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Biology [r]: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. ^[e]
Health science [r]: The helping professions that use applied science to improve health and to treat disease. ^[e]

Anatomy [r]: The branch of morphology given to the study of the structure of members of the biological kingdom Animalia (animals). ^[e]
Biochemistry [r]: The chemistry of living things; a field of both biology and chemistry. ^[e]
Epidemiology [r]: The branch of demography that studies patterns of disease in human or animal populations. ^[e]
Forensic medicine [r]: Add brief definition or description
Hygiene [r]: Add brief definition or description
Immunology [r]: The study of all aspects of the immune system in all animals. ^[e]
Medical informatics [r]: Science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of medical data through the application of computers to aspects of health care and medicine. ^[e]
Medical statistics [r]: Add brief definition or description
Neurology [r]: The medical specialty concerned with evaluating the nervous system and the other system that it affects, and the treatment of nervous system disorders. ^[e]

Pharmacology [r]: Study of the changes produced in living animals by chemical substances, especially the actions of therapeutics, substances used to treat disease. ^[e]
Physiology [r]: The study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of tissues and how they interact. ^[e]
Psychiatry [r]: The subfield of health sciences concerned with mental disorders. ^[e]
Surgery [r]: Field of medicine that focuses on operative treatments of the body. ^[e]
Toxicology [r]: Study of the nature, effects, and detection of poisons and the treatment of poisoning. ^[e]