Greek IX Flashcards
one who treats various troubles of the feet
chiropodist
prudent; tactful
politic
having to do with surgery that deals with skeletal deformities and diseases
orthopaedic
contrary to or differing from an acknowledged standard; unorthodox
heterodox
a mystical and philosophical doctrine of early Christian times which claimed that matter was evil, that spiritual knowledge rather than faith was essential to salvation, and which denied that Christ had a corporeal existence
Gnosticism
a pedantic, dogmatic, dull teacher
pedagogue
having to do with the belief in more than one god
polytheistic
a dentist who specializes in straightening teeth
orthodontist
one having wide international sophistication who feels at home in any part of the world
cosmopolite
a dentist who specializes in the treatment of diseases of the supporting tissues of the teeth, as the bone, gums, and other connective tissue
periodontist
a leader who appeals to the emotions and popular prejudices of the people in order to gain power and or money for himself
demagogue
a person who introduces new words, or existing words w new meaning, into a language
neologist
the doctrin that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and man are only manifestations
pantheism
having to do w pantheism
pantheistic
the branch of medicine dealing w the care, development, and diseases of babies and children
pediatrics
the study of the influence of the geography on the politics of a state
geopolitics
having to do w, or furnishing a general view of, some subject
synoptic
one who prepares, stuffs, and mounts the skins of animals
taxidermist
the science of projectiles, such as bullets, rockets, and bombs
ballistic
conforming to established doctrine or procedure
orthodox
a doctor who treats ailments of the feet
podiatrist
