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ch. 1-2 Flashcards

1
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Why are most medical terms formed from Greek?

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Rapid Greek expansion at same time medicine focus -> new words transliterated into Greek

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Who is Hippocrates?

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“Father of modern medicine” because of his 70+ books written for medical science

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Who is Galen?

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Originator of the experimental method in medical investigation, research on body functions

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Who is Asclepius?

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Greek god of medicine, specializes in healing and is recognized through “rod of Asclepius”

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What are the historical origins of the use of Latin in medical terminology?

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Latin became the “scholarly” language and thus Greek physicians assimilating into the culture transliterated medical terminology into Latin; “lingua franca”

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How is Latin used in medical and scientific terminology?

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Through grammar adaptation and synonyms for original Greek letters/roots/words

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a-/an- (p)

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without

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amphi-/ampho- (p)

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on both sides, around, both

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ana-/ano- (p)

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upward, back against

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anti- (p)

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opposed/against

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apo- (p)

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away/apart from/derived from

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di- (p)

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two

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dia- (p)

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through, across

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dicho- (p)

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in two, twofold

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dys- (p)

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difficult

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ec-/ek-/ex- (p)

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outside of

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ecto- (p)

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on the outside

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en-/em- (p)

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in/within

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endo-/ento- (p)

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within

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epi-/eph-

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upon/on

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eso- (p)

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inward

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eu- (p)

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well/normal

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exo- (p)

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outside of

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hemi- (p)

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half/partly

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hyper- (p)

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above/excessive

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hypo- (p)

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deficient, below

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kata-/cata-/cat- (p)

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downward, against, complete

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meta-/met- (p)

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change, transformation, after, beyond

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opistho- (p)

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behind/backward

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pali-/palin- (p)

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again, once more, backwards

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para- (p)

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alongside/opposite/abnormal

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peri- (p)

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around

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pro- (p)

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in front of, forward

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pros- (p)

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toward; in addition

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proso- (p)

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forward, before

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syn-/sym- (p)

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together, with

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a-/ab- (p)

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away/apart from

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ad-/af-

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toward, to, near

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ambi-

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around both sides

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ante-

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before

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bi-/bin-

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twice, double, twofold

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circum-

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around

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con-/col-/com-/co-/cor-

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with, together, complete

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contra-

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against, opposite

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de-

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down from/not

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demi-

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half/part

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dis-/dif-

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apart form/separate

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e-/ex-/ef-

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out of, from, very

49
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extra-/extro-

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outside/beyond

50
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in-/im-/il-/ir-

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into, against, not (ex. induction)

51
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infra-

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below/lower (ex. infrared)

52
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inter-

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bewteen

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intra-

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within, during

54
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intro-

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within, inward (ex. introvert)

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intus-

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within

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juxta-

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between, near to

57
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non-

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not; without

58
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ob-/oc-/op-

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against, in the way

59
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per-

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throughout, completely (ex. persistence)

60
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post-

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after, behind

61
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prae-/pre-/pro-

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before, in front of

62
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re-

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again, returning

63
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retro-

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backwards, behind

64
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se-

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aside, apart from (ex. segregate)

65
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semi-

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half

66
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sub-/suc-/suf-/sug-/sup-/sur-

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under, below, less than normal

67
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super-

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over, above, excessive

68
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supra-

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above, beyond

69
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trans-

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across, through (ex. transition)

70
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ultra-

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beyond, excessive

71
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(adj) -ac/-ic/-tic

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pertaining to (ex. gastric)

72
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(v) -ize

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to become; to engage in (ex. euthanize)

73
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(n) -a/-esis/-ia/-iasis/-ism/-osis/-sia

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state or condition of (ex. osteoporosis, mania)

74
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(n) -iac

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one who is afflicted with (ex. insomniac)

75
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-id/-od/-ode

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resembling, in the form of

76
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-ides/-idae/-ida

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descended from

77
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-in/-ine

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chemical substance, hormone (ex. chromatin, adrenaline)

78
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(n) -ist

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a person interested in/specializes in

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-ite

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belonging to, similar to

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-itis

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inflammation (ex. arthritis)

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-ium

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tissue/part of the body

82
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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

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-y

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state/condition of (ex. empathy)

84
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-aceus/-aceous/-aneus/-aneous/-eus/-eous

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having the quality of

85
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-alis/-al/-aris/-ar/-eal/-ilis/-ile

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pertaining to

86
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(can be verbalized) -ans/-ant/-ens/-ent/-iens/-ient

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makes whatever word have an “-ing” at the end

87
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-bilis/-ble/-ilis/-ile

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ability to (ex. audible)

88
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-idus/-id

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in the state or condition of (ex. frigid)

89
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-lentus/-lent/-osus/-ose

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full of

90
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-arium/-ary/-orium/-ory

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pertaining to, a place of

91
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(adv) -ad

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indicates a direction on the body

92
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(v) -ate

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to make, to cause, to act upon (ex. permeate)

93
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(n) -tia/-ce/-itias/-ity/-tudo/-tude

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state or condition of (ex. dementia)

94
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(n) -lus/-il/-cle/-ole

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little (ex. icicle)

95
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(n) -ianus/-ian

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practitioner of

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(n) -io/-ion/-mentum/-ment/-ura/-ure

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condition resulting because of an action

97
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(n) -or

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quality of condition/something (usually a muscle) that performs an action

98
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What is the Hippocratic Aphorism 1.1?

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The physician must not only be prepared to do what is right himself, but also to make the patient, the attendants, and externals cooperate.

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