Chapter 12 + 13 - Literal Meaning of Words Flashcards
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vita, vitae (-bio)
life
sanguis, sanguinis (hema-)
blood
corpus, corporis (somato-)
body
os, ossis (osteo-)
bone
musculis, musculi (myo-)
muscle
nervus, nervi (neuro-)
nerve
cutis, cutis (dermato-)
skin
clavus, clavi
key > collarbone
patella, patellae
small pan > kneecap
tibia, tibiae
flute > shinbone
fibula, fibulae
buckle, clamp > leg bone that extends from the knee to the ankle
malleus, mallei
hammer
incus, incudis
anvil
stapes, stapis
stirrup
hygenia
health
salus, sautis
health
sanum, sani
healthy
mens sana in copore sano
a sound mind in a sound body
iatros
doctor, physiciam
medicus, medici
healer
doceo-docere-doctum
show, teach
-logist
specialist (learned borrowing) cf. -logy
hospes, hospitis
host, guest, stranger
morbus, morbi
illness