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  1. ambidextrous
    equally skillful with each hand
  2. dexterous
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  3. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
  4. gauche
    lacking social poise or refinement
  5. misanthropic
    hating mankind in general
  6. intern
    someone who works for an expert to learn about a job
  7. gynecology
    the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women
  8. obstetrics
    the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and pregnancy
  9. pediatric
    of or relating to the medical care of children
  10. pedagogy
    the profession of a teacher
  11. pedagogue
    someone who educates young people
  12. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  13. dermatology
    the branch of medicine dealing with the skin
  14. hypodermic
    a piston syringe that is fitted with a needle for injections
  15. epidermis
    the outer layer of skin covering the body surface
  16. taxidermy
    the art of mounting the skins of animals
  17. pachyderm
    a large mammal with thick skin, such as an elephant or hippo
  18. dermatitis
    inflammation of the skin
  19. ophthalmology
    the branch of medicine concerned with the eye
  20. oculist
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision
  21. monocle
    lens for correcting defective vision in one eye
  22. binocular
    relating to both eyes
  23. inoculate
    inject or treat with the germ of a disease to render immune
  24. optometrist
    a person skilled in testing for defects of vision
  25. optician
    a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
  26. optics
    the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light
  27. optical
    relating to or using sight
  28. geriatrician
    a specialist in gerontology
  29. geriatrics
    the branch of medical science that deals with old people
  30. psychiatry
    the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
  31. psychotic
    characteristic of or suffering from a severe mental disorder
  32. psychosis
    severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost
  33. neurotic
    affected by worry due to a mental disturbance
  34. neurosis
    a mental illness that makes you behave in an unusual way
  35. neuritis
    inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function
  36. neuralgia
    acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves
  37. neurology
    the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system
  38. cardiograph
    a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles
  39. cardiogram
    a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
  40. cardiac
    of or relating to the heart
  41. cardiology
    the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases
  42. orthodontist
    a dentist specializing in irregularities of the teeth
  43. orthodontia
    the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
  44. orthopaedics
    the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints
  45. orthopedics
    a medical science concerned with the spine and joints
  46. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  47. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
Created on Mon Sep 08 15:04:43 EDT 2008

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