Medical ethics
Ethical principles in clinical care and health research.
Areas within Medical ethics
Cardiology
Heart and cardiovascular medicine.
97 wordsNeurology
The nervous system and its disorders.
706 wordsOncology
Cancer study, diagnosis and treatment.
158 wordsDermatology
Skin, hair and nail medicine.
201 wordsGastroenterology
The digestive system and its disorders.
59 wordsImmunology
Immunity and immune-system function.
142 wordsPharmacology
Medicines, drugs and their effects.
411 wordsGeneral medicine
General clinical and healthcare terminology.
1.2k wordsClinical research
Research that evaluates health interventions, diagnostics and patient outcomes.
57 wordsEmergency medicine
Assessment and treatment of urgent and life-threatening conditions.
46 wordsEndocrinology
Hormones, endocrine glands and metabolic disorders.
195 wordsHaematology
Blood, blood-forming organs and blood disorders.
137 wordsHealth policy
Policy, funding, access, inequality and the organisation of healthcare.
8 wordsHealth systems
How healthcare is organised, delivered and coordinated.
2 wordsInfectious disease
Diseases caused by pathogens and their prevention and treatment.
200 wordsMedical ethics
Ethical principles in clinical care and health research.
22 wordsNephrology
Kidney function and kidney disease.
36 wordsOphthalmology
The eye, vision and eye disease.
60 wordsOrthopaedics
Bones, joints, muscles and the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.
71 wordsPathology
The study and diagnosis of disease through tissues, cells and laboratory evidence.
191 wordsPublic health
Population health, prevention, epidemiology and health promotion.
38 wordsPulmonology
The respiratory system and diseases of the lungs.
52 wordsRadiology
Medical imaging and image-guided diagnosis or treatment.
40 wordsRheumatology
Inflammatory and autoimmune conditions affecting joints and connective tissue.
153 wordsSurgery
Operative treatment, surgical methods and perioperative care.
129 wordsUrology
The urinary system and related conditions.
50 wordsAnaesthesiology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.
35 wordsDentistry oral health
Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.
75 wordsGeriatrics
Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.
7 wordsLaboratory medicine
Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.
27 wordsMedical anatomy
Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.
406 wordsMedical genetics
Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.
129 wordsMedical physiology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.
149 wordsObstetrics gynaecology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.
81 wordsOtolaryngology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.
57 wordsPaediatrics
Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.
67 wordsPsychiatry
Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.
140 words24 featured terms
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a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests
Disclosurenounthe speech act of making something evident
Ethics committeenouna committee appointed to consider ethical issues
Ethics panelnouna committee appointed to consider ethical issues
informed consentnounconsent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks invol…
Revealingnounthe speech act of making something evident
Revelationnounthe speech act of making something evident
informed consentnounPermission given after someone understands the benefits, risks and alternatives.
Discoverynounsomething that is discovered
Discoverynoun(law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side…
Displaynounbehavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion"
Divulgementnounthe act of disclosing something that was secret or private
Divulgencenounthe act of disclosing something that was secret or private
Exposurenounthe disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans"
Giveawaynounan unintentional disclosure
Informingnounto furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
Leaknoununauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
News leaknoununauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information
Rattingnounto furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
Singingnoundisclosing information or giving evidence about another
Tattlenoundisclosing information or giving evidence about another
Tellingnoundisclosing information or giving evidence about another
Exposenounthe exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"
Productionnouna display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated; "she tends to make a big production out of nothing"
