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Word Power Chapter 4Sessions 4-6How to Talk
about Doctors

• Basic 10 Words

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Session 4

• Internist- deals with diagnosis and internal
  organs
• Gynecologist- ???
• Obstetrician- pregnancy and childbirth
• Pediatrician- infants and children
• Dermatologist- skin
• Ophthalmologist- eyes
• Orthopedist- skeletal system
• Cardiologist- heart
• Neurologist- nervous system
• Psychiatrist- mental or emotional disturbances
• Exercises- pg. 58-59

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Session 5

• Internus- Latin- inside
• Gyne- Greek- ????
• Logos- Greek- science or study of
• Obstetrix- Latin- midwife
• -ician- suffix- expert
• Paidos- Greek- child
• Iatreia- Greek- medical healing
• Pedis- Latin- foot
• Agogos- Greek- leading
• Pedagogy- English- the principles and methods of
  teaching
• Pedagogue- English- a strict, old-fashioned,
  narrow-minded teacher
• Demos- Greek- of the people
• Demagogue- English- one who attempts to mislead
  the people

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• Derma- Greek- skin
• Hypos- Greek- under
• Hypodermic- English- under the skin
• Epidermis- English- outermost layer of skin
• Taxidermist- English- prepares, stuff, and mounts
  the skins of animals
• Pachyderm- English- an animal with unusually
  thick skin
• Dermatitis- English- any general disorder or the
  skin

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• Ophthalmos- Greek- eye
• Oculus- Latin- eye
• Ocular- English- an adjective that refers to the
  eye
• Monocle- English- a lens for one eye
• Binoculars- English- field glasses that increase
  the range for two eyes
• Inoculate- English- to inject with a needle
  through an eye puncture
• Opsis/ Optikos- Greek- sight or vision
• Metron- Greek- measurement
• Optometrists- English- measure vision and
  prescribe lenses
• Opticians- English- grind lenses
• Exercises- pg. 65-67

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Session 6

• Orthos- Greek- straighten or correct
• Odontos- Greek- teeth
• Orthodontist- English- specializes in
  straightening teeth
• Kardia- Greek- heart
• Cardiac- English- referring to the heart
• Cardiogram- English- record of the heartbeat
• Cardiograph- English- the machine that produces a
  cardiogram

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• Neuron- Greek- nerve
• Algos- Greek- pain
• Neuralgia- English- nerve pain
• Neuritis- English- synonym for neuralgia
• -Osis- suffix- abnormal or diseased
• Neurosis- English- emotional disturbance
• Psyche- Greek- mind, spirit, soul
• Psychosis- English- suffering from lost contact
  with reality
• Geras- Greek- old age
• Geriatrics- English- the field that deals with
  the medical needs of the elderly
• Exercises- pg. 69-72