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Medical specialties that start with P
Looking for medical specialties that begin with P? Here are 15 of them in alphabetical order, from “Pain medicine” to “Pulmonology”.
All 15 medical specialties that start with P
- Pain medicinealso Pain management, Pain specialist
- Palliative carealso Palliative medicine
- Pathologyalso Pathologist
- Pediatric cardiologyalso Paediatric cardiology
- Pediatric oncologyalso Paediatric oncology
- Pediatric surgeryalso Paediatric surgery, Pediatric surgeon, Paediatric surgeon
- Pediatricsalso Paediatrics, Pediatrician, Paediatrician
- Periodonticsalso Periodontist
- Phlebologyalso Phlebologist
- Plastic surgeryalso Plastic surgeon
- Podiatryalso Podiatrist, Chiropodist
- Psychiatryalso Psychiatrist
- Psychologyalso Psychologist
- Public healthalso Public health physician, Community medicine
- Pulmonologyalso Pulmonologist, Respiratory medicine, Chest physician
About this list
- P is the most common first letter in this list: 15 of the 116 medical specialties (13%).
- Shortest: “Podiatry”. Longest: “Pediatric cardiology”.
- 7 names have more than one word.
- 15 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many medical specialties start with P?
- 15 of the 116 medical specialties in Icillion start with P, for example Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Pathology.
- What is the longest name among medical specialties that start with P?
- The longest is “Pediatric cardiology” and the shortest is “Podiatry”.
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