Medical Terminology Chapter 2 part 1

a surgical operation to remove the appendix.

• rhinorrhea

• pleurisy

• gastroplasty

• appendectomy

a medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases.

• psychologist

• pediatrician

• surgeon

• internals

Pertaining to the study of life

• biological

• genetic

• geology

• forensic medicine

the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and abnormalities of the heart.

• geology

• rhinoplasty

• gastrectomy

• cardiology

relating to or denoting glands which secrete hormones or other products directly into the blood.

• otitis media

• mastitis

• endocrine

• pediculosis

A doctor who has special training in giving drugs or other agents to prevent or relieve pain during surgery or other procedures.

• surgeon

• anesthesiologist

• pathologist

• coroner

inflammation of the stomach and intestines, typically resulting from bacterial toxins or viral infection and causing vomiting and diarrhea.

• pertussis

• cholelithiasis

• gastroenteritis

• polio

relating to old people, especially with regard to their healthcare.

• pediatric

• geriatric

• insomniac

• diabetic

A physician who specializes in treating diseases of the female reproductive organs and providing well-woman health care that focuses primarily on the reproductive organs.

• pharmacist

• periodontist

• orthodontist

• Gynecologist

Having a weakened immune system.

• immunocompromised

• allergy

• Down syndrome

• psoriasis