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• Hospital medicine
• Laser medicine
• Travel medicine
5.2 Anatomy
Anatomy is a specialty of medical science that deals with the body structure of living beings. The anatomy is divided into microscopic (or histology) and macroscopic
anatomy (or gross anatomy). Microscopic anatomy involves the use of optical
instruments whereas macroscopic anatomy is the examination of organs of a living
organism with unaided eyesight. Human anatomy deals with body structure
of humans.
Therapy starts
Recovery
Recovery with disability
Demise
Symptoms
Beginning of disese
Exposure
Fig. 5.2 The clinical course of an ailment
Medical Science
Basic Medical
Sceinces
Medical
Specialties
Interdisciplinary
field
Fig. 5.3 Branches of medicine
5.2 Anatomy