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Cardiology: It deals with study, diagnosis and treatment of various disorders of heart and
major blood vessels.
Chemical Engineering: It is a branch of engineering that deals with design, construction
and operation of machinery and plants for different products such as dyes, acids, plastics,
drugs and rubber, applying the chemical reactions.
Chemistry: It is a branch of natural science that is associated with the composition of
substances and their properties and reactions. It is the science of matter and its
interactions with energy and itself.
Civil Engineering: This branch of engineering deals with the planning, designing,
construction and maintenance of structures (roads, bridges, etc) and altering the
geography to suit the human needs.
Climatology: It involves the study of climatic data, analysis of climatic changes and
investigations of its phenomena and causes.
Computer Science: It includes a systematic study of computation and computing system.
It involves different theories for understanding the computing systems and methods,
algorithms, design methodology and tools, methods of analysis and verification and
methods for testing the concepts.
Cosmetology: It is the practice of beautifying the face, skin and hair, using different
cosmetics.
Cosmology: It is a branch of physical science that is associated with the nature of
universe, its origin and overall structure.
Craniology: This branch of science is related to the study of physical characteristics of
the skulls of different human races.
Cryogenics: A scientific study that deals with the production, control, application and
uses of very low temperature.
Cryptography: It is the science of protecting the information by transforming it into an
unreadable, unintelligible, enciphered format with the use of a key and an algorithm.
Cytology: It is a branch of biological science that is associated with the study of
structure, origin, function and pathology of cells.
Ecology: It includes the study of interrelationships between living organisms and their
environment.
Electronics: It is a branch of technology, which is associated with the development and
application of circuits or systems, using electronic devices such as magnetic amplifiers,
transistors, etc.
Endocrinology: It is a branch of medical science that is associated with the study of
function and pathology of endocrine glands.
Engineering: It is an application of scientific, mechanical, physical and mathematical
principles to design process, structures and products that are meant for improving the
quality of life.
Entomology: It is a branch of science that includes the study of insects in their relations
to forests and forest products.
Environmental Science: It is the study of interactions among biological, physical and
chemical components of environmental system.
Epidemiology: It includes the study of cause and distribution of diseases in human
population.
Ethnology: It involves the study of mental and physical differences of mankind.
Etiology: It is the study of causes or origins of disease/abnormal condition.
Etymology: It includes the study of history of words and their meanings.
Eugenics: It deals with the study of hereditary improvement of human race by controlled
selective breeding.
Evolution: It is the sequence of changes involved in evolutionary development of a
species or taxonomic group of organisms.
Exbiology: It is a branch of science that deals with life or possibilities of life present
beyond the earth.
Forestry: It is the art and science of managing and using forests and their associated
resources to produce various products such as timber for human benefits.
Floriculture: It is a discipline of horticulture, related with the cultivation of flowering
and ornamental plants for the gardens and floristry, including the floral industry.
Forensic Science: It is a branch of medical science that deals with establishing the
evidence for legal proceeding.
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Genetics: It is a branch of biology that focuses on the heredity and variation of organisms
as well as the patterns of inheritance of specific traits.
Gemology: It is the science and art of identifying, grading, evaluating and marketing the
gemstones.
Geography: It includes the study of the earth as well as its features phenomena and
inhabitants. It also deals with climate, topography, vegetation and soil.
Geology: This branch of science involves the study of origin, history, evolution and
structure of the earth’s crust. It also involves the examination of soil and rocks.
Geometry: It is a branch of mathematics that deals with the questions of shape, size and
relative positions of figures as well as with the properties of space. It is associated with
polygons, vertices, triangles, meshes and associated operations to be done with them in
3D applications.
Geophysics: It involves the study of physical and geological properties and
characteristics of the earth, minerals and rocks.
Gerontology: It deals with the scientific study of psychological, biological and
sociological phenomena related to aging and old age.
Gynecology: It is a discipline of medicine that is concerned with disorders of women,
particularly reproductive and sexual function and diseases of reproductive organs.
Obstetrics: This branch of medicine deals with the health and care of a woman and fetus
during pregnancy, parturition and puerperium.
Oceanography: It is the study of chemistry, physics, geology and biology of oceans in
the world.
Odontology: It is associated with the scientific study of anatomy, development and
diseases of teeth.
Oncology: It is associated with diagnosis and treatment of cancer and tumors.
Oneirology: It is a scientific study of dreams and their contents.
Ophthalmology: It is a branch of medical science that includes the study of structure,
function and diseases of the eyes, such as conjunctivitis, cataracts, glaucoma, etc.
Optics: It is a branch of physics that focuses on the physical properties of light and
interaction of light with matter.
Organic Chemistry: This branch of chemistry is associated with the study of carbon-
containing compounds, which includes their structure and reactions.
Ornithology: It is a branch of zoology that includes the study of birds.
Osteology: It is a branch of anatomy, which involves the scientific study of structure,
functions and pathology of bones.
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Paleontology: It is a branch of biology that deals with the study of prehistoric life, based
mainly in fossils of animals and plants.
Pathology: It is a medical discipline that is related to cause and nature of disease. It
mainly involves structural and functional changes in tissues and organs caused by the
disease.
Particle Physics: It is a branch of physics that includes the study of particles and their
fundamental reactions.
Pedology: It is a branch of science that deals with the study of soil, including its
formation, composition, structure and classification.
Petrology: This science incorporates the study of history, origin, structure, occurrence
and chemical classification of rocks.
Pharmacology: It involves the study of drugs/medications and their nature, origin,
properties as well as their effects on living organisms.
Philately: It involves the study and collection of postage stamps.
Philology: It is the science of language and linguistics.
Phonetics: It is the study and classification of sounds of human speech.
Phycology: It is a branch of botany that includes the scientific study of algae. It is also
known as algology.
Physical Chemistry: It is a discipline of chemistry, which includes the application of
techniques and theories from physics to study the microscopic, macroscopic, atomic,
subatomic and particulate phenomena in chemical systems.
Physics: It is a branch of science that is concerned with the study of properties and
interactions of time, space, energy and matter.
Physiology: This branch of biology deals with the study of physical, biochemical and
mechanical functions and activities of living organisms.
Physiography: It is the study of natural features of earth’s surface and its natural
phenomena such as climate, currents, land formation and distribution of flora and fauna.
Plasma Physics: It is a branch of physics that deals with the study of interaction of
plasma with itself, radiation and particle beams.
Pollution: It involves the study of undesirable changes in biological, chemical and
physical characteristics of water, air, soil or food, which can cause a number of adverse
effects on the living beings.
Pomology: It is a branch of science that includes the study of fruits and cultivation of
fruits.
Protozoology: It is a branch of zoology that deals with the study of protozoans.
Psychology: It is the scientific study of mental and behavioral processes.
Radiology: It is a medical discipline that focuses on using radiation and other radioactive
substances to diagnose and treat various diseases.
Taxonomy: It is the science of classifying all the living things by arranging them in
groups according to their relationships with each other.
Therapeutics: It is the science of healing or medical treatment of disease.
Thermodynamics: It is a branch of physics which deals with general properties of
energy and matter. It includes the study of amount of work, heat and other energy related
to chemical reactions.
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Zoology: It is a branch of biology that is related to the study of animal kingdom,
including evolution, classification, distribution, structure, habits and embryology of
animals.
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