Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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ta aphrodisia

A

things pertaining to Aphrodite; sexuality

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2
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hetaira

A

prostitute, concubine

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3
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pederastia

A

social institution of male-male sexual activity

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4
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erastes

A

lover, dominant member of pederasty

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5
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eromenos

A

beloved, submissive member of pederasty

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6
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porneia

A

prostitution

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7
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enkrateia

A

self-control

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8
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akrasia

A

inability to control impulses

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9
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mikra epilepsia

A

small epilepsy, euphemism for male orgasm

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10
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dropsy

A

accumulation of excess fluids in tissues due to menstrual blockage

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11
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wandering womb syndrome

A

movement of dry uterus upward in body

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12
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hodos

A

road connecting uterus, breasts, and nose

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13
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hysterai

A

uterus

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14
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cervix

A

narrow passageway connecting uterus and vagina

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15
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edema

A

swelling due to accumulation of fluids in tissues

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16
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pessary

A

piece of cloth soaked in medication and inserted into vagina

17
Q

cantharid beetle

A

blister beetle, source of drug with heating and blistering properties

18
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antispasis

A

revulsion therapy; cure for wandering womb

19
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hysterike pnyx

A

hysterical suffocation due to insufficient sexual activity

20
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hysterical paroxysm

A

euphemism for female orgasm

21
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sperma

A

male and female reproductive substance

22
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spontaneous generation

A

alleged production of life from non-living matter

23
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preformation

A

theory that embryo develops from miniature version of organism

24
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epigenesis

A

theory that embryo develops in stages from undifferentiated egg cell

25
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homunculus

A

alleged microscopic, fully formed being from which an embryo develops

26
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aphos

A

foam, sperm

27
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maternal influence

A

theory that objects perceived or thoughts held by mother influence body of embryo

28
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omentum

A

membrance covering stomach and other abdominal organs

29
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maieusis

A

midwifery

30
Q

lochi

A

blood and tissue discharged after childbirth

31
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superfetation

A

occurrence of multiple conceptions in pregnancy