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chapter 4
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| internist | diagnosis; internal organs |
| gynecologist | female reproductive organs |
| obstetrician | pregnancy, childbirth |
| pediatrician | infants |
| dermatologist | skin |
| ophthalmologist | eye doctor |
| orthopedist | skeletal system |
| cardiologist | heart |
| neurologist | nervous system |
| psychiatrist | mental or emotional disturbances |
| taxidermy | stuffing of skins of animals |
| pedagogy | principles of teaching |
| demagoguery | stirring up discontent among the masses |
| hypodermic | under the skin |
| pachyderm | elephant |
| optician | lens grinder |
| geriatric | specialty dealing with medical problems of the elderly |
| cardiogram | record of heart beats |
| psychosis | mental unbalance |
| binoculars | field glasses that increase range for two eyes |
| monocle | lens for one eye |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| neurosis | emotional disturbances |
| optics | eye |
| intern | apprenticeship inside a hospital |
| agogos | leading, leader |
| obstetrix | midwife |
| gyne | woman |
| internus | inside |
| derma | skin |
| hypos | under |
| ophthalmos | eye |
| oculus | eye |
| -ician | expert |
| opsis, optikos | vision, sight |
| paidos | child |
| -oasis | abnormal, diseased condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| odontos | teeth |
| kardia | heart |
| logos | science study |
| neuron | nerve |
| iatreia | medical healing |
| geras | old age |
| algos | pain |
| bi | two |
| monos | one |
| metron | measurement |
| agogos | leader |
| demos | people |
| psyche | spirit, soul, mind |