| A | B |
|---|
| psychologist | is concerned with behavior |
| psychoanalyst | is concerned with “the unconscious” |
| orthodontist | is concerned with teeth |
| optometrist | is concerned with vision |
| optician | is concerned with lenses and optical instruments |
| osteopath | is concerned with bones and blood vessels |
| chiropractor | is concerned with joints of the spine |
| podiatrist | is concerned with feet |
| graphologist | is concerned with handwriting |
| gerontologist | is concerned with problems of aging |
| psychology | study of the human mind and behavior |
| psyche | one’s inner or mental life, or self-image |
| psychic | pertaining to the mind; extrasensory |
| psychopathy | mental or emotional disturbance |
| psychosomatic | describing the interaction of mind and body |
| psychoanalysis | treatment based on Freudian techniques |
| psychogenic | originating in the mind or emotions |
| psychotherapy | general term for psychological treatment |
| thermometer | instrument to measure heat |
| barometer | instrument to measure atmospheric pressure |
| sphygmomanometer | instrument to measure blood pressure |
| metric | a decimal system of wrights and measures |
| octopus | eight-armed sea creature |
| podium | speaker’s platform |
| platypus | strange mammal with webbed feet |
| tripod | a three-legged stand |
| chiropodist | another word for podiatrist |
| chiropractor | heals with their hands |
| pedodontia | specializes in the treatment of children’s teeth |
| periodontia | specializes in the treatment of gums |
| exodontias | specializes in tooth extraction |
| chiromancer | reads palms to tell the future and past |
| calligraphy | printing with beautiful/artistic expression |
| cacography | bad or illegible handwriting |
| photograph | picture “written by light” |
| phonograph | sound “sound writer” |
| telegraph | distance a “distance writer” |
| biography | written about a life |
| autobiography | a story written by someone about his own life |
| senile | showing signs of physical and/or mental deterioration due to age |
| senescent | aging, growing old |
| callipygian | beautiful or shapely buttocks |
| gerontology | science of the social, economic, problems of the aged |
