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A medical specialty is a branch of medical practice that is focused on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, or philosophy. Examples include those branches of medicine that deal exclusively with children ( pediatrics ), cancer ( oncology ), laboratory medicine ( pathology ), or primary care ( family medicine ).
Fellowship (medicine) – 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). During this time (usually more than one year), the physician is known as a fellow.
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Meaning Origin language and etymology Example(s) -iasis: condition, formation, or presence of Latin -iasis, pathological condition or process; from Greek ἴασις (íasis), cure, repair, mend mydriasis: iatr(o)-of or pertaining to medicine or a physician (uncommon as a prefix but common as a suffix; see -iatry)
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Specialty drugs or specialty pharmaceuticals are a recent designation of pharmaceuticals [1] [2] classified as high-cost, [3] [4] [5] high complexity and/or high touch. [4] Specialty drugs are often biologics [ 3 ] [ 6 ] —"drugs derived from living cells" [ 7 ] that are injectable or infused (although some are oral medications). [ 4 ]
The study of friction as a remedy in medicine. andrology: The medical specialty that deals with male health, particularly relating to the problems of the male reproductive system and urological problems that are unique to men. anemology: The study of wind. anesthesiology: The branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics and ...
The Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) is a systematic, computer-processable collection of medical terms, in human and veterinary medicine, to provide codes, terms, synonyms and definitions which cover anatomy, diseases, findings, procedures, microorganisms, substances, etc. It allows a consistent way to index, store, retrieve, and ...