Word Power Made Easy Chapter 4
Orthopedist
Bone Doctor
Neurologist
Brain doctor
Obstetrician
Delivers babies and takes care of pregnant mothers
Dermatologist
Specialist in skin disorders
Internist
They provide a thorough physical examination to determine what ails you.
Pediatrician
This specialist limits his practice to young children.
Cardiologist
Treats diseases of the heart and circulatory system.
Gynecologist
Treats female reproductive organs. Women Doctor
Psychiatrist
Treats mental/emotional disturbances
Ophthalmologist
Vision Disorders
monocle
a lens for one eye
neurotic
a person suffering from neurosis
osis
abnormal or diseased condition
ocula
adjective that refers to the eye
neuralgia
an acute pain along the nerves and their branches
pachyderm
an animal with an unusually thick skin
paidos
child
cardiac
condition referreing to a malfunctioning of the heart
cardiogram
electrically produced record of the heartbeat
-ician
expert
oculist
eye
oculus
eye
ophthalmos
eye
binoculars
field glasses that increase the range of two eyes
optician
fill an optometrists or ophthalmologists prescription, grind lenses according to specifications
pedis
foot
psychosis
full blown mental disorder
kardia
heart
neuritis
inflammation of the nerve
dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
-internus-
inside
demagogue
leader of the people
agogos
leading
pedagogy
leading of the children
inoculate
make an eye puncture, or a hole through which the serum is injected
metron
measurement
optometrist
measures vision
lateria
medical healing
pediatrics
medical healing of a child
-obsteris-
midwife
pedagogue
narrow minded, strait-laced, old-fashioned, dogmatic teacher.
neuron
nerve
epidermis
outer most layer of the skin
algos
pain
demos
people
taxidermist
prepare, stuff, and mount the skin of animals
cardiograph
record of the heartbeat
logos
science of
derma
skin
psychotic
someone who has lost touch with reality
psyche
spirit, soul, mind
orthos
straight or correct
orthodontia
straightening of teeth
odontos
teeth
orthopedist
treats deformities, injuries and diseases of bones and joints in adults as well as children
hypos
under
hypodermic
under the skin
opsis, optikos
vision
gyne
woman