Word Study
Prognosis-Greek: to know before hand, prior knowledge of the course of a disease that is gained from close observation of many similar cases
Diagnosis-Greek:to distinguish or to discern
Carcinoma:Greek: cancer, the swollen veins surrounding the diseased area resembled crab claws
Pharmacist-Greek: a person qualified to prepare and dispense drugs
Pharmacology-Greek: branch of medicine that deals with the uses, effects and modes of action of drugs
Pharmacy-Greek: the shop where drugs can be bought, the preparation and dispensing of drugs
Surgery-Greek: the act of healing by manual operation
Ethics-Greek: the characteristic spirit or attitudes of a community, people or system
Anatomy-Greek:the science of bodily structure, which was learnt later from the dissection of cadavers
Physiology-Greek:natural science, the science of the functions of living organisms and their parts
Neurology-Greek: scientific study of nerve systems
Neuralgia-Greek: intense intermittent pain along the course of a nerve
Neuroma-Greek: a tumor on a nerve or in nerve tissue
Gynecology-Greek: the science of the physiological functions and diseases of women
Pediatrics-Greek: the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases
Pediatrician-Greek: doctor who specializes in pediatrics
Placenta-Greek: "flat cake" flattened circular organ in the womb that nourishes and maintains the fetus through the umbilical cord
Medicine-Latin:a drug for the treatment or prevention of disease
Medical-Latin: treat with drugs
Medication-Latin: treatment with drugs
Medicinal-Latin: when used of a substance, healing
Doctor-Latin: having been taught, learned
Obstetrics-Latin:branch of medicine and surgery that deals with childbirth and midwifery
Infection-Latin: to affect a person with harmful organisms
Bacteria-Latin: the appearance of these micro-organisms under the microscope
Amputate-Latin: to cut off by surgical operation a part of the body, particularly a limb, because of injury or disease
Scalpel-Latin: a sharp, cutting instrument
Forceps-Latin: an instrument for grasping
Contraception-Latin: measures taken to avoid pregnancy
Abortion-Latin: to miscarry
Infanticide-Lain: infant, to kill
Expose-Latin: to put out, to turn out
Ophthalmologist-Greek: specializes in the eye and its diseases
Optometrist-Greek: measures the refraction of the eyes and prescribes correctional lenses
Optician-Greek: fills prescriptions for eyeglasses
Oculist-Latin: person who specializes in the medical treatment of eye disorders or defects
Binocular-Latin: using both eyes
Electroencephalograph-Greek: a medical instrument used for measuring brain waves
(Dominik)
Diagnosis-Greek:to distinguish or to discern
Carcinoma:Greek: cancer, the swollen veins surrounding the diseased area resembled crab claws
Pharmacist-Greek: a person qualified to prepare and dispense drugs
Pharmacology-Greek: branch of medicine that deals with the uses, effects and modes of action of drugs
Pharmacy-Greek: the shop where drugs can be bought, the preparation and dispensing of drugs
Surgery-Greek: the act of healing by manual operation
Ethics-Greek: the characteristic spirit or attitudes of a community, people or system
Anatomy-Greek:the science of bodily structure, which was learnt later from the dissection of cadavers
Physiology-Greek:natural science, the science of the functions of living organisms and their parts
Neurology-Greek: scientific study of nerve systems
Neuralgia-Greek: intense intermittent pain along the course of a nerve
Neuroma-Greek: a tumor on a nerve or in nerve tissue
Gynecology-Greek: the science of the physiological functions and diseases of women
Pediatrics-Greek: the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases
Pediatrician-Greek: doctor who specializes in pediatrics
Placenta-Greek: "flat cake" flattened circular organ in the womb that nourishes and maintains the fetus through the umbilical cord
Medicine-Latin:a drug for the treatment or prevention of disease
Medical-Latin: treat with drugs
Medication-Latin: treatment with drugs
Medicinal-Latin: when used of a substance, healing
Doctor-Latin: having been taught, learned
Obstetrics-Latin:branch of medicine and surgery that deals with childbirth and midwifery
Infection-Latin: to affect a person with harmful organisms
Bacteria-Latin: the appearance of these micro-organisms under the microscope
Amputate-Latin: to cut off by surgical operation a part of the body, particularly a limb, because of injury or disease
Scalpel-Latin: a sharp, cutting instrument
Forceps-Latin: an instrument for grasping
Contraception-Latin: measures taken to avoid pregnancy
Abortion-Latin: to miscarry
Infanticide-Lain: infant, to kill
Expose-Latin: to put out, to turn out
Ophthalmologist-Greek: specializes in the eye and its diseases
Optometrist-Greek: measures the refraction of the eyes and prescribes correctional lenses
Optician-Greek: fills prescriptions for eyeglasses
Oculist-Latin: person who specializes in the medical treatment of eye disorders or defects
Binocular-Latin: using both eyes
Electroencephalograph-Greek: a medical instrument used for measuring brain waves
(Dominik)