Topography, Medical

**Definition:** The systematic surveying, mapping, charting, and description of specific geographical sites, with reference to the physical features that were presumed to influence health and disease. Medical topography should be differentiated from EPIDEMIOLOGY in that the former emphasizes geography whereas the latter emphasizes disease outbreaks.

**Tree numbers:** - H01.277.500.097.500 - H02.403.352.500

**Synonyms:** - Medical Topography