Learn Vocabulary With Root Words For IBPS PO: Day 3

In this article we learn how we can improve our vocabulary easily by developing tricks. We make use of a technique known as ETYMOLOGY.

Review of Etymology:

Prefix, Root, Suffix
	Straight, correct
	Abnormal or diseased condition
	Abnormal condition
	Inflammation
	Spirit, soul, mind
	Medical healing
	Records or writing
	Records produced
	Person who
	Pertaining to
	Medical treatment
	Medical treatment

Note 1: 

• Ends with y = noun
• Ends with ist = noun
• Ends with ic = adjective

Trick to learn words:

• Specialist who straightens teeth= orthos (straight) + odontos (tooth) + ist (person who) = orthodontist 
• Nerve pain = neuron (nerve) + algos (pain) = neuralgia 
• Medical speciality dealing with bones and joints = orthos (correct) + paedics (medical treatment) = orthopaedics 
• Medical speciality dealing with emotional disturbances and mental illness = psyche (mind) + iatry (medical treatment) =psychiatry 
• Inflammation of the nerves = neuron (nerve) + itis (inflammation) = neuritis 
• Emotional or personality disorder= neuron (nerve) + osis (diseased condition) = neurosis 
• Mentally unbalanced = psyche (mind) + otic (abnormal condition) = psychotic 
• Pertaining to the heart = kardia (heart) + ac (pertaining to) = cardiac 
• Speciality dealing with medical problems of the elderly = geras (old people) + ic (pertaining to) = geriatrics 
• Instrument that records heart action = kardia (heart) + graph (which records) = cardiograph 
• Record produced by such an instrument = kardia (heart) + gram (records produced) = cardiogram

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