Understanding the Medical Specialist Analogy

The question asks us to find the word that completes the analogy: Pediatrician : Children :: Dermatologist : ? This type of question tests our ability to identify the relationship between the first pair of words and apply that same relationship to the third word to find the fourth.

Identifying the Relationship: Pediatrician and Children

Let's look at the first pair: Pediatrician : Children.

• A Pediatrician is a medical doctor.
• Their area of specialization is the health and medical care of Children.
• So, the relationship is "Specialist : Area of Focus (Patient Group)".

Applying the Relationship: Dermatologist

Now we need to apply this same relationship to the third word, Dermatologist.

• A Dermatologist is also a medical doctor.
• Following the pattern, we need to find their specific area of focus or the part of the body they specialize in treating.

Determining the Dermatologist's Specialty

We need to consider the given options to find what a Dermatologist specializes in:

• Feet: Specialists for feet are called Podiatrists. This is not the correct match for Dermatologist.
• Bones: Specialists for bones and the musculoskeletal system are called Orthopedists. This is not the correct match.
• Plant: A Dermatologist treats people, not plants. This option is irrelevant.
• Skin: A Dermatologist is a medical doctor who specializes in conditions involving the Skin, hair, and nails. This matches the specialization of a Dermatologist.

Solving the Dermatologist Analogy

The relationship between Pediatrician and Children is that a Pediatrician is a doctor specializing in children. Applying this to Dermatologist, we find that a Dermatologist is a doctor specializing in the Skin.

Therefore, the complete analogy is: Pediatrician : Children :: Dermatologist : Skin.

The correct option is the one that represents the Dermatologist's area of specialization.

Let's quickly verify the options based on our finding:

• Feet - Incorrect
• Bones - Incorrect
• Plant - Incorrect
• Skin - Correct

Revision Table: Medical Specialists

Additional Information on Word Analogies

Word analogies can express various types of relationships. Understanding these relationships helps in solving such questions:

• Part to Whole: e.g., Finger : Hand
• Cause and Effect: e.g., germ : illness
• Synonyms: e.g., happy : joyful
• Antonyms: e.g., hot : cold
• Worker and Tool: e.g., carpenter : hammer
• Worker and Workplace: e.g., teacher : school
• Action and Object: e.g., read : book
• Classification: e.g., cat : mammal

In this question, the relationship is a type of "Specialist : Area of Focus" or "Worker : Subject of Work". By identifying this specific type of relationship in the first pair (Pediatrician : Children), we can correctly apply it to the third word (Dermatologist) to find its corresponding fourth word (Skin).