Practitioner

Question 1

psychologist

Answer 1

/saɪˈkɒl ə dʒɪst/ noun

1. a specialist in psychology.
2. Philosophy. an adherent to or advocate of psychologism.

Question 2

psychology

Answer 2

/saɪˈkɒl ə dʒi/ noun, plural psychologies.

1. the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
2. the science of human and animal behavior.

Question 3

psychological

Answer 3

/ˌsaɪ kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/

adjective

of or relating to psychology.

Question 4

psyche

Answer 4

/ˈsaɪ ki/ noun

1. Classical Mythology. a personification of the soul, which in the form of a beautiful girl was loved by Eros.
2. (lowercase) the human soul, spirit, or mind.

Question 5

psychic

Answer 5

/ˈsaɪ kɪk/

adjective, Also, psychical

1. of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical ).

noun 6. a person who is allegedly sensitive to psychic influences or forces; medium.

Question 6

psychopathy

Answer 6

/saɪˈkɒp ə θi/ noun, plural psychopathies.

1. a mental disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience.
2. any mental disease.

Question 7

psychopathic

Answer 7

/ˌsaɪ kəˈpæθ ɪk/ adjective

of, relating to, or affected with psychopathy

Question 8

psychosomatic

Answer 8

/ˌsaɪ koʊ səˈmæt ɪk/ adjective

1. of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
2. pertaining to or involving both the mind and the body.

Question 9

psychoanalyst

Answer 9

/ˌsaɪ koʊˈæn l ɪst/ noun

1. a person trained to practice psychoanalysis.

Question 10

psychoanalysis

Answer 10

/ˌsaɪ koʊ əˈnæl ə sɪs/ noun

1. a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
2. a technical procedure for investigating unconscious mental processes and for treating psychoneuroses.

Question 11

psychogenic

Answer 11

/ˌsaɪ kəˈdʒɛn ɪk/ adjective, Psychology

1. having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process: a psychogenic disorder.

Question 12

psychoanalytic

Answer 12

/ˌsaɪ koʊˌæn lˈɪt ɪk/

Question 13

psychotherapy

Answer 13

/ˌsaɪ koʊˈθɛr ə pi/ noun, plural psychotherapies.

1. the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.

Question 14

psychotherapeutics

Answer 14

/ˌsaɪ koʊˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪks/ noun,

( used with a singular verb) 1. psychotherapy.

Question 15

psychopath

Answer 15

/ˈsaɪ kəˌpæθ/

noun
1.
a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn fromexperience, etc.

Question 16

pedodontist

Answer 16

/ˌpɛd əˈdɒn tɪst or, esp. British, ˌpi də-/ noun

1.
a specialist in pedodontics.

Question 17

pedodontia

Answer 17

/ˌpɛd əˈdɒn ʃə, -ʃi ə or, esp. British, ˌpi də-/

pedodontics
noun, ( used with a singular verb)
1.
the branch of dentistry dealing with the care and treatment ofchildren’s teeth.

Question 18

periodontist

Answer 18

/ˌpɛr i əˈdɒn tɪst/
noun
1.
a specialist in periodontics.

Question 19

periodontia

Answer 19

/ˌpɛr i əˈdɒn ʃə, -ʃi ə/

periodontics

/ˌpɛr i əˈdɒn tɪks/

noun, ( used with a singular verb)

1. the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment ofdiseases of the periodontium.

Question 20

endodontist

Answer 20

/ˌɛn doʊˈdɒn tɪst/
noun
1.
a specialist in endodontics.

Also, endodontologist
/ˌɛn doʊ dɒnˈtɒl ə dʒɪst/

Question 21

endodontics

Answer 21

/ˌɛn doʊˈdɒn tɪks/
noun, ( used with a singular verb)
1.
the branch of dentistry dealing with the cause, diagnosis, prevention,and treatment of diseases of the dental pulp, usually by removal ofthe nerve and other tissue of the pulp cavity and its replacement withsuitable filling material; pulp canal therapy; root canal therapy.

Also,

endodontia /ˌɛn doʊˈdɒn ʃə, -ʃi ə/

endodontology /ˌɛn doʊ dɒnˈtɒl ə dʒi/ (Show IPA).

Question 22

exodontist

Answer 22

/ˌɛk səˈdɒn tɪst/
noun
1.
a specialist in exodontics.

Question 23

exodontics

Answer 23

/ˌɛk səˈdɒn tɪks/
noun, ( used with a singular verb)
1. the branch of dentistry dealing with the extraction of teeth.

Also, exodontia /ˌɛk səˈdɒn ʃə, -ʃi ə/

Question 24

thermometer

Answer 24

/θərˈmɒm ɪ tər/

noun

1.
an instrument for measuring temperature, often a sealed glass tubethat contains a column of liquid, as mercury, that expands andcontracts, or rises and falls, with temperature changes, thetemperature being read where the top of the column coincides with acalibrated scale marked on the tube or its frame.

Question 25

barometer

Answer 25

/bəˈrɒm ɪ tər/

noun

1.
Meteorology. any instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.
Compare aneroid barometer, mercury barometer.
2.
anything that indicates changes.

Question 26

barometric

Answer 26

/ˌbær əˈmɛ trɪk/

Question 27

sphygmomanometer

Answer 27

/ˌsfɪg moʊ məˈnɒm ɪ tər/
noun, Physiology
1.
an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff andused with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.

Question 28

osteopath

Answer 28

/ˈɒs ti əˌpæθ/
noun
1.
a physician who practices osteopathy.

Also, osteopathist
/ˌɒs tiˈɒp ə θɪst/ (Show IPA).

Question 29

osteopathy

Answer 29

/ˌɒs tiˈɒp ə θi/ noun

1.
a therapeutic system originally based upon the premise thatmanipulation of the muscles and bones to promote structural integritycould restore or preserve health: current osteopathic physicians usethe diagnostic and therapeutic techniques of conventional medicine aswell as manipulative measures.

Question 30

osteopathic

Answer 30

/ˌɒs ti əˈpæθ ɪk/

Question 31

podiatrist

Answer 31

/pəˈdaɪ ə trɪst, poʊ-/
noun
1.
a person qualified to diagnose and treat foot disorders.

Question 32

podiatric

Answer 32

/ˌpəʊdɪˈætrɪk/

Question 33

octopus

Answer 33

/ˈɒk tə pəs/

noun, plural octopuses, octopi /ˈɒk təˌpaɪ/
1.
any octopod of the genus Octopus, having a soft, oval body and eightsucker-bearing arms, living mostly at the bottom of the sea.
2.
something likened to an octopus, as an organization with many formsof far-reaching influence or control.

Question 34

platypus

Answer 34

/ˈplæt ɪ pəs, -ˌpʊs/

noun, plural platypuses, platypi /ˈplæt ɪˌpaɪ/
1.
a small, aquatic, egg-laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, ofAustralia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a tail like that of abeaver, a sensitive bill resembling that of a duck, and, in adult males,venom - injecting spurs on the ankles of the hind limbs, used primarilyfor fighting with other males during the breeding season.

Question 35

podium

Answer 35

/ˈpoʊ di əm/

noun, plural podiums, podia /ˈpoʊ di ə/
1.
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, for a publicspeaker, etc.

Question 36

gymnasium

Answer 36

/dʒɪmˈneɪ zi əm/

noun, plural gymnasiums, gymnasia /dʒɪmˈneɪ zi ə, -ʒə/
1.
a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise,or physical education.
2.
a place where Greek youths met for exercise and discussion.

Question 37

auditorium

Answer 37

/ˌɔ dɪˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-/
noun, plural auditoriums, auditoria /ˌɔ dɪˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-/
1.
the space set apart for the audience in a theater, school, or otherpublic building.
2.
a building for public gatherings; hall.

Question 38

tripod

Answer 38

/ˈtraɪ pɒd/

noun

1.
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
2.
a three-legged stand or support, as for a camera or telescope.

Question 39

chiropodist

Answer 39

/kɪˈrɒp ə dɪst/

noun
1.
a podiatrist.

Question 40

chiropodial

Answer 40

/ˌkaɪrəʊˈpəʊdɪəl/

Question 41

chiropractic

Answer 41

/ˌkaɪ rəˈpræk tɪk/

noun
1.
a therapeutic system based primarily upon the interactions of the spine and nervous system, the method of treatment usually being to adjust the segments of the spinal column.
2.
a chiropractor.

Question 42

chirography

Answer 42

/kaɪˈrɒg rə fi/

noun
1.
handwriting; penmanship.

Question 43

chirographic

Answer 43

/ˌkaɪ rəˈgræf ɪk/

Question 44

chiromancy

Answer 44

/ˈkaɪ rəˌmæn si/

noun
1.palmistry.

/ˈpɑ mə stri/ noun

1. the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character fromthe lines and configurations of the palm of a person’s hand.

Question 45

graphology

Answer 45

/græˈfɒl ə dʒi/
noun

1. the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expressionof the writer’s character, personality, abilities, etc.
2. Linguistics. the study of systems of writing; grammatology.

Question 46

calligraphy

Answer 46

/kəˈlɪg rə fi/ noun

1. fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with agreat many flourishes:
   She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
2. handwriting; penmanship.
3. the art of writing beautifully:
   He studied calligraphy when he was a young man.

Question 47

calligraphic

Answer 47

/ˌkæl ɪˈgræf ɪk/

Question 48

cacography

Answer 48

/kəˈkɒg rə fi/ noun

1. bad handwriting; poor penmanship.
2. incorrect spelling.

Question 49

cacographic

Answer 49

/ˌkæk əˈgræf ɪk/

Question 50

gerontology

Answer 50

/ˌdʒɛr ənˈtɒl ə dʒi, ˌdʒɪər-/
noun
1. the branch of science that deals with aging and the problems of agedpersons.

Question 51

gerontological

Answer 51

/dʒəˌrɒn tlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/

Question 52

senile

Answer 52

/ˈsi naɪl, -nɪl, ˈsɛn aɪl/

adjective
1.
showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mentalfunctioning, especially short-term memory and alertness, as a resultof old age or disease.

Question 53

senility

Answer 53

/sɪˈnɪl ɪ ti/ noun
1.
the state of being senile, especially the weakness or mental infirmityof old age.

Question 54

senescent

Answer 54

/sɪˈnɛs ənt/
adjective
1. growing old; aging.

Question 55

seniority

Answer 55

/sinˈyɔr ɪ ti, -ˈyɒr-/

noun, plural seniorities for 2.
1. the state of being senior; priority of birth;superior age

2. priority, precedence, or status obtained as the result of a person’slength of service, as in a profession, trade, company, or union:
   First choice of vacation time will be given to employees withseniority.