medical specialty

Noun
  1. The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (synset 106052606)
    associated with:
    • emergency procedure - (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
    • infusion - (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)
    • medicine, practice of medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries
    • uranalysis, urinalysis - (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)
    • scatology - (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)
    • therapy - (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
    • irrigation - (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution
    • bloodletting - formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
    • actinotherapy, irradiation, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy - (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
    • imaging, tomography - (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
    • venipuncture - (medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye
    • monster, teras - (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus
    • gauze, gauze bandage - (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings
    • medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease
    • balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguent - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
    • percussor, plessor, plexor - (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes
    • truss - (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
    • achromia - an absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells
    • succedaneum - (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)
    • regime, regimen - (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
    • germ theory - (medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms
    • indication - (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
    • contraindication - (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
    • invasion - (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body
    • carrier, immune carrier - (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
    • clinician - a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments
    • donor - (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)
    • host - (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
    • rejection - (medicine) an immunological response that refuses to accept substances or organisms that are recognized as foreign
    • license fee, license tax, licensing fee - a fee paid to the government for the privilege of being licensed to do something (as selling liquor or practicing medicine)
    • chelation - (medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning
    • festering, maturation, suppuration - (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
    • infection - (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
    • insufflation - (medicine) blowing air or medicated powder into the lungs (or into some other body cavity)
    • potentiation - (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously
    • zymosis - (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
    • reserve - (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
    • curvature - (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal
    • malignance, malignancy - (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death
    • symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
    • sign - (medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease
    • immunity, resistance - (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
    • disfunction, dysfunction - (medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group
    • low-level radioactive waste - (medicine) radioactive waste consisting of objects that have been briefly exposed to radioactivity (as in certain medical tests)
    • snake oil - (medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless
    • prescribe - (medicine) order the use of (a treatment, medicine, etc.), usually by written prescription
    • tolerate - have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
    • autopsy - perform an autopsy on a dead body; do a post-mortem
    • auscultate - examine by auscultation
    • visualise, visualize - view the outline of by means of an X-ray
    • acute - having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
    • chronic - being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
    • fulgurating - sharp and piercing
    • specific - being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides
    • nonspecific - not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides
    • algid - chilly
    • invasive - relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision
    • noninvasive - relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity
    • corroborant - used of a medicine that is strengthening
    • local - affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
    • localised, localized - confined or restricted to a particular location
    • topical - pertaining to the surface of a body part
    • general - affecting the entire body
    • epidemic - (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously
    • vicarious - occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
    • palpable - (medicine) can be felt by palpation
    • confirming, positive - indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
    • disconfirming, negative - not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
    • psychotic - characteristic of or suffering from psychosis
    • iatrogenic - induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)
    • self-limited - relating to a disease that tends to run a definite course without treatment
    • clonic - of or relating to abnormal neuromuscular activity characterized by rapidly alternating muscle contraction and relaxation
    • neurotropic - (of a virus, toxin, or chemical) tending to attack or affect the nervous system preferentially
    • catatonic - characterized by catatonia especially either rigidity or extreme laxness of limbs
    • parenteral - administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection)
    is a type of: medical science - the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
    subtypes:
    • allergology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies
    • anesthesiology - the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics
    • angiology - the branch of medical science that studies the blood and lymph vessels and their disorders
    • bacteriology - the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease
    • biomedicine - the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)
    • biomedicine - the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice
    • cardiology - the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases
    • dental medicine, dentistry, odontology - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
    • prosthetics - the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts
    • dermatology - the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases
    • emergency medicine - the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness
    • endocrinology - the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions
    • epidemiology - the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease
    • forensic medicine, forensic pathology - the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes
    • gastroenterology - the branch of medicine that studies the gastrointestinal tract and its diseases
    • geriatrics, gerontology - the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
    • gynaecology, gynecology - the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women
    • haematology, hematology - the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
    • hygiene, hygienics - the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
    • immunology - the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system
    • general medicine, internal medicine - the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults)
    • nephrology - the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders
    • nuclear medicine - the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells
    • clinical neurology, neurology - (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders
    • neuropsychiatry - the branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders attributable to diseases of the nervous system
    • diagnostics, nosology - the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease
    • midwifery, ob, obstetrics, tocology - the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
    • oncology - the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors
    • ophthalmology - the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases
    • otology - the branch of medicine concerned with the ear
    • materia medica, pharmacological medicine, pharmacology - the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
    • pharmaceutics, pharmacy - the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,
    • psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
    • paediatrics, pediatric medicine, pediatrics, pedology - the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children
    • chiropody, podiatry - the branch of medicine concerned with the feet
    • proctology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the colon or rectum or anus
    • rheumatology - the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints
    • otolaryngology, otorhinolaryngology, rhinolaryngology - the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat
    • space medicine - the branch of medicine concerned with the effects of space flight on human beings
    • sports medicine - the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities
    • therapeutics - branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease
    • thoracic medicine - the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest
    • accident surgery, traumatology - the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents
    • tropical medicine - the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that are found most often in tropical regions
    • urogenital medicine, urology - the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system
    • veterinary medicine - the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals (especially domestic animals)
    • virology - the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases
    same as: medicine

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