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Medical Terminology > Chapter 2: Suffixes Indicating Medical Specialties Or Personnel > Flashcards

Chapter 2: Suffixes Indicating Medical Specialties Or Personnel Flashcards

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-iatric

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Medical specialty

Psychiatric (medical specialty of the mind)

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-iatrist

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Physician

Psychiatrist (physician specializing in the mind)

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-iatry

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Treatment, medicine

Podiatry (treatment of the foot)

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-ician

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Specialist pediatrician (specialist for children)

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-ist

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Specialist

Pharmacist (drug specialist)

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-logist

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One who studies

Cardiologist (one who studies the heart)

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-logy

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Study of

Cardiology (study of the heart)

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-er

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One who

Radiographer (one who takes x-Rays)

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