Schema.org Vocabulary › Class: MedicalSpecialty
https://schema.org/MedicalSpecialty
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.
Subclass of: MedicalEnumeration, Specialty
No properties defined directly on this class.
| Property | Description | Range |
|---|---|---|
| supersededBy | Relates a term (i.e. a property, class or enumeration) to one that supersedes it. | Enumeration, Property, Class |
| Property | Description | Range |
|---|---|---|
| potentialAction | Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role. | Action |
| image | An image of the item. This can be a [[URL]] or a fully described [[ImageObject]]. | URL, ImageObject |
| sameAs | 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. | URL |
| owner | A person or organization who owns this Thing. | Organization, Person |
| description | A description of the item. | TextObject, Text |
| subjectOf | A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing. | Event, CreativeWork |
| url | URL of the item. | URL |
| additionalType | 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. | Text, URL |
| disambiguatingDescription | 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. | Text |
| alternateName | An alias for the item. | Text |
| name | The name of the item. | Text |
| identifier | 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](/docs/datamodel.html#identifierBg) for more details. | Text, URL, PropertyValue |
| mainEntityOfPage | Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See [background notes](/docs/datamodel.html#mainEntityBackground) for details. | CreativeWork, URL |
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
https://schema.org/Anesthesia Anesthesia | A specific branch of medical science that pertains to study of anesthetics and their application. |
https://schema.org/Cardiovascular Cardiovascular | A specific branch of medical science that pertains to diagnosis and treatment of disorders of heart and vasculature. |
https://schema.org/CommunityHealth CommunityHealth | A field of public health focusing on improving health characteristics of a defined population in relation with their geographical or environment areas. |
https://schema.org/Dentistry Dentistry | A branch of medicine that is involved in the dental care. |
https://schema.org/Dermatologic Dermatologic | Something relating to or practicing dermatology. |
https://schema.org/Dermatology Dermatology | A specific branch of medical science that pertains to diagnosis and treatment of disorders of skin. |
https://schema.org/DietNutrition DietNutrition | Dietetics and nutrition as a medical specialty. |
https://schema.org/Emergency Emergency | A specific branch of medical science that deals with the evaluation and initial treatment of medical conditions caused by trauma or sudden illness. |
https://schema.org/Endocrine Endocrine | A specific branch of medical science that pertains to diagnosis and treatment of disorders of endocrine glands and their secretions. |
https://schema.org/Gastroenterologic Gastroenterologic | A specific branch of medical science that pertains to diagnosis and treatment of disorders of digestive system. |
https://schema.org/Genetic Genetic | A specific branch of medical science that pertains to hereditary transmission and the variation of inherited characteristics and disorders. |
https://schema.org/Geriatric 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. |
https://schema.org/Gynecologic 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. |
https://schema.org/Hematologic Hematologic | A specific branch of medical science that pertains to diagnosis and treatment of disorders of blood and blood producing organs. |
https://schema.org/Infectious Infectious | Something in medical science that pertains to infectious diseases, i.e. caused by bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitic infections. |
https://schema.org/LaboratoryScience LaboratoryScience | A medical science pertaining to chemical, hematological, immunologic, microscopic, or bacteriological diagnostic analyses or research. |
https://schema.org/Midwifery 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. |
https://schema.org/Musculoskeletal Musculoskeletal | A specific branch of medical science that pertains to diagnosis and treatment of disorders of muscles, ligaments and skeletal system. |
https://schema.org/Neurologic Neurologic | A specific branch of medical science that studies the nerves and nervous system and its respective disease states. |
https://schema.org/Nursing Nursing | A health profession of a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm person. |
https://schema.org/Obstetric 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. |
https://schema.org/Oncologic Oncologic | A specific branch of medical science that deals with benign and malignant tumors, including the study of their development, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. |
https://schema.org/Optometric Optometric | The science or practice of testing visual acuity and prescribing corrective lenses. |
https://schema.org/Otolaryngologic Otolaryngologic | A specific branch of medical science that is concerned with the ear, nose and throat and their respective disease states. |
https://schema.org/Pathology 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. |
https://schema.org/Pediatric Pediatric | A specific branch of medical science that specializes in the care of infants, children and adolescents. |
https://schema.org/PharmacySpecialty PharmacySpecialty | The practice or art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines. |
https://schema.org/Physiotherapy 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. |
https://schema.org/PlasticSurgery 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. |
https://schema.org/Podiatric Podiatric | Podiatry is the care of the human foot, especially the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders. |
https://schema.org/PrimaryCare 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. |
https://schema.org/Psychiatric 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. |
https://schema.org/PublicHealth PublicHealth | Branch of medicine that pertains to the health services to improve and protect community health, especially epidemiology, sanitation, immunization, and preventive medicine. |
https://schema.org/Pulmonary Pulmonary | A specific branch of medical science that pertains to the study of the respiratory system and its respective disease states. |
https://schema.org/Radiography 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. |
https://schema.org/Renal Renal | A specific branch of medical science that pertains to the study of the kidneys and its respective disease states. |
https://schema.org/RespiratoryTherapy RespiratoryTherapy | The therapy that is concerned with the maintenance or improvement of respiratory function (as in patients with pulmonary disease). |
https://schema.org/Rheumatologic Rheumatologic | A specific branch of medical science that deals with the study and treatment of rheumatic, autoimmune or joint diseases. |
https://schema.org/SpeechPathology 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. |
https://schema.org/Surgical Surgical | A specific branch of medical science that pertains to treating diseases, injuries and deformities by manual and instrumental means. |
https://schema.org/Toxicologic Toxicologic | A specific branch of medical science that is concerned with poisons, their nature, effects and detection and involved in the treatment of poisoning. |
https://schema.org/Urologic 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. |