Fields and Classifications of Medicine

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  1. 3. An agent that destroys or kills amoebae
  2. 5. A class of drugs often prescribed by doctors to help lower cholesterol levels in the blood
  3. 7. The study of rheumatism, arthritis, and other disorders of the joints, muscles, and ligaments
  4. 10. The medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders
  5. 12. A prescription drug used to treat bacterial infections of the sinuses, skin, lungs, ears, airways, bones, and joints
  6. 13. (plural form) A class of antibiotics containing a lactone ring, of which the best known is erythromycin
  7. 16. The branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders
  8. 17. The branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the eyeball
  9. 19. A medicine that helps prevent blood clots
  10. 21. A medical specialty that focuses on perioperative medicine and the administration of anesthesia
  11. 24. Any medication which provides symptomatic relief for diarrhea
  12. 26. The branch of medicine dealing with the skin, nails, hair and its diseases
  13. 28. Any of a class of glycoproteins produced by leukocytes for regulating immune responses
  14. 29. The study of the physiology of the blood
  15. 30. A drug (as codeine, methadone, or morphine) that, in moderate doses, dulls the senses, relieves pain and induces profound sleep but in excessive doses causes stupor, coma, or convulsions
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  1. 1. A substance that loosens stools and increases bowel movements
  2. 2. A specialty that focuses on health care of elderly people
  3. 4. A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
  4. 6. The branch of physiology and medicine concerned with endocrine glands and hormones
  5. 8. A synthetic, antibacterial agent with broad-spectrum activity
  6. 9. An area of medicine that focuses on the health of the respiratory system
  7. 11. The branch of medicine that deals with the physiology and diseases of the kidneys
  8. 14. The branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the heart as well as parts of the circulatory system
  9. 15. Drug used for the treatment of major depressive disorders and other conditions
  10. 18. The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer
  11. 20. Drug that neutralizes the gastric acid and raises the gastric pH; used to treat dyspepsia and as symptomatic relief of peptic ulcer
  12. 22. A physician with specialized training in obtaining and interpreting medical images obtained by using x-rays or radioactive substances or by other means such as sound waves
  13. 23. A ____________ drug requires a legal medical prescription to be dispensed
  14. 25. A type of pharmaceutical drug that is used to relieve nasal congestion in the upper respiratory tract
  15. 27. Drug designed specifically to relieve pain