Lesson 6 Building Greek Vocabulary 3

Front 1

andr

Back 1

combining form:
man, male

Front 2

ankyl,ancyl

Back 2

combining form:
fused, stiffened; hooked, crooked

Front 3

aphrodis(i)

Back 3

combining form:
(of or pertaining to aphrodite, greek goddess of love) sexual, desire

Front 4

brachy

Back 4

combining form:
short

Front 5

crypt

Back 5

combining form:
hidden, latent

Front 6

dem

Back 6

combining form:
people, population

Front 7

dolich

Back 7

combining form:
long, narrow, slender

Front 8

drom

Back 8

combining form:
a running

Front 9

er, erot

Back 9

combining form:
(eros, son of aphrodite, greek goddess of love) sexual desire

Front 10

gyn(ec)

Back 10

combining form:
women, female

Front 11

helmint(h)

Back 11

combining form:
(intestinal) worm

Front 12

nemat

Back 12

combining form:
thread (worm)

Front 13

nos

Back 13

combining form:
disease, illness

Front 14

odont

Back 14

combining form:
tooth

Front 15

pali(n)

Back 15

combining form:
back, again

Front 16

pan(t)

Back 16

combining form:
all, entire, every

Front 17

phor

Back 17

combining form:
bearing, carrying

Front 18

phos,phot

Back 18

combining form:
light, daylight

Front 19

plec, pleg

Back 19

combining form:
strike, paralyze

Front 20

r(h)achi

Back 20

combining form:
spine

Front 21

schiz, schist, schisis

Back 21

combining form:
split, cleft, fissure

Front 22

spondyl

Back 22

combining form:
vertebra

Front 23

staxis,staxia

Back 23

dripping, oozing (of blood)

Front 24

than(at)

Back 24

combining form:
death

Front 25

the

Back 25

combining form:
place, put

Front 26

trich

Back 26

combining form:
hair

Front 27

troph

Back 27

combining form:
nourishment

Front 28

amyotrophia

Back 28

Muscular atrophy.

Front 29

androgynous

Back 29

1. Resembling or pert. to an androgynoid.
2. Without definite sexual characteristics.

Front 30

ankylodactylia

Back 30

Adhesion of two or more fingers or toes.

Front 31

ankylosis

Back 31

Immobility of a joint.

Front 32

antaphrodisiac

Back 32

An agent that depresses sexual desire.

Front 33

apoplexy

Back 33

1. Copious effusion of blood into an organ, as in abdominal apoplexy or pulmonary apoplexy.
2. An outmoded term for stroke, esp. a stroke in which a blood vessel in the brain ruptures.

Front 34

atrophy

Back 34

1. A wasting; a decrease in size of an organ or tissue.
Atrophy may result from death and resorption of cells, diminished cellular proliferation, pressure, ischemia, malnutrition, decreased activity, or hormonal changes.
2. To undergo or cause atrophy.

Front 35

autoerotism

Back 35

1. Self-gratification of the sexual instinct, usually by manual stimulation of erogenous areas, esp. the penis or clitoris.

Front 36

brachycephalous

Back 36

Having a cephalic index of 81.0 to 85.4.
This is considered a short head but not necessarily abnormal, as this index falls within the standard range of variation among humans.

Front 37

chromatophore

Back 37

A pigment-bearing cell.

Front 38

cryptanamnesia

Back 38

Subconscious memory.

Front 39

demography

Back 39

The study of measurable characteristics of human populations.
The characteristics may include population size, growth, density, age, race, sex, or marital status. The information may be used to forecast health needs and the use of health services.

Front 40

dermonosology

Back 40

The science of classification of skin diseases.

Front 41

diaphoresis

Back 41

Profuse sweating.

Front 42

diplegia

Back 42

1. Paralysis of similar parts on both sides of the body.
2. In cerebral palsy, excessive stiffness usually occurs in all limbs but greater stiffness in the legs than in the arms.

Front 43

dolichocephalic

Back 43

Having a skull with a long anteroposterior diameter.

Front 44

dysphoria

Back 44

A long-lasting mood disorder marked by depression and unrest without apparent cause; a mood of general dissatisfaction, restlessness, anxiety, discomfort, and unhappiness.

Front 45

dystrophy

Back 45

A disorder caused by defective nutrition or metabolism.

Front 46

endemic

Back 46

Found in a specific population or particular region of the world.
The term is usually used to refer to a disease that occurs continuously or with a stable baseline incidence within a locale or a group of people.

Front 47

endodontitis

Back 47

Inflammation of the dental pulp.

Front 48

epistaxis

Back 48

Hemorrhage from the nose; nosebleed.

Front 49

erogenous

Back 49

Causing sexual excitement.

Front 50

euphoria

Back 50

1. A condition of good health.
2. An exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation.

Front 51

euthanasia

Back 51

1. An easy, quiet, and painless death.
2. The deliberate ending of the life of people (or in veterinary practice, animals) with incurable or terminal illnesses or unbearable suffering.

Front 52

gynandroid

Back 52

An individual having sufficient hermaphroditic sexual characteristics to be mistaken for a person of the opposite sex.

Front 53

gynecopathy

Back 53

Diseases specific to women.

Front 54

helminthiasis

Back 54

Infestation with worms.

Front 55

hemidiaphoresis

Back 55

Sweating on one side of the body.

Front 56

hermaphrodite

Back 56

An individual possessing genital and sexual characteristics of both sexes.
The clitoris is usually enlarged, resembling the male penis.

Front 57

heterodromus

Back 57

Acting, arranged, or moving in the opposite direction.

Front 58

homoerotic

Back 58

A person who has sexual interest in or sexual intercourse exclusively with members of his or her own sex.

Front 59

hydrorrhachis

Back 59

Increased fluid in the central canal of the spinal cord.

Front 60

hypertrichosis

Back 60

An excessive growth of hair, possibly caused by endocrine disease, esp. of the adrenal gland, and in women, disease of the ovary.

Front 61

mesodont

Back 61

Having teeth of medium size; a dental index of 42 to 43.9

Front 62

nematology

Back 62

The division of parasitology that deals with worms belonging to the class Nematoda.

Front 63

nosophyte

Back 63

A disease-causing plant microorganism.

Front 64

odontonecrosis

Back 64

Extensive decay of a tooth.

Front 65

osteosynthesis

Back 65

Surgical fastening of the ends of a fractured bone by mechanical means, such as a screw or plate.

Front 66

palindromia

Back 66

The recurrence of a disease or a relapse.

Front 67

pancarditis

Back 67

Inflammation of all the structures of the heart.

Front 68

pandemic

Back 68

1. An exceptionally widespread epidemic, that is, a disease or outbreak that affects very high proportions of the population, or populations throughout the world.
2. Extraordinarily widespread, said, for example, of diseases with global impact, such as AIDS, the bubonic plague (in the Middle Ages), or malaria.

Front 69

paraplegia

Back 69

Paralysis of the lower portion of the body and of both legs.

Front 70

photodysphoria

Back 70

Unusual intolerance of light, occurring in measles, rubella, meningitis, and inflammation of the eyes.

Front 71

photosynthesis

Back 71

The process by which plants manufacture carbohydrates and oxygen by combining carbon dioxide and water, using light energy in the presence of chlorophyll.

Front 72

spondylolysis

Back 72

The breaking down of a vertebral structure.

Front 73

prosopoplegia

Back 73

Paralysis of the facial or the trigeminal nerve;

Front 74

schistocytosis

Back 74

Schistocytes in the blood.

Front 75

schizonychia

Back 75

Splitting of the nails.

Front 76

thanatophobia

Back 76

A morbid fear of death.

Front 77

trichogen

Back 77

An agent stimulating hair growth.

Front 78

trichogen

Back 78

An agent stimulating hair growth.