A | B |
internist | makes diagnosis; internal organs |
gynecologist | treats female reproductive and sexual organs |
obstetrician | delivers babies and takes care of the mother during pregnancy |
pediatrician | treats children and infants |
dermatologist | treates skin diseases and infections |
ophthalmologist | treats disorders of vision: glasses, drugs, surgery |
orthopedist | treats skeletal problems (bones) |
cardiologist | treats disorders of the heart and circulatory system |
neurologist | treats disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and the nervous system |
psychiatrist | treats mental and emotional distrubances |
pedagogy | principles of teaching |
demagoguery | stirring up discontent among the masses |
taxidermy | stuffing of skins of animals |
hypodermic | under the skin |
epidermis | outer layer of skin |
pachyderm | elephant |
dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
optometrist | one who measures vision |
optician | grinds lens for eyeglasses |
orthopedics | treatment of skeletal deformaities |
neuralgia | nerve pain |
neurtis | inflammation of the nerves |
geriatrics | specialty dealing with medical problems of the elderly |
cardiogram | record of heart beats |
cardiograph | instrument for recording heartbeats |
neurosis | emotinal disturbance |
psychosis | mental unbalance |
psychiatry | treatment of personality disorders |