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| What is an A&E (accident and emergency)? | It´s a department which treats patients with serious illnesses or injuries, especially life-threatening ones |
| What is an anesthetic? | A substance which causes lack of awareness or feeling, thus permitting surgery or other painful procedures |
| What does cardiology refer to? | Is the study and treatment of heart disorders |
| What is a clinic? | A part of a hospital where outpatients come for diagnosis and treatment |
| What does geriatrics mean? | The study, treatment and care of old people |
| What is gynecology? | The branch of medicine in which doctors study and treat medical conditions which affect women and their reproductive organs |
| What is a inpatient? | A person who stays in the hospital for the time of treatment |
| What is the ICU (intensive care unit )? | A ward where patients who are seriously ill are closely monitored |
| What is the maternity ward? | A place for pregnant women or women who have just given birth |
| What does the term neonatal refer to? | Related to the period after birth, especially the first 4 weeks after birth |
| What is neurology? | A specialty concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system |
| What is oncology? | The field of medicine concerned with the study, treatment of prevention of cancer |
| What is an outpatient? | A person who does not stay in the hospital but comes to a clinic or surgery for a treatment |
| What is palliative care? | Medical care which does not provide a cure for a disease, but reduces its severity or slows its progress |
| What is the pharmacy? | A place where drugs and medicines are prepared and sold |
| What is physiotherapy? | The treatment of injuries by doing special exercises |
| What is psychiatry related to? | It´s related to the treatment and prevention of mental illnesses |
| What is surgery? | A kind of treatment in which a doctor cuts into somebody’s body in order to remove or repair the damaged or diseased organs |
| What is a university hospital? | An institution which combines the services of a hospital with the education of medical students and medical research |
| What is a ward? | A large hospital room with beds for patients to stay |