Medical Specialists
A doctor specialized in diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain and nervous system.
What is a Neurologist?
The removal of the appendix.
What is an appendectomy?
What is four times a day or four times daily?
This system filters the blood and excretes waste products.
What is the urinary system?
kinesi/o
What is movement?
A physician who specializes in the care of the heart and blood vessels.
A surgical procedure often referred to as CABG.
What is coronary artery bypass grafting?
CABG
What is coronary artery bypass grafting?
This system's main function is to breathe O2 in and breathe CO2 out.
What is the respiratory system?
gangli/o, ganglion/o
What is swelling or knot?
A doctor who specializes in treating disorders of the glands and hormones they secrete in the body.
What is an Endocrinologist?
Surgery to remove the gallbladder.
What is a cholecystectomy?
ACTH
What is the adrenocorticotropic hormone?
This system contains the alimentary canal and accessory organs.
What is the digestive system?
aden/o
A medical provider who specializes in treating diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
What is an orthopedist?
A surgery to change the shape of the nose.
What is a rhinoplasty?
EBV
What is the Epstein-Barr Virus?
This system is responsible for perpetuating life.
What is the reproductive system?
phren/o
What is diaphragm?
A provider who specializes in the ears, nose, and throat.
What is aa otolaryngologist?
The removal of a breast.
What is a mastectomy?
AU
What is both ears?
What is the lymphatic system?
oophor/o
What is ovary or egg-bearing?