Editing Outline of health sciences (section)

== Medicine and its branches ==
[[Medicine]] is an applied science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness. Below are some of the [[Medicine#Branches|branches of medicine]].

*[[Anesthesiology]] is the brand of medicine that deals with [[life support]] and [[anesthesia]] during surgery.
*[[Angiology]] deals with the diseases of the [[circulatory system]].
*[[Audiology]] focuses on preventing and curing hearing damage.
*[[Bariatrics]] deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of [[obesity]].
*[[Cardiology]] deals with disorders of the [[heart]] and the [[blood vessels]].
*[[Critical care medicine]] focuses on [[life support]] and the [[intensive care]] of the seriously ill.
*[[Dentistry]] is the branch of [[medicine]] that consists of the study, [[diagnosis]], prevention, and treatment of [[diseases]], disorders, and conditions of the [[Mouth|oral cavity]], commonly in the [[dentition]] but also the [[oral mucosa]], and of adjacent and related structures and tissues, particularly in the maxillofacial (jaw and facial) area.
*[[Dermatology]] deals with the [[skin]], its structure, functions, and diseases.
*[[Emergency medicine]] focuses on care provided in the [[emergency department]].
*[[Endocrinology]] deals with disorders of the [[endocrine system]].
*[[Family medicine]] is a medical [[Specialty (medicine)|specialty]] devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages.
*[[Gastroenterology]] deals with the study and care of the [[digestive system]].
*[[General Practitioner|General Practice]] (often called [[Family Medicine]]) is a branch of medicine that specializes in [[primary care]].
*[[Geriatrics]] is the branch of medicine that deals with the general health and well-being of the [[elderly]].
*[[Gynecology]] deals with the health of the [[female reproductive system]]s and the [[breast]]s.
*[[Hematology]] deals with the [[blood]] and the [[circulatory system]].
*[[Hepatology]] deals with the [[liver]], [[gallbladder]] and the [[biliary system]].
*[[Infectious disease]] is a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and management of [[infectious disease]], especially for complex cases and [[immunocompromised]] patients.
*[[Clinical immunology]] is the study of the human immune system.
*[[Kinesiology]] is the scientific study of human or non-human body movement.
*[[Clinical pathology|Laboratory medicine]] deals with [https://labtestsonline.org/ diagnostic laboratory examinations and tests] and their interpretation what makes in a [[medical laboratory]].
*[[Medical physics]] is the branch of medicine and science that deals with applications of [[physics]] concepts, theories, and methods to [[medicine]] or [[health care]].
*[[Neurology]] deals with the [[Human brain|brain]] and the [[nervous system]].
*[[Nephrology]] is the branch of medicine which deals with the [[kidney]]s.
*[[Oncology]] is the branch of medicine that studies of [[cancer]].
*[[Ophthalmology]] deals with the [[Human eye|eyes]].
*[[Orthopedics]] is a branch of [[surgery]] concerned with conditions involving the [[musculoskeletal system]]
*[[Otolaryngology]] deals the [[ear]]s, [[Human nose|nose]] and [[throat]].
*[[Pathology]] is the study of diseases, and the causes, processes, nature, and development of the disease.
*[[Pediatrics]] is the branch of medicine that deals with the general health and well-being of [[children]].
*[[Pharmacy]] is the art and practice of preparing, preserving, compounding, and dispensing [[Medication|medical drugs]]
*[[Pharmacology]] is study and practical application of preparation, use, and effects of drugs and synthetic medicines.
*[[Public health|Public health and preventive medicine]] is the branch of medicine concerned with the health of populations.
*[[Pulmonology]] is the branch of medicine that deals with the [[respiratory system]].
*[[Psychiatry]] deals with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of [[mental disorders]].
*[[Clinical psychology]] is a health discipline concerned with the biopsychosocial study of the mind, brain, behavior and the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of [[psychological disorders]].
*[[Radiology]] is the branch of medicine that employs [[medical imaging]] to diagnose and treat disease.
*[[Rheumatology]] deals with the diagnosis and treatment of [[rheumatic disease]]s.
*[[Splanchnology]] deals with visceral organs.
*[[Surgery]] is the branch of medicine that uses operative techniques to investigate or treat both disease and injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.
*[[Urology]] is the branch of medicine that deals with the [[urinary system]] and the [[male reproductive system]].
*[[Veterinary medicine]] is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in nonhuman/animals.