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42 Terminology

Medicine is the science and practice of establishing the diagnosis,

prognosis, treatment and prevention of disease.

Match the branches of medicine choosing from the Clue Corner with
the areas they deal with by writing their correct alphabetical

numbers in the boxes.

1. Diseases of the kidneys

2. Endocrine glands and hormones
3. Study of genes and heredity

4. Dealing with disorders of the heart

5. Treatment of the organs of digestion

6. Blood and its diseases
7. The scientic study of infectious diseases and their causes

8. Care of infants, children and adolescents

9. Childbirth, the female reproductive system and associated organs
10. Study and the treatment of mental disorders

11. Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the nervous system

12. Dignosis and treatment of disorders of the ear, nose and throat
13. Diseases of the lungs and the respiratory system

14. The study of the causes of diseases and how they affect people

Clue Corner

a) Otolaryngology b) Pulmonology This Corner

c) Gastroenterology d) Neurology A clinician is a health
e) Pathology f) Endocrinology worker who works
directly with patients
g) Psychiatry h) Genetics
in a hospital or other
i) Nephrology j) Cardiology
healthcare settings.
k) Epidemiology l) Hematology

m) Obstetrics and Gyaneocology n) Paediatrics

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