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CLST 301 - Gods/Origins > Origins of terms > Flashcards

Origins of terms Flashcards

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abdomin-

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L) abdodere: to hide

the abdomen is where the guts are hidden

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celi- / cel-

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L) coeliacus: hollow

the hollow area in the body to put in guts

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lapar-

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G) laparos: slack, loose

refer to muscles in the front of the body

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umbilic-

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L) umbo: shield boss

The rounded part sticking out from the center of a shield

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omphal-

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G) Delphi, city northern of athens –> very holy –> a stone artifact “the Omphalos” was built there –> The Navel of the world –> the center of the world

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cor-/core-

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G) kore: young girl; doll

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pupill-

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L) pupilla: doll

look closed enough at right angle, a tiny image/doll of yourself can be seen

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G) phac-/phak-

L) lent-

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lentil: same size and shape as human lens

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scler-

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G) the white of your eyes; hard

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G) ot-

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ous: the ear

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L) aur-

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auris: the ear

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G) cochle-

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cochlea: snail; snail shell

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G) labyrinth-

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labyrinthos: a place under Greek palace (Greek myth: Theseus and the Minotaur)

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hom-; homin-

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L) homo

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anthrop-

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G) anthropos

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mort-

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L) Mors: death

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17
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thanat-

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G) Thantos: death

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necr-

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G) nekros: corpse

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-centesis

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G) kentron: a good

a long needle used to pull fluid out from examination

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-ptosis

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G) pipto: to fall; falling

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-rrhagia

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G) a flood (in negative voice)

sudden swift; profuse; life threathening

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-rrhea

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G) a flow; a natural flow (in positive voice)

less intensive/severe; not immediate concern

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-sepsis/-septic

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G) to rot

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cortic-

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G) tree bark

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dendr-

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G) dendron (branching) tree

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gangli-

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G) knot; cyst on a tendon

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thalam-

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G) thalamos: inner room

make loops to reach the inner room of a Greek house

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mater

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L) mother: protective

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29
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dur-

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L) tough: transfer from Arabic phrase

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arachn-

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L) like a spider web; not tough

31
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pia-

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L) tender

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-plegia

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G) plege: a strike; a blow

33
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phren-

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G) an organ of cognition located in the chest

34
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pleur-

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G) pleuron: rib

35
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fec- / fecal-

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L) wine sediment

36
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G) blenn- / myx-

L) muc-

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slime

37
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myc- / mycet-

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G) mushroom

38
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gluc- / glyc-

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G) gleukos: sweet new wine

39
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lith- / -lith

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G) lithos: stone

40
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didym-

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G) didymos: twin

41
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orch- …

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G) orchis: testicle

42
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vas-

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L) vas: container, vessel
deferens: carrying down
vas deferens: a container that carries the reproductive substance down

43
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balan-

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G) balanos: acorn

glans penis: end of penis

44
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colp-

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G) kolpos: pocket, fold

clothing without pockets had folding as pockets

45
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vagin-

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L) vagina: sword sheath

46
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salping- / tub-

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Fallopian tube named after G. Falloppio

47
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gymn-

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G) gymnasium: place where you get naked

48
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-blast

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G) blastos: a bud [on a flower]

49
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-gravida

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L) gravis: heavy

50
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atri-

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L) atrium: room (leading to another room)

51
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valv- / valvul-

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L) valvae: Roman folding doors

52
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aneurysm-

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G) widening out

53
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uran- / uranisc-

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G) palate: bridge/ arch of heaven

54
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peritone-

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peri: around
ton: stretching

55
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epipl-

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G) epiploon: sth floating on

56
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trophy-

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growth in size

atrophy: lack of growth; a wasting away
dystrophy: a wasting away

57
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G) my- / myos-

L) muscul-

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mouse: when muscle flex, it looks like a little mouse running under the skin
3 types of muscles using “my-“
rhabdomy- / cardiomy- / leiomy-

58
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scapul-

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L) scarpular: shoulder blade originated from Greek verb “skapto”: to dig

59
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ethmoid-

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G) ethmos: sieve

60
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sphen-

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G) sphen: wedge

61
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mastoid-

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G) mastos: breast

62
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patell-

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L) patella: a small dish used in Roman sacrifices

63
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phalang-

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G) from Macedonian phalanx
rows of soldiers with long spheres
from Alexander the Great

64
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burs-

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L) purse

65
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vesic-

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L) vesica: bladder

66
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amygdal-

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G) amygdalos: almond

67
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toxon-

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G) a bow (shooting with poisonous arrows)

68
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oxy-

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G) sharp, sometimes sour

69
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cocc-

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G) kokkos
streptococcus = chain berry
staphylococcus = grape berry

70
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zo-

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G) zoon: animal

71
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herp-/ herpet-

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spreading blister: looks like snake on the skin

72
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entom-

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G) cut into segments

73
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corpor-

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L) corpus: body

can be the main part of an organ

CLST 301 - Gods/Origins (2 decks)

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