Medical sciences

Medical Sciences

Medical Sciences (pronunciation: /ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsaɪənsɪz/) is a broad term that encompasses the study of health and disease in the human body. It involves a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.

Etymology

The term "Medical" is derived from the Latin word "medicus", meaning "a physician". "Sciences" comes from the Latin word "scientia", meaning "knowledge".

Related Terms

• Anatomy: The study of the structure of organisms and their parts.
• Physiology: The study of the functions of living organisms and their parts.
• Pathology: The study of the causes and effects of disease or injury.
• Pharmacology: The branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs.
• Epidemiology: The study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.
• Biomedicine: A branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice.
• Genetics: The study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms.

See Also

• Health Sciences
• Life Sciences
• Clinical Sciences
• Biological Sciences

External links

• Medical encyclopedia article on Medical sciences
• Wikipedia's article - Medical sciences

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