Building Greek Vocabulary 1 Nouns And Adjectives

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arachn-

Back 1

combining form:
spider, web; arachnoid membrane

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chlor-

Back 2

combining form:
green

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chondr-

Back 3

combining form:
cartilage

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dactyl-

Back 4

combining form:
finger toe

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derm(at)-, -derma

Back 5

combining form:
skin

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(h)elc

Back 6

combining form:
ulcer

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hidr(ot)-, -idr-

Back 7

combining form:
sweat

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hist(i)-

Back 8

combining form:
(web) tissue

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hydr-

Back 9

combining form:
water, fluid

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hypn-

Back 10

combining form:
sleep

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icter-

Back 11

combining form:
jaundice

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in-, inos-

Back 12

combining form:
fiber, muscle

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is-

Back 13

combining form:
equal, same, similar, alike

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mening-, -meninx

Back 14

combining form:
meningeal membrane, meninges

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my(s)-

Back 15

combining form:
(mouse) muscle

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myc(et)

Back 16

combining form:
(mushroom) fungus

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myel-

Back 17

combining form:
bone marrow, spinal cord

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narc-

Back 18

combining form:
stupor, numbness

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necr-

Back 19

combining form:
corpse; dead

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olig-

Back 20

combining form:
few, deficient

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onych-

Back 21

combining form:
fingernail, toe nail

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pod-

Back 22

combining form:
foot

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poli-

Back 23

combining form:
(gray) grey matter of the brain and spinal cord

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poly-

Back 24

combining form:
many, excessive

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por-

Back 25

combining form:
passage, opening duct, pore, cavity

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psych-

Back 26

combining form:
(soul) mind

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som(at)-, -soma

Back 27

combining form:
body

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sthen-

Back 28

combining form:
strength

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trachel-

Back 29

combining form:
neck, cervix

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xanth-

Back 30

combining form:
yellow

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achlorhydria

Back 31

Absence of free hydrochloric acid in the stomach; may be associated with gastric carcinoma, gastric ulcer, pernicious anemia, adrenal insufficiency, or chronic gastritis.

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angiosclerotic myasthenia

Back 32

The horizontal structure separating the mouth and the nasal cavity; the roof of the mouth, supported anteriorly by the maxillae and palatine bones.

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anisocytosis

Back 33

Condition in which there is excessive inequality in the size of cells, esp. erythrocytes.

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antihypnotic

Back 34

1. Preventing or inhibiting sleep.
2. An agent that prevents or inhibits sleep.

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arachnodactyly

Back 35

Spider fingers; a state in which fingers and sometimes toes are abnormally long and slender.

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arteriomyomatosis

Back 36

Thickening of arterial walls due to overgrowth of muscle fibers.

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asthenia

Back 37

Lack or loss of strength; debility; any weakness, but esp. one originating in muscular or cerebellar disease.

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chloroleukemia

Back 38

Leukemia with chlorosis.

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chondralgia

Back 39

Pain in or around a cartilage.

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dermatosclerosis

Back 40

Infiltration of the skin with fibrous material.

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dermatomycosis

Back 41

A skin infection caused by certain fungi of the genera Trichophyton, Epidermophyton, and Microsporum.

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helcoma

Back 42

Ulcer of the cornea

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hidrosis

Back 43

1. The formation and secretion of sweat.
2. Excessive sweating.

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histiocyte

Back 44

A monocyte that has become a resident in tissue.

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histiocytosis

Back 45

An abnormal amount of histiocytes in the blood.

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hydronephrosis

Back 46

Stretching of the renal pelvis as a result of obstruction to urinary outflow.

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hyperchlorhydria

Back 47

An excess of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

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hypnotic

Back 48

1. Pert. to sleep or hypnosis.
2. An agent that causes an insensitivity to pain by inhibiting afferent impulses or by inhibiting the reception of sensory impressions in the cortical centers of the brain, thus causing partial or complete unconsciousness.
Hypnotics include sedatives, analgesics, anesthetics, and intoxicants and are sometimes called somnifacients and soporifics when used to induce sleep.

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hypnotize

Back 49

To put under hypnosis.

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inosemia

Back 50

1. An excessive amount of fibrin in the blood.
2. The presence of inositol in the blood.

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isodactylism

Back 51

A condition of having fingers or toes of equal length.

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macrodactylia

Back 52

Excessive size of one or more digits.

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melanoleukoderma

Back 53

Mottled skin.

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meningitis

Back 54

Inflammation of the membranes of the spinal cord or brain, usually but not always caused by an infectious illness.

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mesoderm

Back 55

A primary germ layer of the embryo lying between ectoderm and endoderm.
From it arise all connective tissues; muscular, skeletal, circulatory, lymphatic, and urogenital systems; and the linings of the body cavities.

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mycethemia

Back 56

Fungi in the blood.

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myoendocarditis

Back 57

Inflammation of the cardiac muscular wall and membranous lining.

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narcosis

Back 58

Unconsciousness or stupor produced by drugs.

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narcotize

Back 59

To place under the influence of a narcotic.

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necrocytotoxin

Back 60

A toxin that causes the death of cells.

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necrosis

Back 61

The death of cells, tissues, or organs.

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neurasthenia

Back 62

An old term occasionally used to signify functional (psychosomatic) illness, marked by symptoms such as chronic fatigue, weakness, lassitude, noncardiogenic chest pain, panic attacks, irritability, anxiety, depression, headache, insomnia, joint and muscle discomfort, and sexual disorders

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onychomycosis

Back 63

A fungal infection of the nails usually caused by tinea species and occasionally by Candida.
The hallmarks of the disease are thickening, scaling, and discoloration of the nailbed.

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osteochondroma

Back 64

A tumor composed of both cartilaginous and bony substance.

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pachyonychia

Back 65

Abnormal thickening of the fingernails or toenails.

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perionychium

Back 66

The epidermis surrounding a nail.

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poliomyelitis

Back 67

An acute infectious inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray matter of the spinal cord.

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polymyositis

Back 68

A relatively uncommon inflammatory disease of skeletal muscles, marked by symmetrical weakness of the proximal muscles of the limbs, elevated serum muscle enzymes, evidence of muscle necrosis on biopsy, and electromyographic abnormalities.

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polyp

Back 69

A swelling or excrescence (tumor) emanating from a mucous membrane; commonly found in vascular organs such as the nose, uterus, colon, and rectum.
Polyps bleed easily; if there is a possibility that they will become malignant, they should be removed surgically.

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pachyderma

Back 70

Unusual thickness of the skin.

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pseudoicterus

Back 71

Pigment in the skin, such as in carotenemia, that resembles jaundice, but is not due to elevated serum bilirubin levels.

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psychosis

Back 72

A mental disorder in which there is severe loss of contact with reality, evidenced by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech patterns, and bizarre or catatonic behavior.

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psychosomatic

Back 73

Pertaining to the relationship of the brain and body; pert. to disorders that have a physiological component but are thought to originate in the emotional state of the patient.

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somatic

Back 74

1. Pert. to nonreproductive cells or tissues.
2. Pert. to the body.
3. Pert. to structures of the body wall, such as skeletal muscles (somatic musculature) in contrast to structures associated with the viscera, such as visceral muscles (splanchnic musculature).
4. Pert. to sensations perceived as originating from superficial or muscular structures of the body rather than sensations seeming to come from the internal organs (the viscera).

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sympodia

Back 75

A fusion of the lower extremities.

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syndactylous

Back 76

The fusion, usually congenital, of one or more fingers or toes

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toxicoderma

Back 77

Any skin disease resulting from a poison.

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trachelocele

Back 78

Protrusion of mucous membrane through the wall of the trachea.

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xanthoma

Back 79

Soft, yellow skin plaques or nodules that contain deposits of lipoproteins inside histiocytes; they are esp. likely to be found on the skin of patients with hyperlipidemia.

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xanthosis

Back 80

A yellowing of the skin seen in carotenemia resulting from ingestion of excessive quantities of carrots, squash, egg yolk, and other foods containing carotenoids.

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isodactylism

Back 81

A condition of having fingers or toes of equal length.

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macrodactylia

Back 82

Excessive size of one or more digits.

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melanoleukoderma

Back 83

Mottled skin.

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meningitis

Back 84

Inflammation of the membranes of the spinal cord or brain, usually but not always caused by an infectious illness.

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mesoderm

Back 85

A primary germ layer of the embryo lying between ectoderm and endoderm.
From it arise all connective tissues; muscular, skeletal, circulatory, lymphatic, and urogenital systems; and the linings of the body cavities.

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mycethemia

Back 86

Fungi in the blood.

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myoendocarditis

Back 87

Inflammation of the cardiac muscular wall and membranous lining.

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narcosis

Back 88

Unconsciousness or stupor produced by drugs.

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narcotize

Back 89

To place under the influence of a narcotic.

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necrocytotoxin

Back 90

A toxin that causes the death of cells.