1 (Overview, Basics, Odds and Ends) Flashcards
Esophagus
“that which swallows what we eat”
Fallopian tubes (uterine tunbes)
named after a 16th century Italian anatomist, Gabriello Fallopio
Placenta
“flat cake”
Eponyms
“putting a name upon”
(honor those who first discovered or described an anatomical structure o
Descriptive
describing shape, color, size, function, etc.
Eustachian tubes (auditory tubes)
Bartolommeo Eustachii
Pancretic Duct
Duct of Wirsung
Paralysis agitans
Parkinson’s disease
Mongolism
Down’s syndrome
Leprosy
Hansen’s disease
word root
usually the middle of the word and its central meaning
prefix
comes at the beginning and usually identifies some subdivision or part of the central meaning
suffix
comes at the end and modifies the central meaning as to what or who is interacting with it or what is happening to it
therm
heat
hypothermia
less heat
thermometer
measuring heat
myo
muscle
card
heart
itis
inflammation
myocarditis
muscle layer of heart inflamed
pericarditis
outer layer of heart inflamed
endocarditis
inner layer of heart inflamed
cardiologist
a physician specializing in the heart
cardiomyopathy
damage to heart muscle layer
cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
-itis
inflammation
ex) tonsillitis, appendicitis