1 (Overview, Basics, Odds and Ends)

Question 1

Esophagus

Answer 1

“that which swallows what we eat”

Question 2

Fallopian tubes (uterine tunbes)

Answer 2

named after a 16th century Italian anatomist, Gabriello Fallopio

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Placenta

Answer 3

“flat cake”

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Eponyms

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“putting a name upon”

(honor those who first discovered or described an anatomical structure o

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Descriptive

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describing shape, color, size, function, etc.

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Eustachian tubes (auditory tubes)

Answer 6

Bartolommeo Eustachii

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Pancretic Duct

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Duct of Wirsung

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Paralysis agitans

Answer 8

Parkinson’s disease

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Mongolism

Answer 9

Down’s syndrome

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Leprosy

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Hansen’s disease

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word root

Answer 11

usually the middle of the word and its central meaning

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prefix

Answer 12

comes at the beginning and usually identifies some subdivision or part of the central meaning

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suffix

Answer 13

comes at the end and modifies the central meaning as to what or who is interacting with it or what is happening to it

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therm

Answer 14

heat

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hypothermia

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less heat

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thermometer

Answer 16

measuring heat

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myo

Answer 17

muscle

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card

Answer 18

heart

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itis

Answer 19

inflammation

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myocarditis

Answer 20

muscle layer of heart inflamed

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pericarditis

Answer 21

outer layer of heart inflamed

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endocarditis

Answer 22

inner layer of heart inflamed

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cardiologist

Answer 23

a physician specializing in the heart

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cardiomyopathy

Answer 24

damage to heart muscle layer

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cardiomegaly

Answer 25

enlargement of the heart

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-itis

Answer 26

inflammation | ex) tonsillitis, appendicitis

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-osis

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abnormal condition | ex) cyanosis (of blueness, due to cold or low oxygen)

Question 28

-ectomy

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to cut out (remove) | ex) appendectomy, tonsillectomy

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-otomy

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to cut into | ex) tracheotomy (to cut into the windpipe, temporary opening)

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-ostomy

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to make a “mouth” | ex) colostomy (to make a permanent opening in colon)

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a/an

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without, none | ex) anemia (literally no blood but means few red cells)

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micro

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small microstomia | (abnormally small mouth)

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macro

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large macrostomia | (abnormally large mouth)

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mega/ -megaly

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enlarged megacolon | (abnormally large colon = large intestine)

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-scopy/ -scopic

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to look, observe | colonoscopy (look into colon)

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-graphy/ -graph

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recording an image | mammography (imaging the breasts)

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-gram

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the image (X-ray) | mammogram

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-ology/ -ologist

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study, specialize in | cardiologist, nephrologist

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lung specialist

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pulmonologist

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specialist in nerve and brain disease

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neurologist

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bad eye infection

Answer 41

ophthalmologist

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rheumatism acting up

Answer 42

physician specializing in rheumatology

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Stomato

Answer 43

mouth | stomatitis

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Dento

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teeth | dentist

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Glosso/linguo

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tongue | glossitis, lingual nerve

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Gingivo

Answer 46

gums | gingivitis

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Encephalo

Answer 47

brain | encephalitis

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Gastro

Answer 48

stomach | gastritis

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Entero

Answer 49

intestine gastroenteritis

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Colo

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large intestine | colitis, megacolon

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Procto

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anus/rectum | proctitis, proctologist

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Hepato

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liver | hepatitis, hepatomegaly

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Nephro/rene

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kidney | nephrosis, renal artery

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Orchido

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testis | orchiditis, orchidectomy

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Oophoro

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ovary | oophorectomy

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Hystero/metro

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uterus | hysterectomy, endometritis

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Salpingo

Answer 57

uterine tubes | hysterosalpingogram

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Dermo

Answer 58

skin | dermatitis

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Masto/mammo

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breast | mammography, mastectomy

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Osteo

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bones | osteoporosis

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Cardio

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heart | electrocardiogram (ECG)

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Cysto

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bladder | cystitis

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Rhino

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nose | rhinitis (runny nose!)

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Phlebo/veno

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veins | phlebitis, phlebotomy

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Pneumo/pulmo

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lung | pneumonitis, pulmonologist

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Hemo/emia

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blood | hematologist, anemia