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MTL 180- GREEK AND LATIN NOTES > GREEK Notes > Flashcards

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1
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Stom-, stomat- (-stomy)

A

Mouth
Formation of a passage/ communication between body parts

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2
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-tomy

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Incision into

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3
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  • oma → - omat
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Diseased condition
Tumour
(Sarcoma - malignant, haematoma - benign)

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4
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Plas-
Plast-

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Plas- Formation, growth, proliferation, development
Plast- plastic restorative surgery

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Idi-

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Oneself
(Idiopathic - disease originating within oneself)

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6
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Endo- + scop-

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Examine within
(Endoscopy- process of visual examination in hollow organ or cavity)

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Gram-, graph- and graphy-

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Gram - resultant record
Graph- instrument used to record
Graphy- process of recording

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8
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Pleg-

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Paralysis

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9
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Aeti-

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Causation / determination of origin

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10
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En- vs em-

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Within, in, into

En- normally
Em- when next sound is “p”, “b” or “m” eg. Embolism

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Coli-

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Colon
Rod shaped bacterium that inhabits intestinal tract
( colicolitis - inflammation of colon (colitis) due to E.coli)

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Sarc- + -oma

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Malignant tumour

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13
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Olig-

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Deficiency / abnormality

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14
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  • rhaph-
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  • rrhaphy = suture/suturing
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15
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Euryn- + -ter

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Instrument used to widen a body part for examination

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16
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gno- and gnos-

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Diagnosis - denoting disease/syndrome a patient has
Prognosis - prediction of the course + end of a disease

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17
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Arachn-

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Arachnoidea- resembling a web

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18
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Carcin-

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Derived from “crab” in Latin + Greek

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Cardi-

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Heart
Cardia- upper orifice of stomach linked to oesophagus

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20
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Cente-

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Surgical puncture

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21
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Dem -

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Epidemic/pandemic- way a disease has spread amongst population

22
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Drom-

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Syndrome (lit. running together) - group of symptoms and signs of disordered functions related to one another

23
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  • pexy
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Surgical procedure to rectify what was caused by ptosis (dropping/downward displacement)

24
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-cel-

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Presence of a hernia

25
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Orth-

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Straight
(Orthopaedics - correction of structural deformities in general)

26
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Stear- and steat-

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Fat
Indicates sebum (fatty/oily secretion of glands of skin)

27
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Gynandroid → Hermaphroditic

A

Has male + female characteristics

28
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Aut-

A

Self

29
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My - and mys-

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Primary meaning - mouse
Muscle

30
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Andr-

A

Man

31
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Odont-

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Orthodontist - dentist specialising in correction of abnormally positioned teeth
Periodontology - branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of tissues around teeth

32
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Pachy-

A

Thick

33
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Eme -

A

Vomiting

34
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Lal-
Pha-
Phras-
Phon-

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Lal- speech
Pha-comprehensive communication
Phras- speech
Phon- sound + voice quality

35
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Man-

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Mania - mental disorder → excessive excitement

36
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Oste- + suffix -o…
Oste + combining form -o-

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Osto
Osteo

37
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Oxy-

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Sharp/pointed
Rapid
Acute
Oxygen

38
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Is-

A

Equal
(Aniso- an-/IS-/-o-/) -unequal

39
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-meter

A

Instrument for measuring

40
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Phrac-

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Enclose / obstruct

-emphraxis (clogging/obstruction) - em+ PHRAC+ sis

41
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-atelia (a+ TEL+ia)

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Incomplete development

42
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Pan-

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Relating to whole

43
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Phor-

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euphoria (well borne): a feeling of well-being
dysphoria (hard to bear): a feeling of depression and unrest without cause

44
Q

Ectasia → ec- + TA- + -sia/sis

A

Enlargement/ dilation

45
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-tropism

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Involuntary response of living organism as bending, turning or movement (away or towards)

46
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Troph-

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Hypotrophy and atrophy refer to the decrease in size of an organ or tissue due to insufficient nutrition of cells.
Hypertrophy names the increase in the size of an organ resulting from an increase of nutrient absorption.
Dystrophy refers to any disorder caused by defective nutrition in the body.

47
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Phren-ia

A

Mental state/condition

48
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Phil-

A

Love or tendency for

49
Q

Phren-

A

Mind
Diaphragm

50
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The -

A

To place

SynTHEsis- formation of more complex substances from simpler elements

51
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Chondr-

A

Cartilage

But originally referred to soft parts of body below ribs where mind was believed to be (phren-)

MTL 180- GREEK AND LATIN NOTES (2 decks)

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