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SAT Vocabulary Chapter 4

SAT Vocabulary Chapter 4. HOW TO TALK ABOUT DOCTORS. 1. internist. (noun) Definition: a specialist in internal medicine. Root words: internus : inside Suffix: ist : (noun) person who…. 2. gynecologist. (noun) Definition: a specialist in health care for women Root words: gyne : woman

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SAT Vocabulary Chapter 4

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  1. SAT VocabularyChapter 4 HOW TO TALK ABOUT DOCTORS

  2. 1. internist (noun) • Definition: a specialist in internal medicine. • Root words: • internus: inside • Suffix: • ist: (noun) person who…

  3. 2. gynecologist (noun) • Definition: a specialist in health care for women • Root words: • gyne: woman • logos: science study • Suffix: • ist: (noun) person who…

  4. 3. obstetrician (noun) • Definition: a physician or surgeon qualified to practice in obstetrics • obstetrics= a medical science concerned with childbirth and caring for and treating women in or in connection with childbirth • Root words: • obstetrix: midwife • Suffix: • -ician: (noun) expert

  5. 4. pediatrician (noun) • Definition: a medical practitioner specializing in infants, children, and adolescents • Root words: • paidos: child • Suffix: • -ician: (noun) expert

  6. 5. dermatologist (noun) • Definition: a specialist/doctor who specializes in the treatment of diseases of the skin • Root words: • derma: skin • logos: science, study • Suffix: • -ist: (noun) person who…

  7. 6. ophthalmologist (noun) • Definition: a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye • Root words: • ophthalmos: eye • logos: science, study • Suffix: • -ist: (noun) person who…

  8. 7. orthopedist (noun) • Definition: a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children) • Root words: • orthos: straight, correct • paidos(ped): child • Suffix: • -ist: (noun) person who…

  9. 8. cardiologist (noun) • Definition: a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart • Root words: • kardia: heart • logos: science, study • Suffix: • -ist: (noun) person who…

  10. 9. neurologist (noun) • Definition: a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it • Root words: • neuron: nerve • logos: science, study • Suffix: • -ist: (noun) person who…

  11. 10. psychiatrist (noun) • Definition: a medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. • Root words: • psyche: spirit, soul, mind • iatreia: medical healing • Suffix: • -ist: (noun) person who…

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