Suffixes for Medical Specialties

Question 1

-ian

Answer 1

specialist in a field of study
ex: physician (fih-ZISH-un)
practitioner of medicine

Question 2

-iatrics

Answer 2

medical specialty
ex: pediatrics (pe-de-AT-riks) care and treatment of children ( ped/o)

Question 3

-iatry

Answer 3

medical specialty
ex: psychiatry (si-KI-ah-tre) study and treament of mental (psych/o) disorders

Question 4

-ics

Answer 4

medical specialty
ex: orthopedics (or-tho-PE-diks) study and treatment of the skeleton and joints

Question 5

-ist

Answer 5

specialist in a field of study
ex: podiatrist (po-DI-ah-trist) one who studies and treats the foot (pod/o)

Question 6

-logy

Answer 6

study of
ex: physiology (fiz-e-OL-o-je) study of fucntion in a living organism