is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
is the field of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of the musculosketetal system, particularly the spine, joints, and muscles.
is a specialty of medicine and pediatrics that concerns itself with the kidneys.
he amount of blood pumped by the left ventricle of the heart in one contraction.
refers to the branch of medicine that studies how to suppress the perception of pain and sensation in the brain.
a disease caused by the entrance into the body of organisms (as bacteria, protozoans, fungi, or viruses) which grow and multiply there — see communicable disease, contagious disease..
a foodstuff (as a fortified food or a dietary supplement) that is held to provide health or medical benefits in addition to its basic nutritional value — called also functional food.