Medical Specialties and Departments

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 pediatrics [piːdɪˈætrɪks] 

obstetrics [əbˈstetrɪks] 

radiology [reɪdɪˈɒləʤɪ] 

pathology [pəˈθɒləʤɪ] 

surgery [ˈsɜːʤərɪ] 

cardiology [kɑːdɪˈɒləʤɪ] 

dermatology [dɜːməˈtɒləʤɪ] 

orthopedics [ɔːθəˈpiːdɪks] 

emergency  [ɪˈmɜːʤənsɪ] 

 

 

pregnancy = the state of waiting a baby 

X-ray = to photograph and examine bones and organs inside the body 

CT scan = a medical examination that uses a computer to produce an image of the inside of somebody’s body from X-ray or ultrasound pictures 

wart = a small hard spot that grows on your skin and that is caused by a virus 



= an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have, and which enables you to get it from a chemist's 

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