Specialties and Specialists

Question 1

-ician: specialist in a field of study

Answer 1

ex: obstetrician (specialist in the field of study of pregnancy and childbirth)

Question 2

-iatrics: relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment

Answer 2

ex: pediatrics (field of medicine that deals with children)

Question 3

-iatry: medical treatment, medical profession

Answer 3

ex: psychiatry (field of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness)

Question 4

-iatrist: one who treats; a physician

Answer 4

ex: psychiatrist (specialist in the study, treatment, and prevention of mental illness)

Question 5

-ian: specialist in a field of study

Answer 5

ex: geriatrician (specialist in the field of study of the aging)

Question 6

-ist: practitioner

Answer 6

ex: pharmacist (one who is licensed to prepare and dispense medications)

Question 7

-logist: one who specializes in the study of

Answer 7

ex: biologist (one who specializes in the study of living things)

Question 8

-logy: the study of

Answer 8

ex: biology (the study of living things)

Question 9

histologist

Answer 9

A medical scientist who specializes in the study of tissues.