Combining form
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Medical Definitions
Medical Specialist
Physicians and what they treat
100

esthesi/o

What is sensation?

100

-cele

What is hernia, protrusion?

100

Otitis

What is inflammation of the ear?

100

Rheumatologist

What is arthritis?

100
Orthopedist

What is a broken bone?


200

iatr/o

What is treatment?

200

-megaly

What is enlargement?

200

Thoracotomy

What is incision of the chest?

200

Oncologist

What is breast cancer?

200

Gynecologist

What is a female diseases?

300

Obstetr/o

What is a midwife?

300

-genic

What is pertaining to producing.  

300

Oncology

What is the study of tumors?

300

Nephrologist

What is kidney disease?

300

Cardiologist

What are heart disorders?

400

rheumat/o

What is flow, fluid?

400

-ist

What is a specialist?

400

Colectomy

What is removal of the large intestine?

400

Infectious Disease Specialist

What is viral and bacterial diseases?

400

Gastroenterologist

What are stomach and intestinal disorders?

500

ur/o

What is the urinary tract?

500

-stomy

What is an opening?

500

Lymphadenopathy

What is the disease of lymph glands?

500

Urologist

What is urinary bladder replacement?

500

Pulmonary Specialist

What are lung disorders?