Roots of Medical Specialties Flashcards
1
Q
CARDI/O–
A
heart, cardiology
2
Q
CHIR/O–
A
hand, chiropractic
3
Q
CRIN/O–
A
secrete, endocrinology
4
Q
DEM/O–
A
people, epidemiology
5
Q
DENT/O–
A
tooth, dentistry
6
Q
DERMAT/O–
A
skin, dermatology
7
Q
EMBRY/O–
A
embryo, embryology
8
Q
ENTER/O–
A
intestine, gastroenterology
9
Q
GASTR/O–
A
stomach, gastroenterology
10
Q
GERONT/O–
A
old age, gerontology
11
Q
GYNEC/O–
A
female, gynecology
12
Q
HEMAT/O–
A
blood, hematology
13
Q
IMMUN/O–
A
protected, immunology
14
Q
INTERN/O–
A
within, inner, internal medicine
15
Q
NAT/O–
A
birth, neonatology
16
Q
NEPHR/O–
A
kidney, nephrology
17
Q
NEUR/O–
A
nerves, neurology
18
Q
OBSTETR/O–
A
midwife, obstetrics
19
Q
ONC/O–
A
tumor, oncology
20
Q
OPHTHALM/O–
A
eye, ophthalmology
21
Q
OPT/O–
A
eye, optometry
22
Q
ORTH/O–
A
straight, orthopedics
23
Q
OSTE/O–
A
bone, osteopathy
24
Q
OT/O–
A
ear, otology
25
RHIN/O--
nose, rhinologist
26
LARYNG/O--
ear, nose, larynx, otorhinolaryngology
27
PATH/O--
disease, pathology
28
PED/O--, PEDI/A--
child, pediatrics
29
PHARMAC/O--
drug, medicine, pharmacology
30
POD/O--, PED/I--
foot, podiatry
31
PROCT/O--
anus, rectum, proctology
32
PSYCH/O--
mind, psychiatry
33
UR/O--
urine, urology
