GREEK Notes

Question 1

Stom-, stomat- (-stomy)

Answer 1

Mouth
Formation of a passage/ communication between body parts

Question 2

-tomy

Answer 2

Incision into

Question 3

• oma → - omat

Answer 3

Diseased condition
Tumour
(Sarcoma - malignant, haematoma - benign)

Question 4

Plas-
Plast-

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Idi-

Answer 5

Oneself
(Idiopathic - disease originating within oneself)

Question 6

Endo- + scop-

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Gram-, graph- and graphy-

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Pleg-

Answer 8

Paralysis

Question 9

Aeti-

Answer 9

Causation / determination of origin

Question 10

En- vs em-

Answer 10

Within, in, into

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

Question 11

Coli-

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Sarc- + -oma

Answer 12

Malignant tumour

Question 13

Olig-

Answer 13

Deficiency / abnormality

Question 14

• rhaph-

Answer 14

• rrhaphy = suture/suturing

Question 15

Euryn- + -ter

Answer 15

Instrument used to widen a body part for examination

Question 16

gno- and gnos-

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Arachn-

Answer 17

Arachnoidea- resembling a web

Question 18

Carcin-

Answer 18

Derived from “crab” in Latin + Greek

Question 19

Cardi-

Answer 19

Heart
Cardia- upper orifice of stomach linked to oesophagus

Question 20

Cente-

Answer 20

Surgical puncture

Question 21

Dem -

Answer 21

Epidemic/pandemic- way a disease has spread amongst population

Question 22

Drom-

Answer 22

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

Question 23

• pexy

Answer 23

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

Question 24

-cel-

Answer 24

Presence of a hernia

Question 25

Orth-

Answer 25

Straight
(Orthopaedics - correction of structural deformities in general)

Question 26

Stear- and steat-

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Gynandroid → Hermaphroditic

Answer 27

Has male + female characteristics

Question 28

Aut-

Answer 28

Self

Question 29

My - and mys-

Answer 29

Primary meaning - mouse
Muscle

Question 30

Andr-

Answer 30

Man

Question 31

Odont-

Answer 31

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

Question 32

Pachy-

Answer 32

Thick

Question 33

Eme -

Answer 33

Vomiting

Question 34

Lal-
Pha-
Phras-
Phon-

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Man-

Answer 35

Mania - mental disorder → excessive excitement

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Osto
Osteo

Question 37

Oxy-

Answer 37

Sharp/pointed
Rapid
Acute
Oxygen

Question 38

Is-

Answer 38

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

Question 39

-meter

Answer 39

Instrument for measuring

Question 40

Phrac-

Answer 40

Enclose / obstruct

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

Question 41

-atelia (a+ TEL+ia)

Answer 41

Incomplete development

Question 42

Pan-

Answer 42

Relating to whole

Question 43

Phor-

Answer 43

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

Question 44

Ectasia → ec- + TA- + -sia/sis

Answer 44

Enlargement/ dilation

Question 45

-tropism

Answer 45

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

Question 46

Troph-

Answer 46

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.

Question 47

Phren-ia

Answer 47

Mental state/condition

Question 48

Phil-

Answer 48

Love or tendency for

Question 49

Phren-

Answer 49

Mind
Diaphragm

Question 50

The -

Answer 50

To place

SynTHEsis- formation of more complex substances from simpler elements

Question 51

Chondr-

Answer 51

Cartilage

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