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Dictionary thesaurus Vocabulary . The play starts with the following dialogue. Woman : We’ll have some time to wait before the dentist sees us, dear. Here, the italicized word dentist refers to a person whose job is treating people’s dental problems. Often the words ending with the suffix ‘ist’ denote a person who practises, is an expert in, or holds certain principles. Now, read the descriptions given under Column A and match them with their correct (-ist words) describing specialists in the various fields of medicine given under column B. No. A B one who specializes in lung problems gynaecologist one who specializes in skin problems gastroenterologist one who treats diseases specific to women dermatologist one who treats kidney diseases neurologist one who treats diseases and disorders of the nervous system pulmonologist one who treats stomach disorders cardiologist one who treats vision problems nephrologist one who specializes in critical infants otolaryngologist one who treats heart problems ophthalmologist one who treats the problems of ear, nose, tongue neonatologist -logy is a suffix used in the names of science or bodies of knowledge, e.g. ecology. The suffix -logy is most frequently found preceded by the connective vowel 'o' so that many words end in -ology. e.g. Technology, Pathology. Interestingly, Cynology is the study of dog training; Ichthyology is the study of fish; Ornithology is the study of birds and Oology is the study of birds' eggs. -C-SR-The First - - :