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,
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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