"; and -λογία, -logia) is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central,...
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| x Radiology |
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Radiology is the medical specialty directing medical imaging technologies to diagnose and treat diseases. Originally it was the aspect of medical science dealing with the medical use of electromagnetic energy emitted by X-ray machines or other such...
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| x Dermatology | Profession | Skin cancer |
Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases., a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. The name of this specialty originated in the form of the (semantically wrong) words dermologie (in French, 1764...
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| Field Of Study | Melanoma | ||||
| x Internal medicine | Field Of Study | Peter Agre |
Internal medicine is the medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis, management and nonsurgical treatment of unusual or serious diseases. In North America, specialists in internal medicine are commonly called internists. Elsewhere, especially in...
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| x Medical genetics | Field Of Study |
Medical genetics is the specialty of medicine that involves the diagnosis and management of hereditary disorders. Medical genetics differs from Human genetics in that human genetics is a field of scientific research that may or may not apply to...
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| x Ophthalmology |
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Profession | Selig Percy Amoils |
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases and surgery of the visual pathways, including the eye, brain, and areas surrounding the eye, such as the lacrimal system and eyelids. By convention the term ophthalmologist is...
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| x Obstetrics and gynaecology | Field Of Study | Ogino Ginko | Endometrial cancer |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology (often abbreviated to OB/GYN, O&G; or Obs & Gynae) are the two surgical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs, and as such are often combined to form a single medical speciality and postgraduate training...
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| x Obstetrics |
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Obstetrics (from the Latin obstare, "to stand by") is the surgical speciality dealing with the care of a woman and her offspring during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (the period shortly after birth). Midwifery is the non-medical...
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| x Otolaryngology | Field Of Study | Oral cancer |
Otolaryngology is the branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders. The full name of the specialty is otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. Practitioners are called...
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| Thyroid cancer | |||||
| Papillary thyroid cancer | |||||
| Medullary thyroid cancer | |||||
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| x Pathology |
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Pathology (from Greek πάθος, pathos, "fate, harm"; and -λογία, -logia) is the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, bodily fluids and whole bodies (Autopsy). The term also encompasses the related scientific study of...
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| x Pediatrics |
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Field Of Study | Hans Asperger |
Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The upper age limit ranges from age 14 to 18, depending on the country.
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| x Urology | Field Of Study | Kidney stone |
Urology is the surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat,...
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| Prostate cancer | |||||
| x Thoracic surgery |
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Field Of Study | Alexis Carrel |
Thoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the thorax (the chest) excluding the heart. Generally treatment of conditions of the lungs, chest wall, esophagus and diaphragm....
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| x Physical medicine and rehabilitation |
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Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R;), or physiatry, is a branch of medicine dealing with functional restoration of a person affected by physical disability. A physician who has completed training in this field is referred to as a physiatrist...
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| x Plastic surgery | Field Of Study |
Plastic surgery is a medical and cosmetic specialty interested in the correction of form and function. While famous for aesthetic surgery, plastic surgery also includes a variety of fields: craniofacial surgery, hand surgery, burn surgery,...
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| x Preventive medicine |
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Preventive medicine or preventive care is measures taken to prevent illness or injury, rather than curing them. This type of care is best exemplified by hand washing and immunizations. It can be contrasted not only with curative medicine, but also...
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| x Nuclear medicine |
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Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicine and medical imaging that uses the nuclear properties of matter in diagnosis and therapy. More specifically, nuclear medicine is a part of molecular imaging because it produces images that reflect biological...
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| x Emergency medicine | Field Of Study |
Emergency Medicine is a speciality of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries that require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long-term or continuing care, emergency medicine...
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| x Allergy and Immunology | Field Of Study | Hay fever |
Allergy and Immunology is a medical specialty on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases and medical conditions involving the immune system. The field of Allergy and Immunology covers a wide variety of conditions, from allergies brought...
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| x Nephrology |
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Field Of Study | Acute renal failure |
Nephrology (from Greek: nephros, "kidney"; and λόγος, logos, "speech" lit. "to talk about kidney") is a branch of internal medicine and pediatrics dealing with the study of the function and diseases of the kidney.
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| Kidney stone | |||||
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| x Endocrinology |
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Field Of Study | Pancreatic cancer |
Endocrinology (from Greek ἔνδον, endon, "within"; κρῑνω, krīnō, "to separate"; and -λογία, -logia) is a branch of medicine dealing with disorder of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones.
Hormones are molecules that act as...
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| Thyroid cancer | |||||
| Papillary thyroid cancer | |||||
| Medullary thyroid cancer | |||||
| Follicular thyroid cancer | |||||
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| x Osteopathic medicine |
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Osteopathic medicine is a branch of the medical profession in the United States. Physicians who graduate from osteopathic medical schools are sometimes known as osteopathic physicians and hold a doctorate in osteopathic medicine (DO), in contrast to...
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| x Transfusion medicine | Field Of Study |
Transfusion medicine (or transfusiology) is the branch of medicine that is concerned with the transfusion of blood and blood components. The blood bank is the section of the clinical laboratory where medical technologists process and distribute...
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| x Intensive care medicine | Broadcast Genre |
Intensive Care Medicine or critical care medicine is a branch of medicine concerned with the provision of life support or organ support systems in patients who are critically ill and who usually require intensive monitoring.
Patients requiring...
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| x Aviation medicine |
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Field Of Study |
Aviation medicine, also called flight medicine or aerospace medicine, is a branch of preventive or occupational medicine in which the patients/subjects are pilots and aircrews. The specialty strives to treat or prevent conditions to which aircrews...
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| x Maternal-fetal medicine | Field Of Study |
Maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) is the branch of obstetrics that focuses on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies. Management includes monitoring and treatment including comprehensive ultrasound, chorionic villus sampling,...
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| x Tropical medicine | Field Of Study | Malaria |
Tropical medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with health problems that occur uniquely, are more widespread, or prove more difficult to control in tropical and subtropical regions.
Many infections that are classified as "tropical diseases"...
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| Tropical sprue | |||||
| Chagas disease | |||||
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| x Neurosurgery |
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Field Of Study | Arne Torkildsen | Parkinson's disease |
Neurosurgery is the surgical discipline focused on treating those central, peripheral nervous system and spinal column diseases amenable to surgical intervention. In the United States there are only about 3,000 neurosurgeons.
Modern neurosurgery has...
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| Nikolai Burdenko | Intracranial berry aneurysm | ||||
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