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Introduction to Medical Vocab

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  • How do you spell the name of this specialist who treats the human muscoloskeletal system?
    Orthopedist
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  • How is it called the scientific study of the body and how its parts are arranged?
    Anatomy
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  • What's physiology?
    (the scientific study of) the way in which the bodies of living things work
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  • What's the difference between pharmacology and pharmacy?
    Pharmacology is the study of how drugs function within the human body to help fight disease and the discovery and testing of new drugs for that purpose.
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  • What's the difference between an Immunologist and an Anesthesiologist?
    An anesthesiologist is a doctor who practices anesthesia while an allergist/immunologist treats conditions involving the immune system.
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  • How do you spell the name of the specialist concerned with childbirth and the care of women giving birth?
    Obstetrician
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  • What's the name of the the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system?
    Neurology
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  • What's geriatrics?
    the branch of medicine (or social science) dealing with the health and care of old people
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  • Compare the works of an ophthalmologist and an orthopedist
    An orthopedist is specialist who treats injuries and diseases affecting your musculoskeletal system. On the other hand, an ophthalmologist treats the eyes.
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  • What doctor is able to perform a surgery to correct misalignment of the eyes, or strabismus?
    An ophthalmologist
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  • What specialist is also called the cancer specialist?
    The oncologist
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  • What's the name of the specialist who works in emergency departments or emergency rooms?
    Emergency medicine doctor
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  • Arthroscopy is a type of what?
    Surgery
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  • Describe the work of an radiologist without saying his name
    Radiologists are specialist medical doctors trained to interpret x-rays and other medical imaging tests
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  • What's the importance of an radiologist?
    Radiology's role is central to disease management, with a wide choice of tools and techniques available for the detection, staging and treatment
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  • What's the difference between a disease and an illness?
    “Disease, then, is something an organ has, illness is something a man has.” (Eric Cassell)
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