Observation and Discovery - Professional Terms Flashcards
anesthesiologist
doctor who specializes in anesthesiology
afferent nerve
a nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system
efferent nerve
a nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system
neurogenic
originating from.created by nerves
psychiatrist
doctor who specializes in the treatment of the mind
psychiatry
branch of medicine that forcuses on the treatment of the mind
psychogenic
origination in/created by the mind
psychologist
doctor who specializes in the study of the mind
psychology
branch of medicine that focuses on the study of the mind
psychosomatic
pertaining to the relationship between the body and the mind
idiopathic
having no known cause or origin