| MedicalClinic |
A facility, often associated with a hospital or medical school, that is devoted to the specific diagnosis and/or healthcare. Previously limited to outpatients but with evolution it may be open to inpatients as well. |
| Dentist |
A dentist. |
| Optician |
A store that sells reading glasses and similar devices for improving vision. |
| Pharmacy |
A pharmacy or drugstore. |
| Physician |
An individual physician or a physician's office considered as a [[MedicalOrganization]]. |
| CommunityHealth |
A field of public health focusing on improving health characteristics of a defined population in relation with their geographical or environment areas. |
| Dermatology |
A specific branch of medical science that pertains to diagnosis and treatment of disorders of skin. |
| DietNutrition |
Dietetics and nutrition as a medical specialty. |
| Emergency |
A specific branch of medical science that deals with the evaluation and initial treatment of medical conditions caused by trauma or sudden illness. |
| Geriatric |
A specific branch of medical science that is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, debilities and provision of care to the aged. |
| Gynecologic |
A specific branch of medical science that pertains to the health care of women, particularly in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive system. |
| Midwifery |
A nurse-like health profession that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period (including care of the newborn), besides sexual and reproductive health of women throughout their lives. |
| Nursing |
A health profession of a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm person. |
| Obstetric |
A specific branch of medical science that specializes in the care of women during the prenatal and postnatal care and with the delivery of the child. |
| Oncologic |
A specific branch of medical science that deals with benign and malignant tumors, including the study of their development, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. |
| Optometric |
The science or practice of testing visual acuity and prescribing corrective lenses. |
| Otolaryngologic |
A specific branch of medical science that is concerned with the ear, nose and throat and their respective disease states. |
| Pediatric |
A specific branch of medical science that specializes in the care of infants, children and adolescents. |
| Physiotherapy |
The practice of treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery. |
| PlasticSurgery |
A specific branch of medical science that pertains to therapeutic or cosmetic repair or re-formation of missing, injured or malformed tissues or body parts by manual and instrumental means. |
| Podiatric |
Podiatry is the care of the human foot, especially the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders. |
| PrimaryCare |
The medical care by a physician, or other health-care professional, who is the patient's first contact with the health-care system and who may recommend a specialist if necessary. |
| Psychiatric |
A specific branch of medical science that is concerned with the study, treatment, and prevention of mental illness, using both medical and psychological therapies. |
| PublicHealth |
Branch of medicine that pertains to the health services to improve and protect community health, especially epidemiology, sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine. |