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S: (n) 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) "he studied medicine at Harvard"
S: (n) preventive medicine (the branch of medicine concerned with preventing disease) "the medical establishment doesn't profit from preventive medicine"
S: (n) alternative medicine (the practice of medicine without the use of drugs; may involve herbal medicines or self-awareness or biofeedback or acupuncture)
S: (n) complementary medicine (the practice of medicine that combines traditional medicine with alternative medicine)
S: (n) periodontics, periodontia (the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the gums and other structures around the teeth)
S: (n) prosthodontics, prosthodontia (the branch of dentistry dealing with the replacement of teeth and related mouth or jaw structures by artificial devices)
S: (n) prosthetics (the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts)
S: (n) dermatology (the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases)
S: (n) emergency medicine (the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness)
S: (n) endocrinology (the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions)
S: (n) epidemiology (the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease)
S: (n) forensic medicine, forensic pathology (the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes) "forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer"
S: (n) gastroenterology (the branch of medicine that studies the gastrointestinal tract and its diseases)
S: (n) geriatrics, gerontology (the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people)
S: (n) hematology, haematology (the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs)
S: (n) hygiene, hygienics (the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health)
S: (n) immunology (the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system)
S: (n) immunochemistry, chemoimmunology (the field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies))
S: (n) immunopathology (the branch of immunology that deals with pathologies of the immune system)
S: (n) internal medicine, general medicine (the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and (nonsurgical) treatment of diseases of the internal organs (especially in adults))
S: (n) nephrology (the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders)
S: (n) nuclear medicine (the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells)
S: (n) perinatology (the branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and physiology and diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the mother and the fetus or newborn baby during late pregnancy and childbirth and the puerperium)
S: (n) oncology (the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors)
S: (n) ophthalmology (the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases)
S: (n) otology (the branch of medicine concerned with the ear)
S: (n) space medicine (the branch of medicine concerned with the effects of space flight on human beings)
S: (n) sports medicine (the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities)
S: (n) therapeutics (branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease)
S: (n) thoracic medicine (the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the chest)
S: (n) traumatology, accident surgery (the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents)
S: (n) tropical medicine (the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that are found most often in tropical regions)
S: (n) urology, urogenital medicine (the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system)
S: (n) veterinary medicine (the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and injuries of animals (especially domestic animals))
S: (n) virology (the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases)