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53 Cards in this Set
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-er, -ist
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one who
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-iatrician
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practitioner
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-logist
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one who studies; specialist
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-ac, -al, -ic, -logic, -logical
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pertaining to
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-iatrics, -iatry
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medical profession or treatment
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-logy
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study or science of
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Holistic Viewpoint
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Recognizing that the person is a composite of physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual needs.
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Medicine
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a drug or remedy; the science of diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health; the nonsurgical treatment of disease
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Internal Medicine
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A branch of medicine that deals specifically with diagnosis and medical treatment of diseases and disorders of internal structures of the body.
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cardi(o)
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heart
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crin(o)
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to secrete
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dermat(o)
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skin
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esthesi(o)
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feeling or sensation
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gastr(o), enter(o)
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stomach, intestines
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ger(a), ger(o), geront(o)
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elderly
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gynec(o)
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female
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immun(o)
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immune
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ne(o), nat(o)
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new, birth
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neur(o)
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nerve
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obstetr(o)
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midwife
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onc(o)
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tumor
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ophthalm(o)
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eye
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orth(o), ped(o)
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orth(o) means straight; ped(o) means child (sometimes, foot)
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ot(o), laryng(o)
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ear, larynx
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path(o)
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disease
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ped(o)
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child (sometimes, foot)
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psych(o)
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mind
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radi(o)
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radiant energy (sometimes, radius)
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rheumat(o)
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rheumatism
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rhin(o)
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nose
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ur(o)
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urinary tract (sometimes, urine)
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cardiology
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cardiologist
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endocrinology
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endocrinologist
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dermatology
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dermatologist
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anesthesiology
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anesthesiologist
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gastroenterology
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gastroenterologist
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geriatrics
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geriatrician
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gynecology
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gynecologist
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immunology
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immunologist
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neonatology
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neonatologist
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neurology
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neurologist
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obstetrics
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obstetrician
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oncology
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oncologist
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ophthalmology
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ophthalmologist
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orthopedics
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orthopedist (orthopedic surgeon)
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otolaryngology
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otolaryngologist
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pathology
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pathologist
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pediatrics
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pediatrician
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psychiatry
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psychiatrist
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radiology
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radiologist
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rheumatology
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rheumatologist
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rhinology
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rhinologist
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urology
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urologist
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