Its Greek To Me

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Analgesic

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a remedy that relieves or allays pain

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Nostalgia

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a bittersweet longing for things, persons or situations of the past

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Neuralgia

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intense pain that occurs along a nerve

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Myalgia

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pain in the muscles

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Odontalgia

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pain in a tooth, a toothache

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Podalgia

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pain in the feet

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Otalgia

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Earache

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Utopian

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(from the Greek roots “not” and “place”) any place, state, or situation that is perfect.

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Dystopian

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the reverse of a Utopia – a place, state or situation that is not ideal.

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Topic

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(from the Greek word topikos, local) This word has multiple meanings. It can refer to the subject of a paragraph, essay, speech, etc. It can be a subject for discussion. In medicine, it can also refer to an external remedy that is to be applied outwardly to a particular part of the body.

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Topical

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Having to do with the topics of the day; in medicine, an outward remedy for a particular part of the body. (THINK: Neosporin!)

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Topography

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(from the Greek roots “topos”, for place, and “graph”, for write) originally, the detailed, accurate description of a particular place, city, town, etc. It has come to mean the science of drawing on maps and charts or otherwise representing the surface features of a region such as hills, valleys, rivers, lakes, bridges, etc. (THINK: you need a ‘topographical’ map when hiking! You want to know where you might have to cross a river to get to your destination.)

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Topophobia

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(from the Greek roots “topos” for place and “phobia” for fear) a marked dread of a particular place (THINK: as Halloween approaches – a haunted house!)