MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY:

DOCTORS, DISEASES AND OTHER GOOD TERMS!

 What doctor should you use?

 Do you know what

body part or illness
each of these doctors
treat?

 Test your word

knowledge . . .
neurologist
 Hydrocephalic
 Having to do with treatment of
conditions or diseases in the
head, brain, nerves

 CEPHAL/O = HEAD
 ENCEPHAL/O = BRAIN

 The practice of neurology or a neurologist is a

physician specialist who is an expert in the
diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of
neurologic diseases such as a stroke,
Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, Alzheimer's
disease, and muscular dystrophy.
What does an otolaryngologist treat?

 Sinusitis, rhinitis, ear infections,

throat infections (laryngitis).
rhinoplasty
 Otolaryngology or ENT (ear,
nose, and throat) is the branch of
medicine and surgery that
specializes in the diagnosis and
treatment of disorders of the head
and neck.

 The full name of the specialty is:

Otorhinolaryngology[1]
from neoclassical Greek, the term
literally means "the study of ear,
nose and throat"
What does an ophthalmologist treat?

Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine

that deals with the anatomy, physiology and
diseases of the eye. Since ophthalmologists
also perform operations on eyes, they are
considered to be both surgical and medical
specialists.

*Optometrists – in the U. S. are currently

regulated by state boards that determine their
scope of practice, which may vary from state
to state. They are experienced in fitting
contact lenses & glasses prescriptions.

*Optician – is not a medical doctor, but a

specialized health care practitioner who
designs, fits and dispenses lenses for the
correction of a person's vision.
*opsis (to view) from opthalmos
What does a dermatologist treat?

 Dermatitis

 Epidermis

 Skin infections & diseases

What does a cardiologist treat?

 Interested in a patient’s cardiogram

& echocardiogram
 Uses a cardiograph
 Prescribes medicines for treatment
of bradycardia, tachycardia, atrial
fibulations, myocarditis

 CORONARY ARTERY
What body part does a nephrologist treat as opposed to a urologist?

 Nephritis –
 A nephrologist is a physician who has been
trained in the diagnosis and management of
kidney disease,

 UTI = urinary tract infection

 Urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat,
and manage patients with urological disorders.
 The organs covered by urology include the
kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, urinary bladder
, urethra, and the male reproductive organs
What does a psychiatrist treat?

 Psychiatrist - is a physician who

specializes in the diagnosis and treatment
of mental disorders.[

Versus:

 Psychologists - are "scientists" or

"scholars" (those who conduct research) and
"practitioners" or "professionals" (those who
apply psychological knowledge).
What body part is the Trachea?
 Can you recall the
difference between:

 Tracheotomy
 Tracheostomy
 Tachectomy

 What memory trick do

you use?
What if you suffered from odontalgia?
What type of doctor would you see?

 Ortho- = straighten
-odont- = teeth
-ist = one who specializes in
 Dentist = one who
specializes in the treatment
of the teeth

-ALGIA = pain
 Neuralgia, gastralgia, myalgia,
otalgia
What does a phlebotomist do?
 Phlebotomy ("to cut a vein" in Greek) is
the process of making an incision in a vein.
It is associated with venipuncture, the
practice of collecting blood samples.

 A person who practices phlebotomy

is termed a ________
 phlebotomist.

 Trained to draw blood from a live person or

animal for tests, transfusions, donations, or
research.
Where does an intravenous go?
 Intra = within

 Venous = vein
 What body parts does a
gastroenterologist examine?

Who should he see?

 Gastro = stomach
 Entero = intestine
 Log/os = study of
 ist = one who specializes

 Might be called: a
gastrointernist
Your patient needs a lung specialist. Who
would you call?
 Pulmonologist
pulmō, pulmonis = lung

 Pulmonology is called chest

medicine and respiratory medicine
in some countries and areas.

 Pulmonologists are specially

trained in diseases and conditions
of the chest, particularly pneumonia
, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema,
and complicated chest infections.
COLORS IN MEDICINE

1. cyanC= blue KEY

ya
cyanosis
1. bluish
discoloration of

n 4. leuk/o = white
the skin due to a
lack of oxygen

2. erythr/o = leukemia 2. red blood cell

red 3. black tumor –

most dangerous

erythrocyte - form of skin

cancer

4. cancer of white
blood cells
3. melan/o = black
melanoma
 SUFFIXES FOR: Symptoms

-emia
 -GENESIS
anemia
psychogenesis, biogenesis leukemia
origin or production blood condition
 -
-oid
-LYSIS  android
analysis, dialysis, urinalysis
resembling
breaking down or
dissolution
 What does –itis mean?
 arthritis, neuritis, cystitis,
inflammation

 think of an itch which

causes inflammation when
scratched
-oma
 carcinoma  sac filled with cells
 hematoma
 when you get a black
eye

means: tumor
 Do you know these locations?
 MEDIAL?  LATERAL?
 the blanket should be  place the patient
placed in a medial laterally on the bed
position
 relating to the side.
 relating to the
center of the body
Location! Location!
 supine  prone
 The patient was in a  The patient lay in a
supine position. prone position.

 face up, back down

 Face down, back up.
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Important Terms for Diseases:
1. Benign vs. malignant 4. Sepsis =
 Bene = good  Infection/bacterial
 Mal = bad
 asepsis

 antiseptic
2. Stasis =
Stays the same, like
status quo

3. Necrosis =
3. Death of tissue
PRACTICE AND REVIEW!!!
 Remember: The
more you know – the
easier it is to learn!