Chapter 5. How to talk about various practitioners
| Root/Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1. psychologist | sī-KOL′-Ə-jist | 心理学家 |
| Greek [psyche] | spirit, soul, mind | |
| psyche | 灵魂，心灵，精神 | |
| psychic | 精神的，超自然的，灵魂的 | |
| Greek [iatreia] | medical healing | |
| psychiatrist | 精神病医生 | |
| [-ic] | adjective suffix | |
| Greek [soma] | body | |
| psychosomatic | 受心理影响的 | |
| Greek [pathos] | suffering, disease | |
| psychopathic | 精神变态的 | |
| 2. psychoanalyst | sī-kō-AN′-Ə-list | 精神分析学家 |
| psychoanalysis | 精神分析 | |
| Greek [genesis] | birth, origin | |
| psychogenic | 心理性的 | |
| psychotherapy | 精神疗法 | |
| psychotherapist | 精神疗法医生 | |
| 3. orthodontist | awr-thƏ-DON′-tist | 正齿医生 |
| Greek [othos] | straight | |
| Greek [odontos] | tooth | |
| [paidos] | child | |
| pedodontic/pedodontist/pedodontia | 儿童牙医/儿童牙科的/儿童牙科 | |
| Greek [endon] | inner | |
| endodontist | 牙髓病学 | |
| [ex-] | out | |
| exodontist | 拔牙专家 | |
| [peri-] | around | |
| periodontist | 牙周病学家 | |
| 4. optometrist | op-TOM′-Ə-trist | 验光师 |
| [opsis,optikos] | view | |
| [metron] | measurement | |
| Greek [therme] | heat | |
| thermonmeter | 温度计 | |
| Greek [baros] | weight | |
| barometer | 气压计 | |
| Greek [sphygmos] | pulse | |
| sphygmomanometer | 血压计 | |
| 5. optician | op-TISH′-Ən | 眼镜商，配制👓技师 |
| 6. osteopath | OS′-tee-Ə-path | 整骨疗法专家 |
| Greek [osteon] | bone | |
| osteopathy, osteopathic | 整骨疗法，整骨疗法的 | |
| Greek[pathos] | suffering, disease | |
| 7. chiropractor | KĪ′-rƏ-prƏk′-tƏr | 脊骨神经科医生，手疗法医师 |
| chiropratic | 手治疗法 | |
| Greek [cheir], rewritten to Englisth chiro- | hand | |
| Greek[-mancy] | foretelling | |
| chiromancy/chiromancer | 手相术/手相师 | |
| chiromantic | 手相的 | |
| chirography/chirographer | 书法/书法家 | |
| 8. podiatrist | pƏ-DĪ′-Ə-trist | 足病医生 |
| Greek [pous, podos] | foot | |
| Greek [iatreia] | medical healing | |
| podiatry/podiatric | 足部医疗/足部医学的 | |
| Greek [okto] | eight | |
| octopus | 章鱼 | |
| Greek [platys] | broad,flat | |
| platypus | 鸭嘴兽 | |
| [-ium] | place where | |
| podium | 讲台，表演台 | |
| [tri-] | three | |
| tripod | 三足的东西（三脚架，三足鼎，等） | |
| chiropodist | kƏ-ROP’-Ə-dist | 手足病医生 |
| 9. graphologist | 笔相家 | |
| Greek [graphein] | to write | |
| Greek [kallos] | beauty | |
| calligraphy | 美术字 | |
| cardiography | 心电图 | |
| Greek [kakos] | bad,harsh | |
| cacography | 书法不佳 | |
| photograph | 照片 | |
| Greek [phone] | sound | |
| phonograph | 留声机 | |
| Greek [tele-] | distance | |
| telegraph | 电报 | |
| Greek [bio-] | life | |
| biography | 传记 | |
| 10. gerontologist | jair′-Ən-TOL′-Ə-jist | 老年病专家 |
| Greek [geras] | old age | |
| gerontological | 老年学的 | |
| Latin [senex] | old | |
| senile | 衰老的 | |
| senescent | 变老的,growing old | |
| senior/senirority | 资深的, older | |
| senate | 参议院，上院. A council older |