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chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Internist | |
| gynecologist | specialist for women |
| obstetrician | delivers babies |
| pediatrician | specialist for children |
| dermatologist | specialist in skin |
| orthopedist | specialist in straightening bones |
| cardiologist | specialist in the heart |
| neurologist | specialist in the brain, spinal cord |
| psychiatrist | specialist in issues with mental health |
| taxidermy | one who stuffs animal skins |
| pedagogy | the art of teaching |
| demagoguery | rule by people |
| hypodermic | a needle that goes under the skin |
| pachyderm | a large mammal with thick skin--elephant, rhino, etc |
| optician | grinds lenses for glasses |
| geriatric | having to do with old age |
| cardiogram | a device that measures the rhythm of the heart |
| psychosis | a break from reality |
| binoculars | a device with two lenses to make images larger |
| monocle | one lens |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| neurosis | a mental disorder |
| optics | eyes |
| intern | inside |
| agogos | |
| obstetrix | midwife |
| gyne | woman |
| internus | inside |
| derma | skin |
| hypos | under |
| ophthalmos | vision |
| oculus | vision |
| ician | medial specialist |
| opsis, optkos | eye |
| paidos | child |
| odontos | tooth |
| kardia | heart |
| logos | study of |
| neuron | nerve |
| -osis | condition of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| iatreia | medical healing |
| geras | old |
| algos | medical healing |
| bi | two |
| monos | one |
| metron | measure |
| agogos | |
| demos | people |
| psyche | mind; soul |