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WP ( Section 7-9)
Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Psychologist | an expert or specialist in psychology. |
| Psychoanalyst | A Psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind. |
| Orthodontist | An orthodontist is a type of dentist who specializes in straightening crooked teeth |
| Optometrist | a personwho practices optometry. |
| Optician | a person qualified to make and supply eyeglasses and contact lenses for correction of vision. |
| Osteopath | a system of medical practice based on a theory that diseases are due chiefly to loss of structural integrity which can be restored by manipulation of the parts supplemented by therapeutic measures (as use of drugs or surgery) |
| Chiropractor | a system of complementary medicine based on the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of misalignments of the joints, especially those of the spinal column, which are held to cause other disorders by affecting the nerves, muscles, and organs. |
| Podiatrist | A podiatrist is a doctor of podiatric medicine (DPM), also known as a podiatric physician or surgeon. Podiatrists diagnose and treat conditions of the foot, ankle, and related structures of the leg. |
| Graphologist | the study of handwriting especially for the purpose of character analysis. |
| Gerontologist | from the Greek γέρων, geron, "old man" and -λογία, -logia, "study of"; coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903) is the study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging. |
| orthos | straight, correct |
| Odonto | tooth |
| paidos | child |
| ic | adjective suffix |
| peri | around, surrounding |
| endo | inside, within |
| ex | out |
| opsis, optikos | vision |
| metron | measurement |
| therma | heat |
| baros | weight |
| sphygmos | pulse |
| bone | |
| pathos | suffering, diseased |
| ium | place where |
| tri | three |
| cheir ( chiro) | hand |
| mancy | prdiction |
| iatreia | medical healing |
| ophthalmologist | a doctor who studies and treats problems and diseases of the eye |
| periodontist | the branch of dentistry concerned with the structures surrounding and supporting the teeth |
| Endodontics | s the dental specialty concerned with the study and treatment of the dental pulp. |
| platypus | a semiaquatic egg-laying mammal that frequents lakes and streams in eastern Australia. It has a sensitive pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs, and dense fur. |
| sphygmomanometer | an instrument for measuring blood pressure, typically consisting of an inflatable rubber cuff that is applied to the arm and connected to a column of mercury next to a graduated scale |
| chiromancy | the supposed prediction of a person's future from interpreting the lines on the palms of their hands; palmistry. |
| cacography | bad handwriting or spelling. |
| cacophony | a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds. |
| senescent | the state of being old : the process of becoming old. |
| senility | the condition of being senile. |
| chiropodist | a person qualified to diagnose and treat foot disorders |
| barometer | an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude. |
| podium | a small platform on which a person may stand to be seen by an audience, as when making a speech or conducting an orchestra. |
| senate | the smaller upper assembly in the US Congress, most US states, France, and other countries. |
| octogenarian | a person who is from 80 to 89 years old. |
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