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What is the title of the doctor who specializes in:
- internal medicine?
- female ailments?
- pregnancy and childbirth?
- the treatment and care of infants and young children?
- skin disorders?
- diseases of the eye?
- heart problems?
- the brain and nervous system?
- mental and emotional disturbances?
Know the answer? If not, keep reading to learn the terms about “How to Talk About doctors.”
Talk About Doctors
Below are 10 terms about how to talk about doctors and their respective fields. Each of the following words has been explained by an idea to make a strong appeal to your understanding. Learn, practice, and improve.
1. Internist
- diagnosis; internal organs
What’s wrong with you?
To find out what ails you and why, this specialist gives you a thorough physical examination, using an impressive array of tests: X-ray, blood chemistry, urinalysis, cardiogram, and so on.
An Internist
2. Gynecologist
- female reproductive organs
Female troubles?
This specialist treats the female reproductive and sexual organs.
A gynecologist
3. Obstetrician
- pregnancy, childbirth
having a baby?
This specialist delivers babies and takes care of the mother during and immediately after the period of her pregnancy.
An Obstetrician
4. Pediatrician
- infants
is your baby ill?
You know the common childhood maladies-mumps, whooping cough, chickenpox, measles. This specialist limits this practice to youngsters, taking care of babies directly after birth, supervising their diet, and watching over their growth and development, giving them the series of inoculations that have done so much to decrease infant mortality, and soothe their anxious parents.
A pediatrician
5. Dermatologist
- skin
skin clear?
You have heard the classic riddle: “What is the best use for pigskin?” Answer: ” to keep the pig together.” Human skin has a similar purpose: it is, if we get down to fundamentals, what keeps us all in one piece. And our outer covering, like so many of our internal organs, is subject to disease and infections of various kinds, running the gamut from simple acne and eczemas through impetigo, psoriasis, and cancer. there is a specialist who treats all such skin diseases.
A dermatologist
6. Opthalmologist
- eyes
eyes okay?
the physician whose specialty is disorders of vision (myopia, astigmatism, cataracts, glaucoma, etc.) may prescribe glasses, administer drugs, or perform surgery.
An ophthalmologist
7. Orthopedist
- skeletal system
how are your bones?
This specialist deals with the skeletal structure of the body, treating bone fractures, slipped discs, clubfoot, the curvature of the spine, dislocations of the hips, etc., and may correct a condition either by surgery or by the use of braces or other appliances
An orthopedist
8. Cardiologyst
- heart
does your heart go pitter-patter?
This specialist treats diseases of the heart and circulatory system.
A cardiologist
9. Neurologist
- nervous system
is your brain working?
This physician specializes in the treatment of disorders of the brain, spinal cord, and the rest of the nervous system.
A neurologist
10. Psychiatrist
- mental or emotional disturbances
are you neurotic?
This specialist attempts to alleviate mental and emotional disturbances by means of various techniques, occasionally drugs or electroshock, more often private or group psychotherapy.
A psychiatrist
Hope this will help when you want to talk about doctors and their specialties.
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