med terms exam 7 Flashcards
-genesis
birth, origin
birth, origin
-genesis
-kinesis
movement
movement
-kinesis
-lysis
dissolution, breaking apart
dissolution, breaking apart
lysis
-physis
growth
growth
physis
-stasis
condition, standing
condition, standing
-stasis
-scope
instrument for viewing
instrument for viewing
-scope
-some
body, structure
body, structure
-some
-type
form ,model, exampe
form, model, example
-type
acanth
thorn
Brady-
slow
thorn
acanth
slow
Brady-
chol, chole
bile, gall
bile, gall
chol, chole
chyl, chym
juice
juice
chyl, chym
cly-, clys-
to wash
to wash
cly-, clys-
colp-
vagina
vagina
colp-
dacry-
tear
tear
dacry
dynam-, dyn
power
power
dynam-, dyn
geu-
taste
taste
geu
hol
whole entire
whole entire
hol
ide-
idea, mental image
idea, mental image
ide-
idi-
owns own, distinct
ones own, distinct
idi
lapar
abdomen
abdomen
lapar
metr-
uterus
uterus
metr-
myc-, mycet-
fungus
fungus
Myc, mycet-
oo-
egg
egg
oo-
orch, orchi, orchid-
testicle
testicle
orch, orchi-, orchid
pachy
thick
thick
pachy-
parthen
virgin
virgin
parthen
phan, phaner, phant, phen
to appear, show
to appear, show
phan, phaner, phant, phen
phot, phos
light
light
phot, phos
rhiz-
root
root
rhiz
sperm, spermat
semen, seed
semen, seed
sperm, spermat
slpanchn
entrails, viscera
entrails, viscera
splanchn
steth
chest
chest
steth
toc
childbirth
ominous
from omen: to predict future
signifies something bad coming
Caesar’s wife had nightmare; beware the ides
abomination
from omen - to predict future
inauguration
priests called “augurs” and looked for omens to guide the country action
= To make formal beginning by consulting the omens
auspicious
= show or suggest future success is likely
from avis: bird
from spic: to look
Predict future - Looked to birds for good omens
monster
mon = to warn, show
Monster shows you something bad, evil
enthusiasm
= state of having the God within
from En- = in
from The- = God (theo)
drunken cult thought they were one with God
giddy
god-possessed
Gud = god
juggernaut
= irresistible force which blindly runs over anything in its way
From jagannath: of god, Vishnu
In religious frenzy, his followers would throw themselves in front of his wagon
fetish
Fetico: charm
Applied to idols and amulets, possessed magical power from supernatural spirit inside it
taboo
restrictions enforced by social custom
Prohibition
If disobey, release evil forces
-algia
condition of having pain
condition of having pain
-algia
-emia
blood condition
blood condition
-emia
-mania
madness, obsession
madness, obsession
-mania
-opia
condition of vision
vision condition
-opia
-philia
intense attraction or love for
intense attraction or love for
philia
-phoria
carrying or transporting
carrying or transporting
phoria
-sthenia
condition of strength
condition of strength
-sthenia
-tropia
turning or inclination
turning or inclination
-tropia
acr-
extremity, summit
extremity, summit
acr
acrobatics
acrophobia
fear of heights
argyr
silver
silver
argyr
aut
self
self
aut-
chir-, cheir-
hand
hand
chir-, cheir
chron
time
time
chron-
copr-
excrement
excrement
copr-
gluc-, glyc
sugar
sugar
gluc-, glyc
hem, hemat
blood
blood
hem, hemat
heter
other, different
other, different
heter
hom, home
same, similar
sam, similar
hom, home
necr-
corpse, dead tissue
corpse, dead tissue
necr-
ne-
new, young
new, young
ne-
nom-
rule, law, measure
rule, law, measure
nom-
- gastronomy
orex-
appetite
appetite
orex-
ot-
ear
ear
ot
pale-, palae
old, ancient
old, ancient
pale, palae
platy, platys
broad, flat
broad, flat
platy, platys
pleur-
side, rib
side, rib
pleur-
pleura
side, rib
serious membranes of thorax around lungs
spa, spas
to draw, to jerk
SPASM
spasm
spa, spas
to draw, to jerk
to draw, to jerk
spa, spas
spasm
stere-
solid, 3d
solid, 3d
stere-
stom, stomat
mouth, opening
mouth, opening
stom, stomat
therap
nurture, treatment
nurture, treat
therap
traum, traumat
injury trauma
injury trauma
traum, traumat
auricle
from auricula: little ear, ear flap
little ear, ear flap
auricula
outer ear
auricula
helix
tragus
external acoustic meatus
cerumen
tympanic membrane
helix
coil
coil
helix
tragus
goat; since often hair
goat
tragus
since hairy
external acoustic meatus
ear canal
meatus = pathway
cerumen = wax
ear canal
external acoustic meatus
pathway
meatus
meatus
pathway
wax
cerumen
cerumen
wax
tympanic membrane
drum like
drum like
tympanic membrane
middle ear
3 ossicles
- malleus
- incus
- stapes
tympanic membrane
Eustachian tube
malleus
hammer bone
hammer
malleus
incus
anvil
anvil
incus
stapes
stirrup
stirrup
stapes
Eustachian tube
connects middle ear to throat
named after eustachius
inner ear
oval window
cochlea
utricle
saccule
semicircular canals
oval window
fenestra vestibule - the window of the vestibule
fenestra vestibuli
the window of the vestibule
connects stapes to inner ear
oval window
cochlea
snail; snail shell
contains perilymph
snail; snail shell
cochlea
contains perilymph
utricle
little leather bag
little leather bag
utricle
little sac
saccule
saccule
little sac
labyrinth
from labyrinthos = maze
semicircular canals
labyrinth
osseous
bony labyrinth
perilymph is around
membranous labyrinth
endolymph is in
-ia
state , condition, quality of
cheir + ourg + ia
process of working with the hand; handwork = surgery
argyria
silver poisoning causes skin to turn blue-gray
silver poisoning causes skin to turn blue-gray
argyria
cheirospasm
hand muscle spasm
necrophilia
love the dead
orexigenic
drug stimulates appetite
parorexia
abnormal appetite to eat non normal cravings
otorrhea
ear drainage
platypodia
flat footedness