vocab 30 Flashcards
1
Q
akros
A
highest
2
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agora
A
market place
3
Q
claustrum
A
enclosed place
4
Q
phobia
A
fear
5
Q
acrophobia
A
fear of high places
6
Q
agoraphobia
A
fear of open spaces
7
Q
claustrophobia
A
fear of enclosed spaces
8
Q
mania
A
madness
9
Q
klepto
A
thief
10
Q
pyros
A
fire
11
Q
ardo, arsus
A
to burn
12
Q
kleptomaniac
A
a shoplifter; someone who has the compulsion to steal
13
Q
arsonist
A
a person who sets fire to something on purpose, with the intention to damage it
14
Q
pyromaniac
A
someone who has the compulsion to set fire to things because they enjoy flames and burning; not necessarily malicious intent
15
Q
prognosis
A
the likely course of a disease or ailment; the “forecast” of the disease’s progress
16
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diagnosis
A
the identification of the nature of an illness as determined by looking at the symptoms and characteristics of a health problem
