Medical Etymology : Terms & Root words

➰ Internist - Internus = inside (Latin)

➰Gynecologist- Gyne= woman , Logos = Science (Greek)

➰Obstetrician- Obstetrix = midwife (Latin), ician = expert

➰ Pediatrician - paidos= child , iatreia= medical healing , ician= expert (Greek)

➰Dermatologist - derma= skin (Greek)

➰Ophthalmologist- ophthalmos = eye , logos = science (Greek)

➰Anesthesia- an= without, aisthesis = sensation --> anaisthesia (Greek)

➰Neurologist - neuron = nerve , logos = science (Greek)

➰Geriatrics - geras = old age , iatreia = medical healing (Greek) 

➰ Psychiatry - psyche= mind , iatreia = medical healing (Greek) 

➰Cardiologist - kardia= heart , logos= science (Greek)

➰Orthopedist - orthos= straight, paidos= child (Greek) At the time of coining this word, correction of spinal curvature was a main concern among practitioners of Orthopedics

➰Orthodontist- orthos= straight , odontos= tooth(Greek)