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Premiering in 2005, this long-running medical drama follows Meredith Grey and her fellow surgeons through love triangles, hospital crises, and more than a few dramatic elevator scenes.
What is Grey's Anatomy?
This simple tool is used by doctors to check your heartbeat and breathing.
What is a stethoscope?
Which doctor specializes in the study and treatment of cancer?
What is an oncologist?
This condition often triggers wheezing and shortness of breath, especially during exercise or allergy season.
What is asthma?
What is the basic structural and functional unit of life?
What is the cell?
This TV drama follows Dr. Shaun Murphy, a surgical resident with autism and savant syndrome, as he navigates medical challenges and hospital politics.
What is The Good Doctor?
A medical instrument used to examine the inside of the eye.
What is an ophthalmoscope?
Which medical specialist focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders?
What is a dermatologist?
A person with this chronic condition must monitor their blood sugar levels carefully.
What is diabetes?
What is the largest bone in the human body?
What is the femur?
Played by Hugh Laurie, this doctor is famous for his sarcasm, unconventional methods, and obsession with solving medical puzzles at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital.
What is House, M.D?
This long, flexible tube with a camera at the end is used to look inside organs like the stomach and colon.
What is an endoscope?
Which specialist performs surgeries on bones, joints, ligaments, and tendons?
What is an orthopedic surgeon?
This blood-related condition causes fatigue and pale skin due to low iron or red blood cell count.
Which part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
What is the cerebellum?
This NBC drama follows the doctors and nurses of Gaffney Chicago Medical Center as they handle life-and-death cases, complex surgeries, and the personal challenges of working in a busy urban hospital.
What is Chicago Med?
This specialized clamp with a locking mechanism is used to control bleeding by clamping off blood vessels during procedures.
What is a hemostat?
Which medical professional specializes in the treatment of diseases and conditions of the eyes?
What is an ophthalmologist?
This hormonal disorder causes rapid heartbeat, anxiety, and weight loss due to an overactive thyroid.
What is hyperthyroidism?
What is the name of the muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and helps with breathing?
What is the diaphragm?
In Star Trek, Dr. McCoy frequently uses this handheld device to noninvasively scan and diagnose patients, a staple of futuristic medicine on the starship Enterprise.
What is a tricorder?
This diagnostic tool uses high-frequency sound waves and a piezoelectric crystal to visualize internal organs in real time.
What is an ultrasound transducer?
Which doctor specializes in the study and treatment of the kidneys?
What is a nephrologist?
This bacterial infection causes sore throat and fever but can also lead to rheumatic fever if untreated.
What is strep throat?
What are the four main types of human tissues?
What are epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue?