Origins of terms Flashcards
abdomin-
L) abdodere: to hide
the abdomen is where the guts are hidden
celi- / cel-
L) coeliacus: hollow
the hollow area in the body to put in guts
lapar-
G) laparos: slack, loose
refer to muscles in the front of the body
umbilic-
L) umbo: shield boss
The rounded part sticking out from the center of a shield
omphal-
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
cor-/core-
G) kore: young girl; doll
pupill-
L) pupilla: doll
look closed enough at right angle, a tiny image/doll of yourself can be seen
G) phac-/phak-
L) lent-
lentil: same size and shape as human lens
scler-
G) the white of your eyes; hard
G) ot-
ous: the ear
L) aur-
auris: the ear
G) cochle-
cochlea: snail; snail shell
G) labyrinth-
labyrinthos: a place under Greek palace (Greek myth: Theseus and the Minotaur)
hom-; homin-
L) homo
anthrop-
G) anthropos
mort-
L) Mors: death
thanat-
G) Thantos: death
necr-
G) nekros: corpse
-centesis
G) kentron: a good
a long needle used to pull fluid out from examination
-ptosis
G) pipto: to fall; falling
-rrhagia
G) a flood (in negative voice)
sudden swift; profuse; life threathening
-rrhea
G) a flow; a natural flow (in positive voice)
less intensive/severe; not immediate concern
-sepsis/-septic
G) to rot
cortic-
G) tree bark
dendr-
G) dendron (branching) tree
gangli-
G) knot; cyst on a tendon
thalam-
G) thalamos: inner room
make loops to reach the inner room of a Greek house
mater
L) mother: protective
dur-
L) tough: transfer from Arabic phrase