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WP 7-10 Study Guide
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Psychologist | An expert or specialist in psychology. Psychology- The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, esp. those affecting behavior in a given context. |
| Psychoanalyst | A person who practices psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis- A system of psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious. |
| Orthodontist | a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth. |
| Optometrist | A person who practices optometry. -The practice or profession of examining the eyes for visual defects and prescribing corrective lenses. |
| Optician | A person qualified to make and supply eyeglasses and contact lenses for correction of vision. |
| Ophthalmogist | a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye. |
| Osteopath | a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles. |
| Chiropractor | a therapist who practices chiropractic. -The diagnosis and manipulative treatment of misalignments of the joints, esp. those of the spinal column. |
| Podiatrist | chiropodist: a specialist in care for the feet |
| Graphologist | a specialist in inferring character from handwriting |
| Gerontologist | a specialist in gerontology - The scientific study of old age, the process of aging, and the particular problems of old people. |
| Periodontist | a dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth. |
| Endodontist | a dentist specializing in diseases of the dental pulp and nerve. |
| playpus | A semiaquatic egg-laying mammal (Ornithorhynchus anatinus, family Ornithorhynchidae) that frequents lakes and streams in eastern... |
| sphygmomanometer | An instrument for measuring blood pressure, typically consisting of an inflatable rubber cuff that is applied to the arm and connected... |
| chiromancy | The prediction of a person's future from the lines on the palms of his or her hands; palmistry. |
| cacography | Bad handwriting or spelling. |
| senescent | aging: growing old. |
| senility | dotage: mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations. |
| chiropodist | a specialist in care for the feet. |
| barometer | An instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used esp. in forecasting the weather and determining altitude. |
| podium | -A small platform on which a person may stand, as when making a speech or conducting an orchestra. -A lectern. |
| senate | Any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular. |
| octogenarian | A person who is from 80 to 89 years old. |
| Iatreia | a combining form occurring in compound words that have the general sense “healing, medical practice,” with the initial element usually denoting the area treated: podiatry; psychiatry. |
| geras | In Greek mythology, Geras (Greek: Γῆρας, Gễras) was the god of old age. It was considered a virtue whereby the more gēras a man... |
| metron | Metron is a character created by Jack Kirby for his Fourth World series in DC Comics. He was "based on Leonard Nimoy as Spock,"... |
| psyche | The human soul, mind, or spirit |
| pathos | A quality that evokes pity or sadness. |
| sphygmos | In medicine, a person's pulse represents the tactile arterial palpation of the heartbeat. Sphygmology is a term from perhaps the 2nd... |
| platys | Designating soil or minerals occurring in flaky layers |
| endo- | |
| mancy | Divination (from Latin divinare "to foresee, to be inspired by a god" , related to divinus, divine) is the attempt to gain.. |
| photos | |
| kallos | |
| senex | The wise old man (also called senex, sage or sophos) is an archetype as described by Carl Jung, as well as a classic literary figure,... |
| -ic | Intensive care. |
| genesis | The origin or mode of formation of something. |
| ex- | |
| pous | The pous was a unit of length used through much of the Iron Age in Europe and the Ancient Near East.. |
| podos | |
| cheir | |
| chiro | |
| peri- | |
| -ium | |
| graphein | |
| kakos | |
| osteon | |
| phone | |
| okto |
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