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Medical Specialists and Case
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Describe the training process of
physicians.
Identify medical specialists and describe
their specialties.
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Identify combining forms used in terms
that describe specialists.
Decipher medical terminology as written in
case reports.
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Residency Programs
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Anesthesiology
Definition
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Dermatology
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Emergency medicine
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Administration of agents
capable of bringing
about a
loss of sensation
Diagnosis and treatment
of skin orders
Care of patients that
requires sudden and
immediate action
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Residency Programs
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Family practice
Definition
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Internal medicine
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Ophthalmology
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Pathology
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Primary care of all
members of the family on
a continuing basis
Diagnosis and treatment
of usually complex
nonsurgical disorders
in adults
Diagnosis and treatment
of eye disorders
Diagnosis of the cause
and nature of disease
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Residency Programs
Definition
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Pediatrics
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Psychiatry
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Radiology
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Surgery
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Diagnosis and treatment
of children’s disorders
Diagnosis and treatment
of disorders of the mind
Diagnosis using x-ray
studies
Treatment by manual
(SURG means hand) or
operative methods
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Specialist
Description
Allergist
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Cardiologist
Geriatrician
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Oncologist
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Treats hypersensitivity
reactions
Treats heart disease
Treats diseases of old
age
Diagnoses and treats
malignant and benign
tumors
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Specialist
Description
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Pathologist
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Radiation oncologist
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Urologist
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Diagnoses disease by
analysis of cells
Treats disease with
high-energy radiation
Treats and performs
surgery on the urinary
tract and male
reproductive system
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cardi/o
heart
col/o colon, large intestine
dermat/o skin
endocrin/o endocrine glands
enter/o
intestines
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esthesi/o
gastr/o
ger/o
gynec/o
female
hemat/o
sensation
stomach
old age
woman,
blood
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iatr/o
laryng/o
lymph/o
nephr/o
neur/o
treatment
voice box
lymph
kidney
nerve
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nos/o
disease
obstetr/o midwife
odont/o
tooth
onc/o
tumor
ophthalm/o
eye
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opt/o
optic/o
orth/o
ot/o
path/o
eye
eye
straight
ear
disease
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ped/o
psych/o
pulmon/o
radi/o
rect/o
child
mind
lung
x-rays
rectum
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rheumat/o flow, fluid
rhin/o
nose
thorac/o
chest
ur/o
urinary tract
vascul/o
blood vessels
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Cardiology
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angina
anticoagulant
diuretic
hypertension
ischemia
antiarrhythmic
Gynecology
● dysmenorrhea
● hysterectomy
● leiomyomas
● menorrhagia
● sonogram
● fibroids
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Orthopedics
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callus
femur
fibula
fixation
fracture
Radiology
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anterior
infiltrate
lateral
mediastinal
posterior
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Medical specialty treating pregnant
women
STBSCORIET
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Inflammation of the ear
TIOSIT
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3.
Branch of medicine that uses operative
methods
GYSRUER
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Pertaining to tumors
CGNEOINCO
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Pertaining to treating children
TIEPRDCIA
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6.
Study of disease
LAPGOHYTO
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New opening of the colon to the outside
of the body
OLMYSOCOT
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Bonus Term: Abnormal condition of the mind
SCOSYIPHS
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