Medicine Greek


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This flashcard set covers medical terminology at the university level, focusing on Latin and Greek roots related to anatomy, physiology, and pathology. It delves into terms like "blood," "kidney," "pus," and "stone," along with their roots such as "angio" for blood vessels and "nephro" for kidneys. It also includes suffixes indicating medical conditions like "-osis" for pathological states and "-lithiasis" for stone diseases. Medical students and professionals will find this set invaluable for understanding and memorizing the origins and meanings of complex medical terms, enhancing their comprehension of medical language and improving diagnostic and communication skills.
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Sprache
Englisch
Kategorie
Medizin
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Universität
Erstellt / Aktualisiert
02.04.2014 / 02.04.2014

Flashcards

Herniation

-cele f

-iasis, f

Process or state as a consequence of this process

Stone disease

-lithiasis f

 

Destruction

-lysis f

Growth

 

-oma n

Pathologic stater or process

-osis f

prolapse

 

-ptosis, is f

rupture of blood v. or organ

-rrhexis f

Hardening

-sclerosis f

Contraction of a passage/canal, narrowing

-stenosis, is f

Nox, noctis f

Nyct, nycto

Sanguis, m

Haemato - blood

Homo

Anthropo - man

Homo

Anthropo - man

Calor, is m

Thermo, - heat

Cadaver, cadaveris n

Necr -corpse

Os, oris n

Stomato, mouth

Unguis m

Onych - nail

Pes

Pod - food

Sudor, m

Hidro - sweat

Mater f

meningo - meninges

Caro f

Sarco -flesh

Color

Chromat -colour

Auris f

Oto ear

Vas n

Angio - blood vessel

Lapis, lapidis m

Litho - stone

Mens, mentis f

Phren, o -mind (Schizoprhenia)

Vermis m

Helminth - worm

Adeps, adipis

Lip, lipo -fat

Viscera

Splanchno - inner organs

Ductus choledochus

Choledoch, Cholangio - bile duct

Vesica fellea

Cholecyst -gall bladder

Fel, fellis n

Chol, cholo - bile

Abdomen

Lapar, o - abdomen

Pus, puris 

pyo - pus

Sol, solis m

Heli, helio - sun

Lac, lactis n

 

galact - milk

Pelvis renalis

Pyelo -pelvis of kidney

ren

Nephro - kidney

Lien

Spleno - spleen

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