Roots of Medical Specialties

Question 1

CARDI/O–

Answer 1

heart, cardiology

Question 2

CHIR/O–

Answer 2

hand, chiropractic

Question 3

CRIN/O–

Answer 3

secrete, endocrinology

Question 4

DEM/O–

Answer 4

people, epidemiology

Question 5

DENT/O–

Answer 5

tooth, dentistry

Question 6

DERMAT/O–

Answer 6

skin, dermatology

Question 7

EMBRY/O–

Answer 7

embryo, embryology

Question 8

ENTER/O–

Answer 8

intestine, gastroenterology

Question 9

GASTR/O–

Answer 9

stomach, gastroenterology

Question 10

GERONT/O–

Answer 10

old age, gerontology

Question 11

GYNEC/O–

Answer 11

female, gynecology

Question 12

HEMAT/O–

Answer 12

blood, hematology

Question 13

IMMUN/O–

Answer 13

protected, immunology

Question 14

INTERN/O–

Answer 14

within, inner, internal medicine

Question 15

NAT/O–

Answer 15

birth, neonatology

Question 16

NEPHR/O–

Answer 16

kidney, nephrology

Question 17

NEUR/O–

Answer 17

nerves, neurology

Question 18

OBSTETR/O–

Answer 18

midwife, obstetrics

Question 19

ONC/O–

Answer 19

tumor, oncology

Question 20

OPHTHALM/O–

Answer 20

eye, ophthalmology

Question 21

OPT/O–

Answer 21

eye, optometry

Question 22

ORTH/O–

Answer 22

straight, orthopedics

Question 23

OSTE/O–

Answer 23

bone, osteopathy

Question 24

OT/O–

Answer 24

ear, otology

Question 25

RHIN/O–

Answer 25

nose, rhinologist

Question 26

LARYNG/O–

Answer 26

ear, nose, larynx, otorhinolaryngology

Question 27

PATH/O–

Answer 27

disease, pathology

Question 28

PED/O–, PEDI/A–

Answer 28

child, pediatrics

Question 29

PHARMAC/O–

Answer 29

drug, medicine, pharmacology

Question 30

POD/O–, PED/I–

Answer 30

foot, podiatry

Question 31

PROCT/O–

Answer 31

anus, rectum, proctology

Question 32

PSYCH/O–

Answer 32

mind, psychiatry

Question 33

UR/O–

Answer 33

urine, urology