Medicine
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Used for
otorhinolaryngology, space medicine
See for
medical specialist, medical specialty
Narrower Terms
alternative medicine, anesthesiology, behavioral medicine, dentistry, disease /disorder classification, disease /disorder etiology, disease /disorder proneness /risk, disease outbreak, geriatrics, gynecology, health, hematology, industrial medicine, neurology, nursing, nutrition, obstetrics, oncology, orthotics, pediatrics, pharmacology, psychiatry, radiology, sports medicine, tropical medicine, urology, veterinary science
Related Terms
biomedical resource, diagnosis, health related legal, health science profession, interdisciplinary collaboration, surgery, therapy
Scope Note
general term for health care, nursing, and medical practice specialties; see also the RTs treed elsewhere.
Facts
- something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease.
- the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques.
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