Classics 3mt3, Class 1, difficult terms PDF

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Hypo-phys-o: insufficient gas

Hypophyse-o: the pituitary gland

Pneumat/ is NEVER lungs! Pneumon: lungs X-o-lithotomy: the cutting out of a calculus involving x Postdiabetes is a noun; postdiabetic is an adjective. Enter-o: (small) intestine

ent-o: inside

If a word (like glass) that is not a body part is used in a medical term, instead of directly translating the word, we translate it as “resembling ‘word’”, e.g.: hyalosis: an abnormal condition involving s/t resembling glass Hyal-o: glass

hy-o/ hyoid-o: the hyoid bone

Cheir-o: hand

cheil-o: lips

Narc-o: stupor pharmac-o: drugs Neur-o: nerves and NOT neurons If the term is (noun)(adjective), it is a Latin term and when the term is (adjective)(noun), it is an English word; we always start with the noun when translating into English Ductus sublinguales: the ducts below the tongue, b/c the singular and plural forms of ‘duct’ are the same in Latin, and since the adjective is plural, the noun has to be translated as a plural as well. x-iasis: the abnormal presence of x x-uria: the abnormal presence of x in the urine x-uresis: the passage of x in the urine x-algia: pain in/involving x-oma: a tumor involving x

x-omata: tumors involving x

x-ologist: one who studies x

x-icist: one who specializes in the science of x

cranium: skull cerebrum: brain celi-o: abdomen cholecyst-o: gall bladder

choledoch-o: the common bile duct

x-o-stenosis: the narrowing of x trachel-o: neck trache-o: trachea subnucleus: a smaller nucleus (and not something below the nucleus) paraganglia: (some) things beside the ganglions x-ism (if x is a gland): a condition caused by the malfunction of x

cholangi-o: (any) bile duct

x-ism (if x is not a gland): a condition involving x pre: (occurring) before, (located) in front of ot/ means ear only when it appears at the start of a word (e.g. pro/otic: in front of the ear) pronephros (the same as pronephron): something (occurring) before a kidney (time) synesthesia: the perception of something together with something else More Prefixes Ab/- away, from, of Per/- through, over para/- beside

ad/- to, toward, at

ob/- against, near

pre/- before pro/- before, for (eg. Prognosis: a knowledge beforehand) peri/- surrounding

Com/- (con/-), syn/-: together, with De/- away, (down) from, about, concerning Dis/- apart, away Re/- back, again (eg. Reflex: a bending back) Ana/- on, up(on) (eg. Anatomy: a cutting up) Apo/- of, from Ant/e- before Cata/- down

ant/i- against

se/- away (eg. Segregation: walking away from)...