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32 Cards in this Set
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english suffix -e |
can be used to form verbs from latin infinitves |
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-ant, -ent, -ient |
present participle |
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-ce. -cy |
the act of (being) or the state of (being) |
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-sc- |
inceptive verb meaning the beginning of an action; -escent = past participle of inceptive verb |
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-fy- |
combining form used in verbs meaning to make ___ (ex: make great, make holy, etc) |
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genit- |
often refer to the organs of the reproductive system |
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Apollo & Asclepius |
physician of the gods until son Asclepius came & one-upped him... origin of serpent around staff medical symbol |
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mitr- |
originated as a type of tall, pointed hat |
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valv- |
originated as meaning a type of door that folds in on itself |
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ballistics |
the science of projectiles |
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dipthera |
leather |
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woolsorters/ragsorter's deseae |
inhalation anthrax |
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anthracosis |
"black lung" commonly suffered by coal miners byssinosis = cotton mills silicosis = granite/stonge company siderosis = iron/seteel |
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tuberculosis |
"the great imitator" |
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pertussis |
whooping cough |
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Sphinx |
ancient greek origin of word sphincter (bind tight, strangler, destroyer) |
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-oma |
when in regards to the optic system, designates various abnormalities (NOT tumors) |
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cataract |
waterfall |
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herpes |
to creep/move slowly; shingles |
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glaucoma |
increased interocular pressure |
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myopia |
nearsightedness |
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iris |
goddess of the rainbow |
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amazon |
got their name because one breast was removed so that they could better use the bow/arrow |
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hymen |
god of marriage and weddings |
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hysteria |
ancient greeks believed that women were extra inclined to emotional upheaval ("from the womb") |
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syrinx |
pipes of pan/shepherd's pipe |
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-agogue |
refer to agents used to promote the flow or secretion of fluids within the body |
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vesicle/vesicul- |
mean either a small sac containing fluid, especially a seminal vesicle, or a small blister-like elevation on the skin containing serous fluid |
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-ient |
adjective forming participle ending = adds -ing to a word to form an adjective |
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-ant |
noun forming participle ending |
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-esc- |
inceptive ending = the beginning of an action |
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-ent |
noun forming participle ending = adds ing OR noun forming participle ending = person/thing that does something |
