MedicalSpecialty

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Any specific branch of medical science or practice. Medical specialities include clinical specialties that pertain to particular organ systems and their respective disease states, as well as allied health specialties. Enumerated type.

Parent types

MedicalEnumeration, Specialty

Properties

No properties are defined directly on MedicalSpecialty.

Inherited properties

Property	Expected type	Inherited from	Description
additionalType	Text, URL	Thing	An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. Typically the value is a URI-identified RDF class, and in this case corresponds to the use of rdf:type in RDF. Text values can be used sparingly, for cases where useful information can be added without their being an appropriate schema to reference. In the case of text values, the class label should follow the schema.org style guide.
alternateName	Text	Thing	An alias for the item.
description	Text, TextObject	Thing	A description of the item.
disambiguatingDescription	Text	Thing	A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the description to be useful for disambiguation.
identifier	PropertyValue, Text, URL	Thing	The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.
image	ImageObject, URL	Thing	An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
mainEntityOfPage	CreativeWork, URL	Thing	Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details.
name	Text	Thing	The name of the item.
owner	Organization, Person	Thing	A person or organization who owns this Thing.
potentialAction	Action	Thing	Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
sameAs	URL	Thing	URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.
subjectOf	CreativeWork, Event	Thing	A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing.
supersededBy	Class, Enumeration, Property	Enumeration	Relates a term (i.e. a property, class or enumeration) to one that supersedes it.
url	URL	Thing	URL of the item.

Enumeration values

• Anesthesia A specific branch of medical science that pertains to study of anesthetics and their application.
• Cardiovascular A specific branch of medical science that pertains to diagnosis and treatment of disorders of heart and vasculature.
• CommunityHealth A field of public health focusing on improving health characteristics of a defined population in relation with their geographical or environment areas.
• Dentistry A branch of medicine that is involved in the dental care.
• Dermatologic Something relating to or practicing dermatology.
• 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.
• Endocrine A specific branch of medical science that pertains to diagnosis and treatment of disorders of endocrine glands and their secretions.
• Gastroenterologic A specific branch of medical science that pertains to diagnosis and treatment of disorders of digestive system.
• Genetic A specific branch of medical science that pertains to hereditary transmission and the variation of inherited characteristics and disorders.
• 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.
• Hematologic A specific branch of medical science that pertains to diagnosis and treatment of disorders of blood and blood producing organs.
• Infectious Something in medical science that pertains to infectious diseases, i.e. caused by bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic infections.
• LaboratoryScience A medical science pertaining to chemical, hematological, immunologic, microscopic, or bacteriological diagnostic analyses or research.
• 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.
• Musculoskeletal A specific branch of medical science that pertains to diagnosis and treatment of disorders of muscles, ligaments and skeletal system.
• Neurologic A specific branch of medical science that studies the nerves and nervous system and its respective disease states.
• 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.
• Pathology A specific branch of medical science that is concerned with the study of the cause, origin and nature of a disease state, including its consequences as a result of manifestation of the disease. In clinical care, the term is used to designate a branch of medicine using laboratory tests to diagnose and determine the prognostic significance of illness.
• Pediatric A specific branch of medical science that specializes in the care of infants, children and adolescents.
• PharmacySpecialty The practice or art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines.
• 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.
• Pulmonary A specific branch of medical science that pertains to the study of the respiratory system and its respective disease states.
• Radiography Radiography is an imaging technique that uses electromagnetic radiation other than visible light, especially X-rays, to view the internal structure of a non-uniformly composed and opaque object such as the human body.
• Renal A specific branch of medical science that pertains to the study of the kidneys and its respective disease states.
• RespiratoryTherapy The therapy that is concerned with the maintenance or improvement of respiratory function (as in patients with pulmonary disease).
• Rheumatologic A specific branch of medical science that deals with the study and treatment of rheumatic, autoimmune or joint diseases.
• SpeechPathology The scientific study and treatment of defects, disorders, and malfunctions of speech and voice, as stuttering, lisping, or lalling, and of language disturbances, as aphasia or delayed language acquisition.
• Surgical A specific branch of medical science that pertains to treating diseases, injuries and deformities by manual and instrumental means.
• Toxicologic A specific branch of medical science that is concerned with poisons, their nature, effects and detection and involved in the treatment of poisoning.
• Urologic A specific branch of medical science that is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases pertaining to the urinary tract and the urogenital system.

Example

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  "@type": "MedicalSpecialty",
  "name": "Example Name",
  "description": "A short description.",
  "url": "/example"
}