Chapter 5: Medicine Flashcards
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-ectomy
surgical removal of
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-in, -ine
chemical substance
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-logist
one who studies
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-oma
usually “tumor arising in or compose of”;
sometimes “swelling containing”;
rarely “ diseased condition”, “result of”
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-rrhea
abnormal discharge of, flow
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-therapy
treatment of or by
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cardi-
heart
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cephal-
head, skull, brain
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dendr-
tree, tree-like structure
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enter-
intestine
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mast-
breast
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my-, mus-, myos-
muscle
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my-, mus-, myos-
muscle
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nephr-
kidney
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ophthalm-
eye
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oste-
bone
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phleb
vein
cerebral
relating to the brain
from cerebrum, “brain”
femur, femoral
thigh
from femur, femoris, “thigh”
jugular
relating to the collarbone or throat
nasal
relating to the nose
ocular
of or connected with the eyes
pectoral
of or relating to the chest
pulmonary
relating to the lungs
renal
of or concerning the kidneys
Who is Asklepios/Aesculapius/Asclepius?
Son of Apollo, the god of Medicine.
Snake associated: skin shedding.
Apollo was healer
Who is Hippocrates?
The beginning of rational medicine.
Founder of Hippocrates’ school of Medicine
Hippocratic oath: doctor swore by Apollo and
Asklepios
Prognosis: before to know. prediction
Greek doctor: travel throughout Greece, or set
up a surgery in big cities
