Introduction to medical terminology, What is medicine, medical branches.

1. Medical Terminology
Introduction
By Dr. Tagreed Osman

2. Today we will talk
about:
1- Definition of Medicine
2-The main branches and Some interdisciplinary sub-specialtiesof
medicine
3- Terms Pertaining to Human Body

3. What is Medicine?
It includes a variety of health care practices evolved to
maintain and restore health by the prevention and
treatment of illness.
Prevention of disease.

4. The main branches of medicine are:
1) Basic sciences of
medicine (Anatomy,
physiology,
Pathology,….)
2) Medical Specialties.
(see table-1)
3)Interdisciplinary
fields, where different
medical specialties are
mixed to function in
certain occasions

5. Table 1
Subspecialties of internal
medicine
Subspecialties of internal
medicine
Angiology Critical care medicine
Cardiology Endocrinology
Pulmonology Hepatology
Pediatrics Rheumatology
Oncology Infectious diseases
Neurology Dermatology
Gastroenterology Obstetrics & Gynecology
Emergency medicine Family medicine
Psychiatry

6. Some interdisciplinary sub-specialties of
medicine include:
A)Addiction medicine deals with the treatment of addiction.
B)Medical ethics deals with ethical and moral principles that apply
values and judgments to the practice of medicine.
C)Biomedical Engineering is a field dealing with the application

7. Some interdisciplinary sub-specialties of
medicine include:
 D)Clinical pharmacology is concerned with how systems
of therapeutics interact with patients.
 E)Conservation medicine studies the relationship between human
and animal health, and environmental conditions.
 F) Forensic medicine deals with medical questions
in legal context, such as determination of the time and cause of
death, type of weapon used to inflict trauma.

8. Terms Pertaining to Human Body
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9. Terms Pertaining to Human Body
Root Meaning. How to pertaining to it
1. Head and trunk
Cephal / o Head Cephalic
Cervic / o Neck Cervical
Thorac / o Chest – thorax Thoracic
Abdomin / o Abdomen Abdominal
Celi / o Abdomen Celiac
Lumb / o Lumbar region & lower back Lumbar

10. Terms Pertaining to Human Body
Root Meaning.
How to pertaining
to it
2. Extremities
Ped / o Foot Pedal
Dactyl Finger , toe Dactylic
Brachi / o Arm Brachial
Acr / o Extremity , end Acr…

11. Terms Pertaining to Human Body
Root Meaning. How to pertaining to it
3. Internal Organs
Crani / o Brain Cranial
Mening / o Meninges Meningeal
Thorac / o Chest , thorax Thoracic
Cardi / o Heart Cardiac
Gastr / o Stomach Gastric
Periton / o Peritone / o Peritoneum Peritoneal
Pelv / I Pelvis Pelvic
Cellul / o Cells Cellular