Lesson 5 Building Greek Vocabulary 2

Front 1

acou(s)-, Acu(s)

Back 1

combining form:
hear

Front 2

amni-

Back 2

combining form:
fetal membrane, amniotic sac, amnion

Front 3

asc-, ascit-

Back 3

combining form:
(leather bag) bladder, sac, bag

Front 4

bary-

Back 4

combining form:
heavy, dull, hard

Front 5

cente-

Back 5

combining form:
pierce

Front 6

chrom-, chroma-, chromat-

Back 6

combining form:
color, pigment

Front 7

dips-

Back 7

combining form:
thirst

Front 8

echo-

Back 8

combining form:
reverberating sound, echo

Front 9

edema-, edemat-

Back 9

combining form:
swelling

Front 10

eme-

Back 10

combining form:
vomit

Front 11

gno(s)

Back 11

combining form:
know

Front 12

lal-

Back 12

combining form:
talk

Front 13

lapar

Back 13

combining form:
abdomen, abdominal wall

Front 14

lex-

Back 14

combining form:
read

Front 15

mne-

Back 15

combining form:
remember

Front 16

ne-

Back 16

combining form:
new

Front 17

no-

Back 17

combining form:
mind, mental activity, comprehension

Front 18

orec, orex

Back 18

combining form:
have an appetite

Front 19

ox(y)

Back 19

combining form:
acute, pointed; rapid; acid; oxygen

Front 20

pha-

Back 20

combining form:
speak, communicate

Front 21

ne-

Back 21

combining form:
new

Front 22

no-

Back 22

combining form:
mind, mental activity, comprehension

Front 23

orec, orex

Back 23

combining form:
have an appetite

Front 24

ox(y)

Back 24

combining form:
acute, pointed; rapid; acid; oxygen

Front 25

pha-

Back 25

combining form:
speak, communicate

Front 26

phag-

Back 26

combining form:
swallow, eat

Front 27

pharmac(eu)

Back 27

combining form:
medicine, drug

Front 28

phem-

Back 28

combining form:
speech

Front 29

phob-

Back 29

combining form:
(abnormal) fear

Front 30

phon-

Back 30

combining form:
voice, sound

Front 31

phag-

Back 31

combining form:
swallow, eat

Front 32

pharmac(eu)

Back 32

combining form:
medicine, drug

Front 33

phem-

Back 33

combining form:
speech

Front 34

phob-

Back 34

combining form:
(abnormal) fear

Front 35

phon-

Back 35

combining form:
voice, sound

Front 36

pharc-, phrag-

Back 36

combining form:
enclose, obstruct

Front 37

phras-

Back 37

combining form:
speak

Front 38

phren-

Back 38

combining form:
mind, diaphram

Front 39

phylac

Back 39

combining form:
protection (against disease)

Front 40

phys(i)-

Back 40

combining form:
nature, appearance

Front 41

phyt-

Back 41

combining form:
plant (organism), growth

Front 42

poie-

Back 42

combining form:
produce, make

Front 43

sapre-

Back 43

combining form:
rotten, putrid, decaying

Front 44

stear-, steat-

Back 44

combining form:
fat, sebum, sebaceous glands

Front 45

achromatosis

Back 45

The condition of being without natural pigmentation.

Front 46

agnosia

Back 46

Inability to recognize or comprehend sights, sounds, words, or other sensory information.

Front 47

amniography

Back 47

Radiography of the fetus for abnormalities after injection of a water-soluble contrast medium into the amniotic sac, an obsolete technique replaced by ultrasonography of the fetus.

Front 48

anaphylaxis

Back 48

A type I hypersensitivity (allergic) reaction between an allergenic antigen and immunoglobulin E (IgE) bound to mast cells, which stimulates the sudden release of immunological mediators locally or throughout the body.

Front 49

anoxia

Back 49

Absence of oxygen.

Front 50

aphemia

Back 50

not in dictionary

Front 51

ascus

Back 51

A saclike spore case in which ascospores, typically eight, are formed; characteristic of the Ascomycetes.

Front 52

barylalia

Back 52

Indistinct, husky speech due to imperfect articulation.

Front 53

bradylexia

Back 53

Abnormal slowness of reading that cannot be attributed to lack of intelligence.

Front 54

cholemesis

Back 54

Bile in the vomitus.

Front 55

chromophobia

Back 55

The condition of staining poorly.

Front 56

dermatophyte

Back 56

A fungal parasite that grows in or on the skin.

Front 57

diaphragmitis

Back 57

Inflammation of the diaphragm.

Front 58

dipsophobia

Back 58

Morbid fear of drinking.

Front 59

dysacousia

Back 59

1. Discomfort caused by loud noises.
2. Difficulty in hearing.

Front 60

dysmnesia

Back 60

Any impairment of memory.

Front 61

echogram

Back 61

The record obtained by use of ultrasonography.

Front 62

edema

Back 62

A local or generalized condition in which body tissues contain an excessive amount of tissue fluid in the interstitial spaces.

Front 63

emetic

Back 63

An agent that promotes vomiting.

Front 64

hypophrenia

Back 64

Below average intelligence evident before the age of 18 associated with impaired learning or communication; poor social, community, or interpersonal adjustment; and inability to function independently

Front 65

lalopathology

Back 65

The medical area concerned with speech pathology.

Front 66

laparocholecystotomy

Back 66

An incision into the gallbladder through the abdominal wall.

Front 67

leukopoiesis

Back 67

Leukocyte production.

Front 68

logagnosia

Back 68

A type of aphasia in which words are seen but not identified with respect to their meaning.

Front 69

monophasia

Back 69

Inability to utter anything but one word or phrase repeatedly.

Front 70

myelopoiesis

Back 70

Development of bone marrow or formation of cells derived from bone marrow.

Front 71

neostomy

Back 71

Surgical formation of artificial opening into an organ or between two organs.

Front 72

nephremphraxis

Back 72

Obstruction in the renal vessels.

Front 73

osteophyte

Back 73

A bony excrescence or outgrowth, usually branched in shape.

Front 74

oxyacusis

Back 74

An abnormal sensitivity to sound.

Front 75

oxyesthesia

Back 75

Abnormal acuteness of sensation.

Front 76

paraphemia

Back 76

A form of aphasia in which a meaningless or inappropriate word or syllable is substituted for the correct spoken word or word combinations.

Front 77

parorexia

Back 77

An abnormal craving for unusual foods.

Front 78

periphrenitis

Back 78

Inflammation of the structures around the diaphragm.

Front 79

phage

Back 79

A virus that infects and lyses bacteria.

Front 80

phagocytosis

Back 80

A three-stage process by which phagocytes (neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages) engulf and destroy microorganisms, other foreign antigens, and cell debris.

Front 81

phoniatrics

Back 81

The study of the voice and treatment of its disorders.

Front 82

phrenicotomy

Back 82

Cutting of the phrenic nerve to immobilize a lung by inducing paralysis of one side.
This causes the diaphragm to rise, compressing the lung and diminishing respiratory movement, thus resting the lung on that side.

Front 83

physical

Back 83

1. Of or pert. to nature or material things.
2. Concerning or pert. to the body; bodily.

Front 84

paranoid

Back 84

1. Resembling paranoia.
2. A person afflicted with paranoia.

Front 85

paracentesis

Back 85

The puncture of a cavity with removal of fluid, as in pleural effusion or ascites.

Front 86

physiognosis

Back 86

Diagnosis determined from one's facial expression and appearance.

Front 87

polyphrasia

Back 87

Excessive talkativeness.

Front 88

psychochromesthesia

Back 88

Color sensation produced by the stimulus of a sense organ other than that of vision.

Front 89

saprobe

Back 89

Any organism living on decaying or dead organic matter.
Most of the fungi and bacteria are saprophytes.

Front 90

saprophyte

Back 90

Any organism living on decaying or dead organic matter.
Most of the fungi and bacteria are saprophytes.

Front 91

stearodermia

Back 91

A disease of the sebaceous glands of the skin.

Front 92

steatoma

Back 92

A fatty tumor.

Front 93

tachyphasia

Back 93

Excessive volubility or rapidity of speech, as seen in mania and some other psychotic illnesses.

Front 94

toxophylaxin

Back 94

A substance that neutralizes bacterial toxins.