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

Word Power Chapter 4
Sessions 4-6
How to Talk about Doctors
Basic 10 Words
Session 4
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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
Session 5
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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
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