In 2011, the health care industry consumed an average of 9.3 percent of the GDP or US$ 3,322 (PPP-adjusted) per capita across the 34 members of OECD countries.
30 terms Term: Endoscopy. Definition: Visual examination of a body cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument called an endoscope. Endoscopy is used for biopsy, surgery, aspirating fluids, and coagulating bleeding areas.
Noun. 1. ophthalmology-the branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases. slit lamp - (ophthalmology) a lamp that emits a narrow but intense beam of light that enables an ophthalmologist, using a microscope, to view the retina and optic nerve.