1. Word Pieces for Week Two How to Talk about Doctors
Prefix, Root, Suffix
Meaning
Internus
Obstetrix
Paidos
Pedis
Agogos
Demos
Derma
Hypos
Ophthalmos
Oculus
-ician
Opsis, optikos
metron
Inside
Midwife
Child
Foot
Leading, leader
People
Skin
Under
Eye
Expert
Vision, sight
measurement

2. Word Pieces for Week Two How to Talk about Doctors
Prefix, Root, Suffix
Meaning
straight, correct
Tooth
Heart
Science; study
Nerve
Pain
Abnormal or diseased condition
Inflammation
Spirit, soul, mind
Medical healing
Old age
child
Orthos
Odontos
Kardia
Logos
Neuron
Algos
-osis
-itis
Psyche
iatreia
Geras
Paidos (ped-)

3. Can you name the doctor for each field?
Mental or emotional disturbances
Nervous system
Skin
Diagnosis; internal organs
Infants
Female reproductive organs
Eyes
Heart
Pregnancy, childbirth
Skeletal system
Psychiatrist
Neurologist
Dermatologist
Internist
Pediatrician
Gynecologist
Opthalmologist
Cardiologist
Obstetrician
orthopedist

4. Bellringer - Tuesday YES NO Is an internist an expert in diagnosis?
Is a gynecologist familiar with the female reproductive organs?
Does an obstetrician specialize in diseases of childhood?
Does a pediatrician deliver babies?
If you had a skin disease, would you visit a dermatologist?
If you had trouble with your vision would you visit an orthopedist?
Is an ophthalmologist an eye specialist?
Does a cardiologist treat bone fractures?
Is a neurologist a nerve specialist?
If you were nervous, tense, overly anxious, constantly fearful for no apparent reasons, would a psychiatrist be the specialist to see?
YES NO

5. GP: Write the name of the specialist you might visit or be referred to:
For a suspected brain disorder
For a thorough internal checkup
If you have a skin disease
If you have a heart problem
If you are tense, fearful, insecure
If you are pregnant
For some disorder of the female reproductive organs
For a checkup for your two-month-old child
For faulty vision
For curvature of the spine
Neurologist
Internist
Dermatologist
Cardiologist
Psychiatrist
Obstetrician
Gynecologist
Pediatrician
Ophthalmologist
Orthopedist

6. Tuesday – Guided Practice
Gynecology
Obstetrics
Pediatrics
Pedagogy
Demagoguery
Dermatology
taxidermy
Principles of teaching
Stuffing of skins of animals
Specialty dealing with the delivery of newborn infants
Stirring up discontent among the masses
Treatment of skin diseases
Specialty dealing with women’s diseases
Specialty dealing with the treatment of children

7. Tuesday – Guided Practice
Hypodermic
Epidermis
Pachyderm
Dermatitis
Ophtalmologist
Optometrist
Optician
Elephant
Eye doctor
Under the skin
One who measures vision
Lens grinder
Outer layer of skin
Inflammation of the skin

8. Bellringer - Wednesday
Does a treatise on obstetrics deal with childbirth?
Does gynecology deal with the female reproductive organs?
Is pediatrics concerned with the diseases of old age?
Does pedagogy refer to teaching?
Is a pedagogue an expert teacher?
Is a demagogue interested in the welfare of the people?
Is a lion a pachyderm?
Is the epidermis one of the layers of the skin?
Is dermatitis an inflammation of one of the limbs?
Is a taxidermist a medical practitioner?
Is an opthalmologist a medical doctor?
Is an optometrist a medical doctor?
Does an optician prescribe glasses?
YES NO

9. Wednesday – Guided Practice
Specialty of child delivery
Outer layer of skin
Principles of teaching
Thick-skinned animal
Skin inflammation
One who foments political discontent
One who sells optical equipment
Medical graduate serving his apprenticeship
Treatment of childhood diseases
Practice of stirring up political dissatisfaction for purely personal gain
Obstetrics
Epidermis
Pedagogy
Pachyderm
Dermatitis
Demagogue
Optician
Intern or interne
Pediatrics
demagoguery

10. Wednesday - GP One who stuffs the skins of animals
Enother title for opthalmologist
Treatment of female ailments
Medical specialty relating to diseases of the eye
One-lens eyeglass
Pertaining to the eye
One who measures vision
Taxidermist
Oculist
Gynecology
Opthalmology
Monocle
Ocular
optometrist

11. Wednesday - GP Orthopedics Orthodontia Neuralgia Neuritis Geriatrics
Nerve pain
Specialty dealing with medical problems of the elderly
Straightening of teeth
Inflammation of the nerves
Treatment of skeletal deformities

12. Wednesday - GP Cardiogram Cardiograph Neurosis Psychosis psychiatry
Record of heart beats
Mental unbalance
Emotional disturbance
Treatment of personality disorders
Instrument for recording heartbeats

13. Bellringer - Thursday A gynecologist’s patients are mostly men.
Ophthalmology is the study of eye diseases.
Orthopedics is the specialty dealing with the bones and joints.
A cardiac patient has a heart ailment.
A person with a bad “bite” may profit from orthodontia.
Neuralgia is a disease of the bones.
A neurosis is the same as a psychosis.
Neuritis is inflammation of the nerves.
Psychiatry is a medical specialty that deals with mental, emotional, and personality disturbances.
A cardiograph is a device for recording heartbeats.
Psychiatric treatment is designed to relieve tensions, fears, and insecurities.
A doctor who specializes in pediatrics has very old patients.
A geriatrician has very young patients.
FALSE
TRUE

14. Thursday – Quiz Review Specialist who straightens teeth Nerve pain
Medical specialty dealing with bones and joints
Medical specialty dealing with emotional disturbances and mental illness
Inflammation of the nerves
Emotional or personality disorder
Mentally unbalanced
Pertaining to the heart
Specialty dealing with medical problems of the elderly
Instrument that records heart action
Record produced by such an instrument
Orthodontist
Neuralgia
orthopedics
Psychiatry
Neuritis
Neurosis
Psychotic
Cardiac
Geriatrics
Cardiograph
cardiogram