CH.1 Roots Flashcards
1
Q
Eponym
A
to put your own name on something
2
Q
Acronyms
A
to make a name with the ends
3
Q
Modern languages appear in health care vocabulary
A
German, French, and English
4
Q
Why are Greek and Latin the foundation of the language of medicine?
A
- first to study human body was ancient Greeks (Hippocrates) & traveled to Rome (Galen) where drugs and disease work
- Latin was the global language of the 2nd revolution & Catholic church
- dead languages do not change
5
Q
ultima
A
last (syllable)
6
Q
penult
A
almost the last (syllable) ; pen- =almost
7
Q
antepenult
A
third to last syllable ; ante- = before
-usually where syllable emphasis is placed
8
Q
arthr/o
arthroscope, arthritis
A
joint
9
Q
cardi/o
cardiology, pericardium
A
heart
10
Q
enter/o
enteropathy, dysentery
A
small intestine
11
Q
gastr/o
gastrointestinal, gastritis
A
stomach
12
Q
hepat/o
hepatology, hepatitis
A
liver
13
Q
neur/o
neurology, neuralgia
A
nerve
14
Q
hem/o (hemorrhage)
A
blood
15
Q
my/o (myocardial, myalgia)
A
muscle
16
Q
angi/o (angioplasty)
A
vessel
