Doctor Doctor!! # Specific Words

Doctors are everywhere, no matter which part of the world you are. but are all doctors same? Well, no.
Every doctor does specializes in a particular area and they are known by it.
Lets learn how to talk about doctors.

FEMALE TROUBLES?

He/she is responsible for treating the female reproductive and sexual organs. Who is he/she?
A GYNECOLOGIST
GYNECOLOGIST is make from two words-
Gyne-: woman
Logy-: science

HAVING A BABY?

This specialist is responsible for babies and takes care of the mother and baby during and after pregnancy.
A OBSTETRICIAN
OBSTETRICIAN is made of two words-:
Obstetrix-: midwife
Ician-: expert

IS THE BABY ILL?

Who should you go to when the baby is ill> may be he/she has chicken pox/meals/mumps. This specialist takes care of youngsters, babies after birth, watches their growth and development.
PEDIATRICIAN is made of the three words.
Paidos-: child
Iatreia-: medical healing
Ician-: expert

SKIN ISSUES?

Are you having pim[ples or rashes? Is your skin itching? Do you find strange changes in the skin? Or is there some major skin disease like impetigo, psoriasis or cancer? But how do you know what it is? who is going to cure it?
A DERMATOLOGIST
Derma-: skin
Logos- science

ARE YOUR EYES OKAY?

She/he cares about the disorders in your eyes like myopia or cataracts etc and prescribes glasses, performs surgery give drugs.
An OPHTHALMOLOGIST

HOW ARE YOUR BONES?

Have you had any bones fracture, slipped discs, clubfoot, curvature of the spine or issues in skeletal structure of your body? Where did you went? Bone doctor??
No, you will go to an ORTHOPEDIST

ISSUES OF HEART

Does your heart go pitter-patter? Well have you had any disorders of heart or circulatory system? Who did you referred to? A heart doctor?
Well, you must go to a CARDIOLOGIST

IS THE BRAIN WORKING FINE?

You go to this physician for creating any disorders of brain, spinal cord or the rest of the nervous system. Who is he/she?
A NEUROLOGIST

So, from now on, stop saying skin doctor or baby doctor. Use the right words and show the world who you are!
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