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Medical basics[edit]
This section contains 268 articles. See also "Anatomy and morphology" for general anatomy and physiology.
General concepts[edit]
This section contains 39 articles.
Medicine (Level 2)
Medical ethics (Level 4)
Medical device
Medical emergency
Medicalization
Emergency medical services (Level 4)
Germ theory of disease
Healthcare industry
Coma (Level 4)
Search and rescue
Triage
White coat
Health professionals[edit]
This section contains 11 articles.
Health professional
Emergency medical technician
Nursing (Level 3)
Paramedic
Pharmacist (Level 4)
Physician (Level 4)
Surgeon
Veterinarian
Health facilities[edit]
This section contains 12 articles.
Medical procedures[edit]
This section contains 92 articles.
Medical procedures: General[edit]
This section contains 10 articles.
Medical procedure
Anesthesia (Level 3)
Blood donation
End-of-life care
Medical test (Level 4)
Sterilization (medicine) (Level 4)
Diagnostics[edit]
This section contains 29 articles.
Medical diagnosis (Level 4)
Physical examination (Level 4)
Screening (medicine)
Auscultation
Autopsy (Level 4)
Biopsy (Level 4)
Blood test (Level 4)
Eye examination (Level 4)
Lumbar puncture (Level 4)
Palpation
Pap test (Level 4)
Percussion (medicine)
Reflex (Level 4)
Telehealth
Urine test
Vital signs
Treatments[edit]
This section contains 53 articles.
Orthopedic cast
Blood transfusion (Level 4)
Boot (medicine)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Catheter
Cauterization
Cervical collar
Crutch
Cure
Dressing (medicine)
Defibrillation
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Oxygen therapy
Speculum (medicine)
Symptomatic treatment (Level 4)
Tracheal intubation
Dental treatments[edit]
This section contains 8 articles.
Crown (dental restoration)
Dental braces
Dental extraction
Dental implant
Dental restoration (Level 4)
Dentures (Level 4)
Root canal treatment
Impacted wisdom teeth
Surgery[edit]
This section contains 16 articles.
Surgery (Level 3)
Amputation (Level 4)
Angioplasty
Caesarean section
Debridement
Forceps
Incision and drainage
LASIK
Neurosurgery
Organ transplantation (Level 4)
Plastic surgery (Level 4)
Reduction (orthopedic surgery)
Retractor (medicine)
Scalpel
Surgical suture
Tweezers
Therapy[edit]
This section contains 13 articles.
Human anatomy[edit]
This section contains 60 articles.
Fields of medicine[edit]
This section contains 77 articles.
Medical specialty
Allied health professions
Alternative medicine (Level 4)
Anesthesiology
Angiology (Level 4)
Audiology
Cardiology (Level 4)
Dentistry (Level 3)
Dermatology (Level 4)
Endocrinology
Emergency medicine
Family medicine
Gastroenterology (Level 4)
Geriatrics (Level 4)
Hematology (Level 4)
Hepatology
Immunology (Level 4)
Infectious diseases (medical specialty)
Internal medicine
Intensive care medicine
Life extension
Medical genetics
Nephrology
Neurology (Level 4)
Nuclear medicine
Occupational medicine
Oncology (Level 4)
Ophthalmology (Level 4)
Optometry (Level 4)
Orthopedic surgery
Orthotics
Otorhinolaryngology (Level 4)
Pathology
Pediatrics (Level 4)
Pharmacology (Level 4)
Podiatry
Psychiatry (Level 4)
Public health (Level 4)
Pulmonology (Level 4)
Radiology (Level 4)
Reproductive medicine
Rheumatology
Sports medicine
Toxicology (Level 4)
Traditional medicine (Level 4)
Traumatology
Urology (Level 4)
Vaccination (Level 4)
Veterinary medicine (Level 4)
Drugs and medication[edit]
This section contains 139 articles.
General concepts[edit]
This section contains 30 articles.
Drug (Level 3)
Adverse effect
Drug class
Drug interaction
Medication (Level 3)
Placebo (Level 4)
Psychiatric medication
Psychoactive drug
Drug delivery
Drug discovery
Side effect
WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
Specific drugs[edit]
This section contains 109 articles.
Amphetamine (Level 4)
Benzodiazepine (Level 4)
Bronchodilator
Calamine
Chlorpromazine
Ephedrine
Epinephrine (medication)
Fluoxetine
Heparin
Hydrocortisone
Imipramine
Insulin (medication)
Loperamide
Propranolol
Sertraline
Sildenafil
Warfarin
Anesthetics[edit]
This section contains 14 articles.
Antihistamines[edit]
This section contains 6 articles.
Anti-infectives[edit]
This section contains 29 articles.
Antibiotics[edit]
This section contains 14 articles.
Antibiotic (Level 3)
Amoxicillin
Ampicillin
Azithromycin
Cephalosporin
Erythromycin
Neomycin/polymyxin B/bacitracin
Penicillin (Level 4)
Tetracycline antibiotics
Antiviral drugs[edit]
This section contains 4 articles.
Antifungals[edit]
This section contains 3 articles.
Antiparasitic[edit]
This section contains 5 articles.
Pain treatments[edit]
This section contains 11 articles.
Vaccines[edit]
This section contains 15 articles.
Vaccine (Level 3)
DPT vaccine
HPV vaccine
Influenza vaccine
MMR vaccine
Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Polio vaccine (Level 4)
Rabies vaccine
Smallpox vaccine (Level 4)
Typhoid vaccine
Varicella vaccine
Yellow fever vaccine
Recreational drugs[edit]
This section contains 14 articles.
Morbidity[edit]
This section contains 478 articles.
Disease[edit]
This section contains 81 articles.
Disease (Level 2)
Abscess
Acne (Level 4)
Acromegaly
Acute (medicine)
Allergy (Level 3)
Alzheimer's disease (Level 4)
ALS
Anemia (Level 4)
Appendicitis
Arthritis (Level 4)
Arthropathy
Asthma (Level 3)
Atherosclerosis
Autoimmune disease (Level 4)
Bronchitis (Level 4)
Cardiovascular disease (Level 3)
Chronic condition
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Level 4)
Cirrhosis (Level 4)
Dementia (Level 4)
Dehydration
Diabetes (Level 3)
Dysmenorrhea
Epilepsy (Level 4)
Gallstone
Gout (Level 4)
Genetic disorder
Hypertension (Level 4)
Hypotension
Kidney failure
Kidney stone disease
Meningitis (Level 4)
Migraine (Level 4)
Multiple sclerosis (Level 4)
Neglected tropical diseases
Parkinson's disease (Level 4)
Periodontal disease
Pleural effusion
Sexual dysfunction
SIDS
Thrombosis
Tooth decay (Level 4)
Injury[edit]
This section contains 69 articles.
Injury: General[edit]
This section contains 4 articles.
Types[edit]
This section contains 65 articles.
Abrasion (medicine)
Aneurysm (Level 4)
Asphyxia
Avulsion injury
Bleeding (Level 4)
Blunt trauma (Level 4)
Bone fracture (Level 4)
Brain injury (Level 4)
Bruise (Level 4)
Burn (Level 4)
Cardiac arrest (Level 4)
Dental trauma
Frostbite (Level 4)
Heat illness
Hernia
Hypothermia (Level 4)
Hypoxia (medicine) (Level 4)
Joint dislocation
Penetrating trauma
Respiratory failure (Level 4)
Scoliosis
Shock (circulatory) (Level 4)
Splinter
Sprain
Strain (injury)
Stroke (Level 3)
Tendinopathy
Toxic injury
Disabilities[edit]
This section contains 27 articles.
Amusia
Bell's palsy
Cerebral palsy (Level 4)
Color blindness (Level 4)
Developmental coordination disorder
Down syndrome (Level 4)
Dwarfism
Hearing loss (Level 4)
Intellectual disability (Level 4)
Learning disability
Low back pain
Physical disability (Level 4)
Speech disorder
Visual impairment (Level 4)
Cancer[edit]
This section contains 25 articles.
Brain tumor (Level 4)
Bone tumor
Cancer (Level 3)
Carcinogen (Level 4)
Cervical cancer
Breast cancer (Level 4)
Colorectal cancer (Level 4)
Head and neck cancer
Leukemia (Level 4)
Liver cancer
Lung cancer (Level 4)
Lymphoma (Level 4)
Mesothelioma
Neoplasm (Level 4)
Pancreatic cancer
Penile cancer
Prostate cancer (Level 4)
Sarcoma
Skin cancer (Level 4)
Stomach cancer
Testicular cancer
Infectious disease[edit]
This section contains 157 articles.
Concepts[edit]
This section contains 35 articles.
Infection (Level 3)
Pathogen (Level 4)
Epidemic
Immunity (medicine)
Otitis
Pathogen transmission
Immunodeficiency
Specific infectious diseases[edit]
This section contains 122 articles.
Amoebiasis
Conjunctivitis
Encephalitis (Level 4)
Gangrene (Level 4)
Gastroenteritis (Level 3)
Naegleriasis
Pneumonia (Level 3)
Bacterial infections[edit]
This section contains 28 articles.
Anthrax (Level 4)
Brucellosis
Botulism (Level 4)
Chlamydia (Level 4)
Cholera (Level 4)
Diphtheria (Level 4)
Erysipelas
Gonorrhea (Level 4)
Glanders
Impetigo
Legionnaires' disease
Leprosy (Level 4)
Leptospirosis
Lyme disease (Level 4)
Pathogenic Escherichia coli
Plague (disease)
Streptococcal pharyngitis
Scarlet fever (Level 4)
Staphylococcal infection
Syphilis (Level 4)
Tetanus (Level 4)
Tuberculosis (Level 3)
Typhoid fever (Level 4)
Typhus (Level 4)
Whooping cough (Level 4)
Viral diseases[edit]
This section contains 48 articles.
Chickenpox (Level 4)
Chikungunya
Classical swine fever
Common cold (Level 3)
COVID-19
Cowpox
Croup
Dengue fever (Level 4)
Ebola (Level 4)
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (Level 4)
Hepatitis (Level 4)
Herpes (Level 4)
HIV/AIDS (Level 3)
Human papillomavirus infection (Level 4)
Infectious mononucleosis
Influenza (Level 3)
Japanese encephalitis
Measles (Level 4)
Mumps (Level 4)
Nipah virus infection
Polio (Level 4)
Rabies (Level 4)
Rift Valley fever
Rinderpest
Rubella
SARS (Level 4)
Smallpox (Level 3)
West Nile fever (Level 4)
Yellow fever (Level 4)
Zika fever
Specific viruses[edit]
This section contains 13 articles.
African swine fever virus
Coronavirus (Level 4)
Hepatitis C virus
Herpesviridae
HIV (Level 4)
Influenza A virus
Influenza B virus
Norovirus
Orthomyxoviridae
Tobacco mosaic virus (Level 4)
Fungal infections[edit]
This section contains 4 articles.
Parasitic infections[edit]
This section contains 17 articles.
African trypanosomiasis
Ascariasis
Cysticercosis
Chagas disease
Dracunculiasis
Giardiasis
Infestation
Leishmaniasis
Malaria (Level 3)
Onchocerciasis
Schistosomiasis
Taeniasis
Toxocariasis
Toxoplasmosis
Prion diseases[edit]
This section contains 4 articles.
Mental disorders[edit]
This section contains 65 articles. For psychology generally, see Society and social sciences.
Mental disorder (Level 3)
Anxiety disorder (Level 4)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (Level 4)
Autism (Level 4)
Dissociative disorders
Catatonia
Conduct disorder
Eating disorder (Level 4)
Kleptomania
Mass psychogenic illness
Mood disorder
Obsessive–compulsive disorder
Oppositional defiant disorder
Paranoia
Pedophilia (Level 4)
Personality disorder (Level 4)
Antisocial personality disorder
Avoidant personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Dependent personality disorder
Depressive personality disorder
Histrionic personality disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder
Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder
Paranoid personality disorder
Psychopathy (Level 4)
Schizoid personality disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder
Pyromania
Schizophrenia (Level 4)
Sleep disorder
Somatic symptom disorder
Tourette syndrome
Outdated disorders[edit]
This section contains 2 articles.
Symptoms and signs[edit]
This section contains 54 articles.
Signs and symptoms
Syndrome (Level 4)
Abdominal pain
Ageusia
Anosmia
Ataxia
Aura (symptom)
Blurred vision
Constipation
Cough
Cramp
Cyanosis
Diarrhea (Level 4)
Dizziness
Fatigue
Fever
Headache
Heartburn
Heart failure
Heart rate
Hives
Hypoesthesia
Inflammation (Level 4)
Itch
Jaundice
Myalgia
Myoclonus
Nausea
Phonophobia
Photophobia
Psychosis (Level 4)
Rash
Rhinorrhea
Seizure
Sepsis
Sleep deprivation
Sneeze
Sore throat
Syncope (medicine)
Tinnitus
Toothache (Level 4)
Vomiting
Health and fitness[edit]
This section contains 114 articles.
Health and fitness: General[edit]
This section contains 58 articles.
Health (Level 3)
Physical fitness (Level 4)
Ageing (Level 3)
Frailty syndrome
Human hair color
Hair loss
Wrinkle
Breastfeeding (Level 4)
Fertilisation (Level 4)
Nutrition (Level 3)
Occupational safety and health (Level 4)
Quality of life
Substance use disorder (Level 4)
Smoking (Level 3)
Stress (biology) (Level 4)
Vitamins[edit]
This section contains 16 articles.
Hygiene and grooming[edit]
This section contains 40 articles.
Hygiene and grooming: General[edit]
This section contains 12 articles.
Hygiene products[edit]
This section contains 28 articles.