Origins of terms

Question 1

abdomin-

Answer 1

L) abdodere: to hide

the abdomen is where the guts are hidden

Question 2

celi- / cel-

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L) coeliacus: hollow

the hollow area in the body to put in guts

Question 3

lapar-

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G) laparos: slack, loose

refer to muscles in the front of the body

Question 4

umbilic-

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L) umbo: shield boss

The rounded part sticking out from the center of a shield

Question 5

omphal-

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G) Delphi, city northern of athens –> very holy –> a stone artifact “the Omphalos” was built there –> The Navel of the world –> the center of the world

Question 6

cor-/core-

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G) kore: young girl; doll

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pupill-

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L) pupilla: doll

look closed enough at right angle, a tiny image/doll of yourself can be seen

Question 8

G) phac-/phak-

L) lent-

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lentil: same size and shape as human lens

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scler-

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G) the white of your eyes; hard

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G) ot-

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ous: the ear

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L) aur-

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auris: the ear

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G) cochle-

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cochlea: snail; snail shell

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G) labyrinth-

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labyrinthos: a place under Greek palace (Greek myth: Theseus and the Minotaur)

Question 14

hom-; homin-

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L) homo

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anthrop-

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G) anthropos

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mort-

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L) Mors: death

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thanat-

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G) Thantos: death

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necr-

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G) nekros: corpse

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-centesis

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G) kentron: a good

a long needle used to pull fluid out from examination

Question 20

-ptosis

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G) pipto: to fall; falling

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-rrhagia

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G) a flood (in negative voice)

sudden swift; profuse; life threathening

Question 22

-rrhea

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G) a flow; a natural flow (in positive voice)

less intensive/severe; not immediate concern

Question 23

-sepsis/-septic

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G) to rot

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cortic-

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G) tree bark

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dendr-

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G) dendron (branching) tree

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gangli-

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G) knot; cyst on a tendon

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thalam-

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G) thalamos: inner room | make loops to reach the inner room of a Greek house

Question 28

mater

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L) mother: protective

Question 29

dur-

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L) tough: transfer from Arabic phrase

Question 30

arachn-

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L) like a spider web; not tough

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pia-

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L) tender

Question 32

-plegia

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G) plege: a strike; a blow

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phren-

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G) an organ of cognition located in the chest

Question 34

pleur-

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G) pleuron: rib

Question 35

fec- / fecal-

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L) wine sediment

Question 36

G) blenn- / myx- | L) muc-

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slime

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myc- / mycet-

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G) mushroom

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gluc- / glyc-

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G) gleukos: sweet new wine

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lith- / -lith

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G) lithos: stone

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didym-

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G) didymos: twin

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orch- ...

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G) orchis: testicle

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vas-

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L) vas: container, vessel deferens: carrying down vas deferens: a container that carries the reproductive substance down

Question 43

balan-

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G) balanos: acorn | glans penis: end of penis

Question 44

colp-

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G) kolpos: pocket, fold | clothing without pockets had folding as pockets

Question 45

vagin-

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L) vagina: sword sheath

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salping- / tub-

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Fallopian tube named after G. Falloppio

Question 47

gymn-

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G) gymnasium: place where you get naked

Question 48

-blast

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G) blastos: a bud [on a flower]

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-gravida

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L) gravis: heavy

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atri-

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L) atrium: room (leading to another room)

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valv- / valvul-

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L) valvae: Roman folding doors

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aneurysm-

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G) widening out

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uran- / uranisc-

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G) palate: bridge/ arch of heaven

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peritone-

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peri: around ton: stretching

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epipl-

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G) epiploon: sth floating on

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trophy-

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growth in size atrophy: lack of growth; a wasting away dystrophy: a wasting away

Question 57

G) my- / myos- | L) muscul-

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mouse: when muscle flex, it looks like a little mouse running under the skin 3 types of muscles using "my-" rhabdomy- / cardiomy- / leiomy-

Question 58

scapul-

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L) scarpular: shoulder blade originated from Greek verb "skapto": to dig

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ethmoid-

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G) ethmos: sieve

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sphen-

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G) sphen: wedge

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mastoid-

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G) mastos: breast

Question 62

patell-

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L) patella: a small dish used in Roman sacrifices

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phalang-

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G) from Macedonian phalanx rows of soldiers with long spheres from Alexander the Great

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burs-

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L) purse

Question 65

vesic-

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L) vesica: bladder

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amygdal-

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G) amygdalos: almond

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toxon-

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G) a bow (shooting with poisonous arrows)

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oxy-

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G) sharp, sometimes sour

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cocc-

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G) kokkos streptococcus = chain berry staphylococcus = grape berry

Question 70

zo-

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G) zoon: animal

Question 71

herp-/ herpet-

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spreading blister: looks like snake on the skin

Question 72

entom-

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G) cut into segments

Question 73

corpor-

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L) corpus: body | can be the main part of an organ