emergency procedure - (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)

infusion - (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)

practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"

uranalysis, urinalysis - (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)

scatology - (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)

therapy - (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"

irrigation - (medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution

bloodletting - formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)

actinotherapy, radiation therapy, radiotherapy, irradiation, radiation - (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance

tomography, imaging - (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body

venipuncture - (medicine) puncture of a vein through the skin in order to withdraw blood for analysis or to start an intravenous drip or to inject medication or a radiopaque dye

teras, monster - (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus

gauze, gauze bandage - (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings

medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease

ointment, salve, unguent, balm, unction - semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

percussor, plessor, plexor - (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes

truss - (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure

achromia - an absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells

succedaneum - (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)

regimen, regime - (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)

medical science - the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease

allergology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and treatment of allergies

anesthesiology - the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics

angiology - the branch of medical science that studies the blood and lymph vessels and their disorders

bacteriology - the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease

biomedicine - the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel)

biomedicine - the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice

cardiology - the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases

dental medicine, dentistry, odontology - the branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth

prosthetics - the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts

dermatology - the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases

emergency medicine - the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness

endocrinology - the branch of medicine dealing with the endocrine glands and their secretions

epidemiology - the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease

forensic medicine, forensic pathology - the branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes; "forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer"