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1. 327 relations: Abu Bakr al-Razi, Acronyms in healthcare, Al-Zahrawi, Alexander Fleming, Allan MacLeod Cormack, Alternative medicine, Amatus Lusitanus, Ambroise Paré, Anatomical terminology, Anatomy, Ancient Egyptian medicine, Ancient Iranian medicine, Andreas Vesalius, Anesthesiology, Anesthetic, Anthony Atala, Antibiotic, Antiseptic, Artificial heart, Artificial urinary bladder, Avicenna, Ayurveda, Babylonia, Bacteria, Bacteriology, Behavior, Bezoar, Biliary tract, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological engineering, Biophysics, Biostatistics, Biotechnology, Blood, Blood test, Blood vessel, Borsippa, Brain, Byzantium, Cancer, Cardiology, Cardiovascular disease, Cell (biology), Cell biology, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Child, Cholera, Christiaan Barnard, Circulatory system, ... Expand index (277 more) » « Shrink index

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Abu Bakr al-Razi

Abū Bakr al-Rāzī (full name: label),, often known as (al-)Razi or by his Latin name Rhazes, also rendered Rhasis, was a Persian physician, philosopher and alchemist who lived during the Islamic Golden Age.

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Acronyms in healthcare

Acronyms are very commonly used in healthcare settings.

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Al-Zahrawi

Abū al-Qāsim Khalaf ibn al-'Abbās al-Zahrāwī al-Ansari (أبو القاسمخلف بن العباس الزهراوي;‎ 936–1013), popularly known as al-Zahrawi (الزهراوي), Latinised as Albucasis or Abulcasis (from Arabic Abū al-Qāsim), was a physician, surgeon and chemist from al-Andalus.

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Alexander Fleming

Sir Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish physician and microbiologist, best known for discovering the world's first broadly effective antibiotic substance, which he named penicillin.

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Allan MacLeod Cormack

Allan MacLeod Cormack (February 23, 1924 – May 7, 1998) was a South African American physicist who won the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (along with Godfrey Hounsfield) for his work on X-ray computed tomography (CT), a significant and unusual achievement since Cormack did not hold a doctoral degree in any scientific field.

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Alternative medicine

Alternative medicine is any practice that aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine despite lacking biological plausibility, testability, repeatability or evidence of effectiveness. Outline of medicine and Alternative medicine are medicine.

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Amatus Lusitanus

João Rodrigues de Castelo Branco, better known as Amato Lusitano and Amatus Lusitanus (1511–1568), was a notable Portuguese Jewish physician of the 16th century.

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Ambroise Paré

Ambroise Paré (– 20 December 1590) was a French barber surgeon who served in that role for kings Henry II, Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III.

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Anatomical terminology

Anatomical terminology is a form of scientific terminology used by anatomists, zoologists, and health professionals such as doctors, physicians, and pharmacists.

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Anatomy

Anatomy is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal structure of organisms and their parts.

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Ancient Egyptian medicine

The medicine of the ancient Egyptians is some of the oldest documented.

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Ancient Iranian medicine

The practice and study of medicine in Persia has a long and prolific history.

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Andreas Vesalius

Andries van Wezel (31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564), latinised as Andreas Vesalius, was an anatomist and physician who wrote De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem (On the fabric of the human body in seven books), what is considered to be one of the most influential books on human anatomy and a major advance over the long-dominant work of Galen.

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Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology or anaesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery.

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Anesthetic

An anesthetic (American English) or anaesthetic (British English; see spelling differences) is a drug used to induce anesthesia ⁠— ⁠in other words, to result in a temporary loss of sensation or awareness.

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Anthony Atala

Anthony Atala (born July 14, 1958) is an American bioengineer, urologist, and pediatric surgeon.

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Antibiotic

An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria.

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Antiseptic

An antiseptic (lit and label) is an antimicrobial substance or compound that is applied to living tissue to reduce the possibility of sepsis, infection or putrefaction.

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Artificial heart

An artificial heart is an artificial organ device that replaces the heart.

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Artificial urinary bladder

The two main methods for replacing bladder function involve either redirecting urine flow or replacing the bladder in situ.

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Avicenna

Ibn Sina (translit; – 22 June 1037 CE), commonly known in the West as Avicenna, was a preeminent philosopher and physician of the Muslim world, flourishing during the Islamic Golden Age, serving in the courts of various Iranian rulers.

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Ayurveda

Ayurveda is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent.

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Babylonia

Babylonia (𒆳𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠) was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Syria and Iran).

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Bacteria

Bacteria (bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell.

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Bacteriology

Bacteriology is the branch and specialty of biology that studies the morphology, ecology, genetics and biochemistry of bacteria as well as many other aspects related to them.

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Behavior

Behavior (American English) or behaviour (British English) is the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems or artificial entities in some environment.

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Bezoar

A bezoar is a mass often found trapped in the gastrointestinal system, though it can occur in other locations.

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Biliary tract

The biliary tract (also biliary tree or biliary system) refers to the liver, gallbladder and bile ducts, and how they work together to make, store and secrete bile.

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Biochemistry

Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms.

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Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field of science that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data, especially when the data sets are large and complex.

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Biological engineering

Biological engineering or bioengineering is the application of principles of biology and the tools of engineering to create usable, tangible, economically viable products.

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Biophysics

Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that applies approaches and methods traditionally used in physics to study biological phenomena.

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Biostatistics

Biostatistics (also known as biometry) is a branch of statistics that applies statistical methods to a wide range of topics in biology.

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Biotechnology

Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services.

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Blood

Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.

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Blood test

A blood test is a laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle, or via fingerprick.

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Blood vessel

Blood vessels are the structures of the circulatory system that transport blood throughout the human body.

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Borsippa

Borsippa (Sumerian: BAD.SI.(A).AB.BAKI; Akkadian: Barsip and Til-Barsip): Vol.

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Brain

The brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals.

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Byzantium

Byzantium or Byzantion (Βυζάντιον) was an ancient Thracian settlement and later a Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and which is known as Istanbul today.

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Cancer

Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.

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Cardiology

Cardiology is the study of the heart.

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Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels.

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Cell (biology)

The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all forms of life.

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Cell biology

Cell biology (also cellular biology or cytology) is a branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States.

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Child

A child is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty.

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Cholera

Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

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Christiaan Barnard

Christiaan Neethling Barnard (8 November 1922 – 2 September 2001) was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant operation.

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Circulatory system

The circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the entire body of a human or other vertebrate.

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Clinic

A clinic (or outpatient clinic or ambulatory care clinic) is a health facility that is primarily focused on the care of outpatients.

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Clinical research

Clinical research is a branch of medical research that involves people and aims to determine the effectiveness (efficacy) and safety of medications, devices, diagnostic products, and treatment regimens intended for improving human health.

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Cognition

Cognition is the "mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses".

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Controlled Substances Act

The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) is the statute establishing federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use, and distribution of certain substances is regulated.

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CT scan

A computed tomography scan (CT scan; formerly called computed axial tomography scan or CAT scan) is a medical imaging technique used to obtain detailed internal images of the body.

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Cure

A cure is a substance or procedure that ends a medical condition, such as a medication, a surgical operation, a change in lifestyle or even a philosophical mindset that helps end a person's sufferings; or the state of being healed, or cured.

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Cytogenetics

Cytogenetics is essentially a branch of genetics, but is also a part of cell biology/cytology (a subdivision of human anatomy), that is concerned with how the chromosomes relate to cell behaviour, particularly to their behaviour during mitosis and meiosis.

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Dentistry

Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth.

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Dermatology

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin.

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Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels.

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Disease

A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury.

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Drugs controlled by the UK Misuse of Drugs Act

These drugs are known in the UK as controlled drug, because this is the term by which the act itself refers to them.

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Ear

An ear is the organ that enables hearing and (in mammals) body balance using the vestibular system.

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Embryology

Embryology (from Greek ἔμβρυον, embryon, "the unborn, embryo"; and -λογία, -logia) is the branch of animal biology that studies the prenatal development of gametes (sex cells), fertilization, and development of embryos and fetuses.

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Emergency department

An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of patients who present without prior appointment; either by their own means or by that of an ambulance.

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Emergency medicine

Emergency medicine is the medical speciality concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention.

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Endocrine system

The endocrine system is a messenger system in an organism comprising feedback loops of hormones that are released by internal glands directly into the circulatory system and that target and regulate distant organs.

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Endocrinology

Endocrinology (from endocrine + -ology) is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones.

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Epidemic

An epidemic (from Greek ἐπί epi "upon or above" and δῆμος demos "people") is the rapid spread of disease to a large number of hosts in a given population within a short period of time.

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Epidemiology

Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population.

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Evidence-based medicine

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is "the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients.

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Eye surgery

Eye surgery, also known as ophthalmic surgery or ocular surgery, is surgery performed on the eye or its adnexa.

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Family medicine

Family medicine is a medical specialty within primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body.

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Fellowship (medicine)

A fellowship is the period of medical training, in the United States and Canada, that a physician, dentist, or veterinarian may undertake after completing a specialty training program (residency).

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Female reproductive system

The female reproductive system is made up of the internal and external sex organs that function in the reproduction of new offspring.

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First aid

First aid is the first and immediate assistance given to any person with either a minor or serious illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery until medical services arrive.

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Food and Drug Administration

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Fungus

A fungus (fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.

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Galen

Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus (Κλαύδιος Γαληνός; September 129 – 216 AD), often anglicized as Galen or Galen of Pergamon, was a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher.

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Gallbladder

In vertebrates, the gallbladder, also known as the cholecyst, is a small hollow organ where bile is stored and concentrated before it is released into the small intestine.

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Garcia de Orta

Garcia de Orta (or Garcia d'Orta; 1501–1568) was a Portuguese physician, herbalist, and naturalist, who worked primarily in Goa and Bombay in Portuguese India.

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Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology (from the Greek gastḗr- "belly", -énteron "intestine", and -logía "study of") is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders.

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Gene therapy

Gene therapy is a medical technology that aims to produce a therapeutic effect through the manipulation of gene expression or through altering the biological properties of living cells.

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General practitioner

A general practitioner (GP) or family physician is a doctor who is a consultant in general practice.

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Genetics

Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms.

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Geriatrics

Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of the elderly.

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Glossary of clinical research

A glossary of terms used in clinical research.

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Glossary of communication disorders

This is a glossary of medical terms related to communication disorders which are psychological or medical conditions that could have the potential to affect the ways in which individuals can hear, listen, understand, speak and respond to others.

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Glossary of diabetes

The following is a glossary of diabetes which explains terms connected with diabetes.

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Glossary of medicine

This glossary of medical terms is a list of definitions about medicine, its sub-disciplines, and related fields.

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Glossary of psychiatry

This glossary covers terms found in the psychiatric literature; the word origins are primarily Greek, but there are also Latin, French, German, and English terms.

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Godfrey Hounsfield

Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield (28 August 1919 – 12 August 2004) was a British electrical engineer who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Allan MacLeod Cormack for his part in developing the diagnostic technique of X-ray computed tomography (CT).

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Grapefruit–drug interactions

Some fruit juices and fruits can interact with numerous drugs, in many cases causing adverse effects.

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Guy de Chauliac

Guy de Chauliac, also called Guido or Guigo de Cauliaco (1300 – 25 July 1368), was a French physician and surgeon who wrote a lengthy and influential treatise on surgery in Latin, titled Chirurgia Magna.

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Gynaecology

Gynaecology or gynecology (see American and British English spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs.

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Healing

With physical trauma or disease suffered by an organism, healing involves the repairing of damaged tissue(s), organs and the biological system as a whole and resumption of (normal) functioning.

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Health

Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time.

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Health care

Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people.

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Heart

The heart is a muscular organ found in most animals.

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Heart transplantation

A heart transplant, or a cardiac transplant, is a surgical transplant procedure performed on patients with end-stage heart failure or severe coronary artery disease when other medical or surgical treatments have failed.

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Hematology

Hematology (always spelled haematology in British English) is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood.

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Hepatology

Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas as well as management of their disorders.

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Herbal medicine

Herbal medicine (also called herbalism, phytomedicine or phytotherapy) is the study of pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal plants, which are a basis of traditional medicine.

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Heredity

Heredity, also called inheritance or biological inheritance, is the passing on of traits from parents to their offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction, the offspring cells or organisms acquire the genetic information of their parents.

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Hesy-Ra

Hesy-Ra (also read Hesy-Re and Hesire) was an ancient Egyptian high official during the early Third Dynasty of Egypt.

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Hippocrates

Hippocrates of Kos (Hippokrátēs ho Kôios), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician and philosopher of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.

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Histology

Histology, also known as microscopic anatomy or microanatomy, is the branch of biology that studies the microscopic anatomy of biological tissues.

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History of medicine

The history of medicine is both a study of medicine throughout history as well as a multidisciplinary field of study that seeks to explore and understand medical practices, both past and present, throughout human societies. Outline of medicine and history of medicine are medicine.

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Homeopathy

Homeopathy or homoeopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine.

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Homeostasis

In biology, homeostasis (British also homoeostasis) is the state of steady internal physical and chemical conditions maintained by living systems.

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Hospice

Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life.

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Hospital

A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment.

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Human brain

The brain is the central organ of the human nervous system, and with the spinal cord makes up the central nervous system.

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Human digestive system

The human digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder).

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Human eye

The human eye is an organ of the sensory nervous system that reacts to visible light and allows the use of visual information for various purposes including seeing things, keeping balance, and maintaining circadian rhythm.

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Human musculoskeletal system

The human musculoskeletal system (also known as the human locomotor system, and previously the activity system) is an organ system that gives humans the ability to move using their muscular and skeletal systems.

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Human nose

The human nose is the first organ of the respiratory system.

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Ian Donald

Ian Donald (27 December 1910 – 19 June 1987) was an English physician who pioneered the diagnostic use of ultrasound in obstetrics, enabling the visual discovery of abnormalities during pregnancy.

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ICD-11

The ICD-11 is the eleventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).

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Ignaz Semmelweis

Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (Semmelweis Ignác Fülöp; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865) was a Hungarian physician and scientist of German descent, who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures, and was described as the "saviour of mothers".

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Immune system

The immune system is a network of biological systems that protects an organism from diseases.

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Immunodeficiency

Immunodeficiency, also known as immunocompromisation, is a state in which the immune system's ability to fight infectious diseases and cancer is compromised or entirely absent.

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Immunohistochemistry

Immunohistochemistry is a form of immunostaining.

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Immunology

Immunology is a branch of biology and medicine that covers the study of immune systems in all organisms.

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Index of HIV/AIDS-related articles

This is a list of AIDS-related topics, many of which were originally taken from the public domain U.S. Department of Health Glossary of HIV/AIDS-Related Terms, 4th Edition.

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Index of oncology articles

This is a list of terms related to oncology.

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Index of oral health and dental articles

Dental pertains to the teeth, including dentistry.

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Index of topics related to life extension

Following is a list of topics related to life extension.

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Infection

An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce.

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Intensive care medicine

Intensive care medicine, also called critical care medicine, is a medical specialty that deals with seriously or critically ill patients who have, are at risk of, or are recovering from conditions that may be life-threatening.

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Internal medicine

Internal medicine, also known as general internal medicine in Commonwealth nations, is a medical specialty for medical doctors focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of internal diseases in adults.

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Internship (medicine)

A medical (or surgical) intern is a physician in training who has completed medical school and has a medical degree, but does not yet have a license to practice medicine unsupervised.

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Jewish medicine

Jewish medicine is medical practice of the Jewish people, including writing in the languages of both Hebrew and Arabic.

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John Hunter (surgeon)

John Hunter (13 February 1728 – 16 October 1793) was a Scottish surgeon, one of the most distinguished scientists and surgeons of his day.

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Kidney

In humans, the kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped blood-filtering organs that are a multilobar, multipapillary form of mammalian kidneys, usually without signs of external lobulation.

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Life support

Life support comprises the treatments and techniques performed in an emergency in order to support life after the failure of one or more vital organs.

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List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders

This list contains acronyms and initials related to diseases (infectious or non-infectious) and medical disorders.

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List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel

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List of abbreviations used in health informatics

This is a list of abbreviations used in health informatics.

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List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions

This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).

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List of antibiotics

The following is a list of antibiotics.

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List of antiviral drugs

Antiviral drugs are different from antibiotics.

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List of bones of the human skeleton

The human skeleton of an adult usually consists of around 206 bones, depending on the counting of sternum (which may alternatively be included as the manubrium, body of sternum, and the xiphoid process).

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List of burn centers in the United States

This is a list of burn centers in the United States.

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List of cancer types

The following is a list of cancer types.

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List of childhood diseases and disorders

The term childhood disease refers to disease that is contracted or becomes symptomatic before the age of 18 or 21 years old.

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List of clinically important bacteria

This is a list of bacteria that are significant in medicine.

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List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

The following is a list of terms, used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities.

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List of diseases spread by arthropods

Arthropods are common vectors of disease.

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List of drugs banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency

The International Standard for the Prohibited List is the standard published by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that lists substances prohibited in competitive sport.

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List of emergency medicine courses

This list of emergency medicine courses contains programs often required to be taken by emergency medical providers, including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and emergency physicians.

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List of eponymous diseases

An eponymous disease is a disease, disorder, condition, or syndrome named after a person, usually the physician or other health care professional who first identified the disease; less commonly, a patient who had the disease; rarely, a fictional character who exhibited signs of the disease or an actor or subject of a literary allusion, as characteristics associated with them were suggestive of symptoms observed in the disorder.

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List of eponymous fractures

Eponymous fractures and fracture-dislocations are most commonly named after the doctor who first described them.

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List of eponymous medical signs

Eponymous medical signs are those that are named after a person or persons, usually the physicians who first described them, but occasionally named after a famous patient.

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List of fictional diseases

Diseases, disorders, infections, and pathogens have appeared in fiction as part of a major plot or thematic importance.

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List of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States

In 1999, an estimated 5,000 deaths, 325,000 hospitalizations and 76 million illnesses were caused by foodborne illnesses within the US.

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List of forms of alternative medicine

This is a list of articles covering alternative medicine topics. Outline of medicine and list of forms of alternative medicine are medicine.

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List of genetic disorders

The following is a list of genetic disorders and if known, type of mutation and for the chromosome involved.

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List of hospice programs

Hospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care which focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's symptoms.

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List of human anatomical features

The detailed list of human anatomical features.

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List of human anatomical parts named after people

This is a list of human anatomical parts named after people.

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List of human blood components

In blood banking, the fractions of Whole Blood used for transfusion are also called components.

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List of human cell types

The list of human cell types provides an enumeration and description of the various specialized cells found within the human body, highlighting their distinct functions, characteristics, and contributions to overall physiological processes.

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List of human hormones

The following is a list of hormones found in Homo sapiens.

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List of important publications in medicine

This list of important publications in medicine, is organized by field.

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List of infectious diseases

This is a list of infectious diseases arranged by name, along with the infectious agents that cause them, the vaccines that can prevent or cure them when they exist and their current status.

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List of infectious diseases causing flu-like syndrome

This is a list of infectious diseases, other than the most common ones, that cause flu-like syndrome (influenza-like illness).

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List of largest selling pharmaceutical products

The top most selling pharmaceutical medicines (therapeutic and alternative) which are approved by the FDA used to treat different severe and chronic diseases.

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List of LGBT medical organizations

List of LGBT medical organizations, consisting of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) medical professionals, promoting LGBT health, or supportive and affirming of the LGBT community.

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List of macronutrients

This list is a categorization of the most common food components based on their macronutrients.

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List of medical abbreviations

Abbreviations are used very frequently in medicine.

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List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations

The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions.

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List of medical and health informatics journals

This is a list of notable journals related to medical and health informatics.

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List of medical inhalants

A list of drugs or therapeutic agents administered via inhalation.

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List of medical journals

Medical journals are published regularly to communicate new research to clinicians, medical scientists, and other healthcare workers.

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List of medical organizations

The following is a list of medical organizations.

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List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes

This is a used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies.

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List of medical symptoms

Medical symptoms refer to the manifestations or indications of a disease or condition, perceived and complained about by the patient.

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List of mental disorders

The following is a list of mental disorders as defined at any point by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).

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List of micronutrients

Micronutrients are nutrients such as vitamins and minerals required by organisms in varying quantities throughout life to orchestrate a range of physiological functions to maintain health.

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List of nerves of the human body

The following is a list of nerves in the human body.

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List of neurological conditions and disorders

This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), symptoms (e.g., back pain), signs (e.g., aphasia) and syndromes (e.g., Aicardi syndrome).

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List of notifiable diseases

The following is a list of notifiable diseases arranged by country.

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List of optometric abbreviations

Certain abbreviations are current within the profession of optometry.

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List of parasites of humans

* Parasites * parasites of humans.

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List of pharmaceutical companies

This listing is limited to those independent companies and subsidiaries notable enough to have their own articles in Wikipedia.

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List of pharmacy associations

The following is a list of organizations for professionals involved in the practice of pharmacy.

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List of physicians

This is a list of famous physicians in history.

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List of psychedelic drugs

The following is a list of psychedelic drugs of various chemical classes, including both naturally occurring and synthetic compounds.

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List of psychiatric medications

This is an alphabetical list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress.

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List of psychiatric medications by condition treated

This is a list of psychiatric medications used by psychiatrists and other physicians to treat mental illness or distress.

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List of psychotherapies

This is an alphabetical list of psychotherapies.

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List of regions in the human brain

The human brain anatomical regions are ordered following standard neuroanatomy hierarchies.

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List of related male and female reproductive organs

This list of related male and female reproductive organs shows how the male and female reproductive organs and the development of the reproductive system are related, sharing a common developmental path.

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List of Schedule I controlled substances (U.S.)

This is the list of Schedule I controlled substances in the United States as defined by the Controlled Substances Act.

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List of Schedule II controlled substances (U.S.)

This is the list of Schedule II controlled substances in the United States as defined by the Controlled Substances Act.

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List of Schedule III controlled substances (U.S.)

This is the list of Schedule III controlled substances in the United States as defined by the Controlled Substances Act at and.

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List of Schedule IV controlled substances (U.S.)

This is the list of Schedule IV controlled substances in the United States as defined by the Controlled Substances Act.

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List of Schedule V controlled substances (U.S.)

This is the list of Schedule V controlled substances in the United States as defined by the Controlled Substances Act.

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List of skeletal muscles of the human body

This is a table of skeletal muscles of the human anatomy, with muscle counts and other information.

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List of skin conditions

Many skin conditions affect the human integumentary system—the organ system covering the entire surface of the body and composed of skin, hair, nails, and related muscle and glands.

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List of surgical procedures

Many surgical procedure names can be broken into parts to indicate the meaning.

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List of systemic diseases with ocular manifestations

An ocular manifestation of a systemic disease is an eye condition that directly or indirectly results from a disease process in another part of the body.

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List of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies

Therapeutic, diagnostic and preventive monoclonal antibodies are clones of a single parent cell.

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List of vaccine topics

This is a list of vaccine-related topics. Outline of medicine and list of vaccine topics are outlines and outlines of health and fitness.

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List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities

Veterans' health care in the United States is separated geographically into 19 regions (numbered 1, 2, 4–10, 12 and 15–23) In January 2002, the Veterans Health Administration announced the merger of VISNs 13 and 14 to create a new, combined network, VISN 23.

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List of withdrawn drugs

Drugs or medicines may be withdrawn from commercial markets because of risks to patients, but also because of commercial reasons (e.g. lack of demand and relatively high production costs).

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Lists of drugs

There are many hundreds of thousands of possible drugs.

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Lists of hospitals in the United States

This article contains links to lists of hospitals in the United States, including U.S. States, the national capital of Washington, D.C., insular areas, and outlying islands.

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Lists of medical schools

Medical schools are developed, monitored and credentialed by national organizations in each country.

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Liver

The liver is a major metabolic organ exclusively found in vertebrate animals, which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins and various other biochemicals necessary for digestion and growth.

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Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur (27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the last of which was named after him.

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Magnetic resonance imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes inside the body.

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Malnutrition

Malnutrition occurs when an organism gets too few or too many nutrients, resulting in health problems.

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Medical biology

Medical biology is a field of biology that has practical applications in medicine, health care, and laboratory diagnostics.

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Medical device

A medical device is any device intended to be used for medical purposes.

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Medical diagnosis

Medical diagnosis (abbreviated Dx, Dx, or Ds) is the process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms and signs.

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Medical education

Medical education is education related to the practice of being a medical practitioner, including the initial training to become a physician (i.e., medical school and internship) and additional training thereafter (e.g., residency, fellowship, and continuing medical education). Outline of medicine and medical education are medicine.

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Medical ethics

Medical ethics is an applied branch of ethics which analyzes the practice of clinical medicine and related scientific research.

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Medical imaging

Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology).

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Medical research

Medical research (or biomedical research), also known as health research, refers to the process of using scientific methods with the aim to produce knowledge about human diseases, the prevention and treatment of illness, and the promotion of health. Outline of medicine and Medical research are medicine.

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Medical school

A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, professional school, or forms a part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians.

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Medical terminology

Medical terminology is a language used to precisely describe the human body including all its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it. Outline of medicine and Medical terminology are medicine.

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Medical ultrasound

Medical ultrasound includes diagnostic techniques (mainly imaging techniques) using ultrasound, as well as therapeutic applications of ultrasound.

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Medication

A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.

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Medicine

Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health.

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Medicine in the medieval Islamic world

In the history of medicine, "Islamic medicine" Also known as "Arabian medicine" is the science of medicine developed in the Middle East, and usually written in Arabic, the lingua franca of Islamic civilization.

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Medieval medicine of Western Europe

In the Middle Ages, the medicine of Western Europe was composed of a mixture of existing ideas from antiquity.

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Mental disorder

A mental disorder, also referred to as a mental illness, a mental health condition, or a psychiatric disability, is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.

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Michael Servetus

Michael Servetus (Miguel Serveto; Michel Servet; also known as Miguel Servet, Miguel de Villanueva, Revés, or Michel de Villeneuve; 29 September 1509 or 1511 – 27 October 1553) was a Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer, and Renaissance humanist.

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Microbiology

Microbiology is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being of unicellular (single-celled), multicellular (consisting of complex cells), or acellular (lacking cells).

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Microorganism

A microorganism, or microbe, is an organism of microscopic size, which may exist in its single-celled form or as a colony of cells. The possible existence of unseen microbial life was suspected from ancient times, such as in Jain scriptures from sixth century BC India. The scientific study of microorganisms began with their observation under the microscope in the 1670s by Anton van Leeuwenhoek.

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Microscopy

Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view objects and areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye).

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Molecular biology

Molecular biology is a branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions.

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Mouth

The mouth is the body orifice through which many animals ingest food and vocalize.

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Nanobiotechnology

Nanobiotechnology, bionanotechnology, and nanobiology are terms that refer to the intersection of nanotechnology and biology.

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National Academy of Medicine

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), known as the Institute of Medicine (IoM) until 2015, is an American nonprofit, non-governmental organization.

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National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH, is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research.

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Neologism

In linguistics, a neologism (also known as a coinage) is any newly formed word, term, or phrase that nevertheless has achieved popular or institutional recognition and is becoming accepted into mainstream language.

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Neoplasm

A neoplasm is a type of abnormal and excessive growth of tissue.

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Nephrology

Nephrology is a specialty for both adult internal medicine and pediatric medicine that concerns the study of the kidneys, specifically normal kidney function (renal physiology) and kidney disease (renal pathophysiology), the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal replacement therapy (dialysis and kidney transplantation).

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Nervous system

In biology, the nervous system is the highly complex part of an animal that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body.

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Neurology

Neurology (from νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the nervous system, which comprises the brain, the spinal cord and the peripheral nerves.

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Neuroscience

Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system (the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system), its functions and disorders.

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Nobel Prize in Physics

The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik) is an annual award given by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for those who have made the most outstanding contributions to mankind in the field of physics.

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin) is awarded yearly by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute for outstanding discoveries in physiology or medicine.

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Nutrition

Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life.

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Obstetrics

Obstetrics is the field of study concentrated on pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.

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Occupational medicine

Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM), previously called industrial medicine, is a board certified medical specialty under the American Board of Preventative Medicine that specializes in the prevention and treatment of work-related illnesses and injuries.

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Old age

Old age is the range of ages for people nearing and surpassing life expectancy.

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Oncology

Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis, and prevention of cancer.

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Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology is a clinical and surgical specialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders.

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Optometry

Optometry is a specialized health care profession that involves examining the eyes and related structures for defects or abnormalities.

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Organism

An organism is defined in a medical dictionary as any living thing that functions as an individual.

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Oribasius

Oribasius or Oreibasius (Ὀρειβάσιος; c. 320 – 403) was a Greek medical writer and the personal physician of the Roman emperor Julian.

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Orthopedic surgery

Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (alternative spelling orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system.

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Otorhinolaryngology

Otorhinolaryngology (abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the surgical and medical management of conditions of the head and neck.

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Outline (list)

An outline, also called a hierarchical outline, is a list arranged to show hierarchical relationships and is a type of tree structure.

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Outline of autism

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to autism: Autism spectrum disorder – a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects social interaction and communication, and involves restricted and repetitive behavior. Outline of medicine and outline of autism are outlines and outlines of health and fitness.

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Outline of clinical research

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to clinical research: Clinical research is the aspect of biomedical research that addresses the assessment of new pharmaceutical and biological drugs, medical devices and vaccines in humans. Outline of medicine and outline of clinical research are outlines and outlines of health and fitness.

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Outline of emergency medicine

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to emergency medicine: Emergency medicine – medical specialty involving care for undifferentiated, unscheduled patients with acute illnesses or injuries that require immediate medical attention. Outline of medicine and outline of emergency medicine are outlines and outlines of health and fitness.

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Outline of exercise

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to exercise: Exercise – any bodily activity that enhances or log physical fitness and overall health and wellness. Outline of medicine and outline of exercise are outlines and outlines of health and fitness.

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Outline of health

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to health: Health – functional and metabolic efficiency of an organism. Outline of medicine and outline of health are outlines and outlines of health and fitness.

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Outline of health sciences

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to health sciences: Health sciences – those sciences that focus on health, or health care, as core parts of their subject matter. Outline of medicine and outline of health sciences are outlines and outlines of health and fitness.

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Outline of human anatomy

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to human anatomy: Human anatomy – scientific study of the morphology of the adult human. Outline of medicine and outline of human anatomy are outlines and outlines of health and fitness.

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Outline of infectious disease concepts

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to concepts related to infectious diseases in humans. Outline of medicine and outline of infectious disease concepts are outlines of health and fitness.

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Outline of neuroscience

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to neuroscience: Neuroscience is the scientific study of the structure and function of the nervous system. Outline of medicine and outline of neuroscience are outlines.

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Outline of obstetrics

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to obstetrics: Obstetrics – medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy (prenatal period), childbirth and the postnatal period. Outline of medicine and outline of obstetrics are outlines and outlines of health and fitness.

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Outline of psychology

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to psychology: Psychology refers to the study of subconscious and conscious activities, such as emotions and thoughts. Outline of medicine and outline of psychology are outlines and outlines of health and fitness.

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Palliative care

Palliative care (derived from the Latin root, or 'to cloak') is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses.

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Parasitology

Parasitology is the study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them.

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Pathogenesis

In pathology, pathogenesis is the process by which a disease or disorder develops.

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Pathology

Pathology is the study of disease and injury.

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Paul Lauterbur

Paul Christian Lauterbur (May 6, 1929 – March 27, 2007) was an American chemist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2003 with Peter Mansfield for his work which made the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) possible.

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Pediatrics

Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

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Penicillin

Penicillins (P, PCN or PEN) are a group of β-lactam antibiotics originally obtained from Penicillium moulds, principally P. chrysogenum and P. rubens.

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Percivall Pott

Percivall Pott (6 January 1714, in London – 22 December 1788) was an English surgeon, one of the founders of orthopaedics, and the first scientist to demonstrate that cancer may be caused by an environmental carcinogen, namely chimney sweeps' carcinoma.

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Peseshet

Peseshet, who lived under the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (albeit a date in the Fifth Dynasty is also possible), is often credited with being the earliest known female physician in history.

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Peter Mansfield

Sir Peter Mansfield (9 October 1933 – 8 February 2017) was a British physicist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, shared with Paul Lauterbur, for discoveries concerning Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

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Pharmacology

Pharmacology is the science of drugs and medications, including a substance's origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.

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Physical examination

In a physical examination, medical examination, clinical examination, or medical checkup, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical signs or symptoms of a medical condition.

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Physician

A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

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Physiology

Physiology is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system.

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Poison

A poison is any chemical substance that is harmful or lethal to living organisms.

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Postpartum infections

Postpartum infections, also known as childbed fever and puerperal fever, are any bacterial infections of the female reproductive tract following childbirth or miscarriage.

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Prehistoric medicine

Prehistoric medicine is any use of medicine from before the invention of writing and the documented history of medicine.

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Preventive healthcare

Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the application of healthcare measures to prevent diseases.

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Primary care

Primary care is a model of care that supports first-contact, accessible, continuous, comprehensive and coordinated person-focused care.

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Protozoa

Protozoa (protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural: protozoans) are a polyphyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic, that feed on organic matter such as other microorganisms or organic debris.

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Psychiatry

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of deleterious mental conditions.

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Psychology

Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior.

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Pulmonology

Pulmonology (from Latin pulmō, -ōnis "lung" and the Greek suffix -λογία "study of"), pneumology (built on Greek πνεύμων "lung") or pneumonology is a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract.

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Radiography

Radiography is an imaging technique using X-rays, gamma rays, or similar ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation to view the internal form of an object.

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Radiology

Radiology is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide their treatment, within the bodies of humans and other animals.

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Realdo Colombo

Matteo Realdo Colombo (c. 1515 – 1559) was an Italian professor of anatomy and a surgeon at the University of Padua between 1544 and 1559.

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Reproductive system

The reproductive system of an organism, also known as the genital system, is the biological system made up of all the anatomical organs involved in sexual reproduction.

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Residency (medicine)

Residency or postgraduate training is a stage of graduate medical education.

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Respiratory system

The respiratory system (also respiratory apparatus, ventilatory system) is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for gas exchange in animals and plants.

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Rheumatism

Rheumatism or rheumatic disorders are conditions causing chronic, often intermittent pain affecting the joints or connective tissue.

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Rheumatology

Rheumatology is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders whose common feature is inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints, and internal organs.

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Robert Jarvik

Robert Koffler Jarvik (born May 11, 1946) is an American scientist, researcher, and entrepreneur known for his role in developing the Jarvik-7 artificial heart.

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Robert Koch

Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (11 December 1843 – 27 May 1910) was a German physician and microbiologist.

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Science

Science is a strict systematic discipline that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the world.

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Siddha medicine

Siddha medicine is a form of traditional medicine originating in southern India.

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Spinal cord

The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue that extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column (backbone) of vertebrate animals.

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Sports medicine

Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise.

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Surgery

Surgery is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (i.e., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass), to reconstruct or improve aesthetics and appearance (cosmetic surgery), or to remove unwanted tissues (body fat, glands, scars or skin tags) or foreign bodies.

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Systems biology

Systems biology is the computational and mathematical analysis and modeling of complex biological systems.

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Theodoric Borgognoni

Theodoric Borgognoni (1205 – 1296/8), also known as Teodorico de' Borgognoni, and Theodoric of Lucca, was an Italian who became one of the most significant surgeons of the medieval period.

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Therapy

A therapy or medical treatment is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis.

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Thomas Browne

Sir Thomas Browne (19 October 160519 October 1682) was an English polymath and author of varied works which reveal his wide learning in diverse fields including science and medicine, religion and the esoteric.

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Thomas Sydenham

Thomas Sydenham (10 September 1624 – 29 December 1689) was an English physician.

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Throat

In vertebrate anatomy, the throat is the front part of the neck, internally positioned in front of the vertebrae.

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Tissue (biology)

In biology, tissue is an assembly of similar cells and their extracellular matrix from the same embryonic origin that together carry out a specific function.

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Toxicology

Toxicology is a scientific discipline, overlapping with biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine, that involves the study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms and the practice of diagnosing and treating exposures to toxins and toxicants.

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Traditional Chinese medicine

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China.

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United States National Library of Medicine

The United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), operated by the United States federal government, is the world's largest medical library.

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Urinary system

The human urinary system, also known as the urinary tract or renal system, consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and the urethra.

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Urology

Urology (from Greek οὖρον ouron "urine" and -λογία -logia "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the urinary system and the reproductive organs.

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Virology

Virology is the scientific study of biological viruses.

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Virus

A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism.

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Virus latency

Virus latency (or viral latency) is the ability of a pathogenic virus to lie dormant (latent) within a cell, denoted as the lysogenic part of the viral life cycle.

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Visual system

The visual system is the physiological basis of visual perception (the ability to detect and process light).

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Wilhelm Röntgen

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (27 March 184510 February 1923) was a German mechanical engineer and physicist, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an achievement that earned him the inaugural Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

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William Harvey

William Harvey (1 April 1578 – 3 June 1657) was an English physician who made influential contributions in anatomy and physiology.

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Wong Fun

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X-ray

X-rays (or rarely, X-radiation) are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation.

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See also

Medicine

• Alternative medicine
• Anti-asthmatic agents
• Bit.bio
• Breastmilk medicine
• Cause (medicine)
• Clinical handover
• Clinical medicine
• Confocal endoscopy
• Diabetes self-management
• Dorsal pancreatic agenesis
• Health insurance
• History of medicine
• Isotropic bands
• List of forms of alternative medicine
• Mark Kotter
• Medical associations
• Medical diplomacy
• Medical education
• Medical humanities
• Medical monitoring
• Medical research
• Medical technology
• Medical terminology
• Medical volunteerism
• Medicine
• Outline of medicine
• Pediatric endocrinology
• Practice of medicine
• RNU4-2 syndrome
• Religion and medicine
• Terminology of alternative medicine
• Urinary anti-infective agent
• Veterinary medicine
• Women in medicine

Outlines of health and fitness

• List of vaccine topics
• List of veins of the human body
• Outline of abnormal psychology
• Outline of anesthesia
• Outline of autism
• Outline of bipolar disorder
• Outline of brain mapping
• Outline of cannabis
• Outline of cardiology
• Outline of chocolate
• Outline of clinical research
• Outline of counseling
• Outline of death
• Outline of dentistry and oral health
• Outline of diabetes
• Outline of emergency medicine
• Outline of ergonomics
• Outline of exercise
• Outline of health
• Outline of health sciences
• Outline of herbs and spices
• Outline of human anatomy
• Outline of immunology
• Outline of infectious disease concepts
• Outline of life extension
• Outline of meals
• Outline of medicine
• Outline of obstetrics
• Outline of physiology
• Outline of psychiatry
• Outline of psychology
• Outline of relationships
• Outline of smoking
• Outline of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Outline of the human brain
• Outline of the human nervous system
• Outline of the psychiatric survivors movement
• Outline of trauma and orthopedics

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_medicine

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