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4 Vocabulary Time
4.1. A doctor is a person with a medical degree whose job is to treat
people who are ill or hurt. There are different kinds of doctors
for different diseases. Know them.
a. Audiologist : doctor of ear
b. Cardiologist : doctor of heart
c. Dermatologist : doctor of skin
d. Gynecologist : doctor of female reproductive system
e. Hematologist : doctor of blood
f. Neurologist : doctor of nervous system
g. Ophthalmologist : doctor of eye
h. Orthopedic doctor : doctor of bones
i. Pediatrician : doctor of children
j. Physician : a general skill doctor mainly for infectious
diseases
4.2. Suggest the correct doctor for the following patients.
Example :
My brother has a hearing problem. He doesn’t hear well and feels difficult to
communicate
Suggestion : audiologist
a. Aunt De Costa has some irritation in her reproductive part.
b. Mr. Dhakal’s three months old son has difficulty in breathing.
c. Mr. Lute has scabies all over his body.
d. I can’t figure out the objects very near to me. I think I have a
problem in my eyes.
e. He has a severe pain in his wrist. He must have fractured it
after being fallen off the swing.
f. The old man had a brain stroke. He needs an operation of brain.
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