The term medical specialty refers to a branch of medical practice that focuses on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, and philosophy.
This quiz will teach you the different kinds of medical specialties and the differences between their medical practices.
Quick Review for the Quiz
Specialty | Role or Function |
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Cardiology |
Deals with diseases of the heart and some aspects of the circulatory system.
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Gastroenterology |
Concerned with digestive disorders.
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Geriatrics | Health care of the elderly. |
Hematology | Studies blood-related diseases. |
Immunology |
Concerns the body’s immune system.
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Obstetrics |
Focuses on pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
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Oncology |
Deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
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Pediatrics |
Deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents.
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Psychiatry |
Diagnoses, preventions, and treatments of mental illnesses.
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Pulmonology |
Deals with diseases of the respiratory system.
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Deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
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Oncology
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Gynecology
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Orthopedics
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Gastroenterology
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[ Onc/o/logy = Onc/o is a combining form that pertains to "tumor", and -logy is a suffix term that means "specialty". ] Oncology is the study, treatment, and prevention of cancer. Doctors who practice oncology are called oncologists.
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Medical care of infants, children, and adolescents.
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Pediatrics
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Orthopedics
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Hematology
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Geriatrics
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[ Ped/iatric = Ped for this term is a word root that pertains to "child", and -iatric is a suffix term that indicates "specialty". ] The specialty of pediatrics deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents.
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Diagnoses, preventions, and treatments of mental illnesses are the focus of this medical specialty.
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Psychiatry
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Neurology
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Immunology
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Neonatology
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[ Psych/iatry = Psych is a word root that pertains to "mind", and -iatry is a suffix term that signifies "specialty". ] Psychiatry focuses on diagnosing, preventing, and treating mental disorders. These include various maladaptations of mood, behavior, cognition, and perception.
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A specialty devoted to the health care of the elderly.
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Geriatrics
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Pharmacology
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Otolaryngology
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Immunology
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[ Ger/iatrics = Ger is a word root that pertains to "old age", and -iatrics is a suffix term that signifies "specialty". ] The field of geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, focuses on the care of the elderly. Prevention and treatment of diseases and disabilities in the elderly are its goals.
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Specialty regarding diseases of the heart and some aspects of the circulatory system.
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Cardiology
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Neonatology
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Endocrinology
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Dentistry
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[ Cardi/o/logy = Cardi/o is a combining form that pertains to "heart", and -logy is a suffix term that refers to "specialty".] Medicine that focuses on the heart and certain parts of the circulatory system is called cardiology.
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Medicine concerned with digestive disorders.
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Gastroenterology
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Urology
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Endocrinology
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Pharmacology
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[ Gastr/o/enter/o/logy = Gastr/o is a combining form that pertains to "stomach", enter/o is a combining form that refers to "intestine" , and -logy is a suffix term that denotes to "specialty".] Medical branch that focuses on digestive disorders is gastroenterology. The focus of this specialty is on diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, including organs downstream of the mouth and along the alimentary canal.
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This medical specialty deals with diseases of the respiratory system.
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Pulmonology
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Gastroenterology
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Oncology
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Dietetics
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[ Pulmon/o/logy = Pulmon/o is a combining form that pertains to "lungs" or "respiration", and -logy is a suffix term that denotes to "specialty".] The specialty of Pulmonology focuses on diseases of the respiratory system. Pulmonology belongs to internal medicine and is associated with intensive care medicine. Often, pulmonologists deal with patients who require life support or mechanical ventilation.
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Study in this field of study focused on pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
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Obstetrics
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Reproductive medicine
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Pediatrics
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Immunology
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[ Obstetr/ics = Obstetr is a word root that pertains to "pregnancy" or "birth" , and -ics is a suffix term that denotes "specialty".] The field of obstetrics focuses on pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Obstetrics and gynecology are medical specialties that are combined under the name obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN).
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An area of medicine that studies blood-related diseases.
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Hematology
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Andrology
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Immunology
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Pulmonology
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[ Hemat/o/logy = Hemat/o is a combining form that pertains to "blood" , and -logy is a suffix term that denotes "specialty".] In medicine, hematology is the study of the causes, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases that affect blood.
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Refers to the study of the immune system.
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Immunology
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Pharmacology
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Hematology
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Otolaryngology
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[ Immun/o/logy = Immun/o is a combining form that pertains to "immune" or "immunity" , and -logy is a suffix term that indicates "specialty".] Nearly all organism has an immune system, which is studied by immunology. The goal of immunology is to chart, measure, and contextualize the physiological functioning of the immune system in both health and disease.
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