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Index of Health Articles
The Index of Health Articles is a comprehensive list of articles related to various aspects of health and medicine. It includes topics from different branches of medicine, health conditions, treatments, and health-related issues.
Pronunciation
- In-dex of Health Ar-ti-cles
Etymology
The term 'Index of Health Articles' is derived from the Latin word 'index', meaning 'pointer', and the Old French 'article', meaning 'separate parts of anything written'.
A
- Anatomy: The study of the structure of organisms and their parts.
- Asthma: A long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs.
B
- Biology: The natural science that studies life and living organisms.
- Blood Pressure: The pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels.
C
- Cardiology: The study and treatment of disorders of the heart and the blood vessels.
- Cancer: A group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
D
- Dermatology: The branch of medicine dealing with the skin, nails, hair and its diseases.
- Diabetes: A group of metabolic disorders characterized by high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period.
E
- Endocrinology: The branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones.
- Epidemiology: The study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.
F
- Family Medicine: A medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages.
- Fertility: The natural capability to produce offspring.
G
- Gastroenterology: The branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders.
- Genetics: The study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms.
H
- Hematology: The branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood.
- Hypertension: Also known as high blood pressure, a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.
I
- Immunology: The branch of medicine and biology concerned with immunity.
- Infectious Disease: Disorders caused by organisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites.
J
- Joint: The connection made between bones in the body which link the skeletal system into a functional whole.
K
- Kidney: A bean-shaped organ that serves several essential regulatory roles in vertebrates.
L
- Liver: A large, meaty organ that sits on the right side of the belly, performing many essential functions related to digestion, metabolism, immunity, and the storage of nutrients within the body.
M
- Medicine: The science and practice of establishing the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
- Microbiology: The study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa.
N
- Neurology: A branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system.
- Nutrition: The science that interprets the nutrients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism.
O
- Oncology: A branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
- Ophthalmology: A branch of medicine and surgery which deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders.
P
- Pediatrics: The branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents.
- Pharmacology: The branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action.
Q
- Quality of Life: An individual's perception of their wellbeing.
R
- Radiology: The medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the body.
- Rheumatology: A branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases.
S
- Surgery: A medical or dental specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as a disease or injury.
- Symptom: A physical or mental feature which is regarded as indicating a condition of disease.
T
- Toxicology: The study of the adverse effects of chemicals on living organisms.
- Transplantation: The process of transferring an organ or tissue from one person to another or from one part of the body to another.
U
- Urology: The branch of medicine and physiology concerned with the function and disorders of the urinary system.
V
- Virology: The study of viruses and virus-like agents.
W
- Wellness: The state of being in good health, especially as an actively pursued goal.
X
- X-ray: A form of electromagnetic radiation.
Y
- Yoga: A group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India.
Z
- Zoonosis: An infectious disease caused by a pathogen that has jumped from an animal to a human.
External links
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