Vocab Session: WPME (4, 5, 6)

Vocab plays the vital role to crack verbal section of any competitive examination. For best vocab, one should know a good number of words and their meaning. To help you with that, we are here to list out the words which are important and likely to appear in competitive examination. These words are from Word Power Made Easy. We will try to finish the sessions through easy way of listing words. Here we go, Session: 4, 5, 6 Internist – Specialist gives diagnosis of internal organs. Thorough an array of tests: x ray, blood chemistry, urinalysis, cardiogram, and so on. Gynecologist – Specialist who treats female reproductive and sexual organs. Obstetrician – Specialist who delivers babies and takes care of mother during and after period of pregnancy. Pediatrician – Specialist who limits his/her practice to youngsters, mostly taking care of babies. Dermatologist – Specialist who treats skin. Ophthalmologist – Specialist in disorder of vision and may prescribe glasses, give drugs, or perform surgery. Orthopedist – Specialist who deals with skeletal structure of the body, treats bone fractures and may correct condition by surgery or use of braces. Cardiologist – Specialist treats diseases of the heart and circulatory system Neurologist – Physician specializes in the treatment of disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and the rest of the nervous system. Psychiatrist – Specialist attempts who attempts to relieve mental and emotional disturbances by means of various techniques, sometimes drugs or electroshock, more oftenprivate or group psychotherapy. Internus – inside Gyne – woman Obstetrix – midwife- derived from Latin verb meaning to stand. paidos (ped-) – child pedis – foot agogos – leading, leader demos – people derma – skin hypos – under ophthalmos – eye oculus, ocular – eye, pertaining to the eye monos – one bi – two -ician – expert opsis, optikos – vision, sight metron – measurment iatreia – medical healing Gynecology – Specialty dealing with women’s diseases Obstetrics – Specialty dealing with the delivery of newborn infants Pediatrics – Specialty dealing with the treatment of children Pedagogy – principle of teaching Demagoguery; Demagogue – stirring up discontent among the masses; one who foments political discontent Dermatology – treatment of skin diseases Taxidermy – stuffing of skins of animals Hypodermic – under the skin Epidermis – outer layer of skin Pachyderm – elephant Dermatitis – inflammation of the skin Ophthalmologist/Oculist – eye doctor/another title for ophthalmologist Optometrist – one who measures vision Optician – lens grinder; one who sells optical equipment Intern – medical graduate serving his apprenticeship Monocle – one-lens to the eye Binoculars – field glasses that increase the range of two eyes Orthopedist – straightens children Orthos – straight, correct Orthodontia – straightening of teeth Odontos – tooth Kardia – heart Logos – science; study Neuron – nerve Algos – pain -osis – abnormal or diseased condition -itis – inflammation Psyche – spirit, soul, mind Iateria – medical healing Geras – old age Orthopedics – treatment of skeletal deformation; medical specialty dealing with bones and joints Neuralgia – nerve pain Neuritis – inflammation of the nerves Geriatrics – specialty dealing with medical problems of the elderly Cardiogram – record of heart beats Cardiograph – instrument for recording heartbeats Neurosis – emotional disturbance; emotional or personalty disorder Psychosis – mental unbalance Psychiatry – treatment of personality disorder; medical specialty dealing with emotional disturbances and mental illness Orthodontist – Specialists who straightens teeth Psychotic – mentally unbalanced