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Vocabulary flashcards covering Greek combining forms for medical terminology and key Hippocratic medical practices mentioned in the lecture notes.
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arachn-
Combining form meaning spider or web; used especially in terms related to the arachnoid membrane of the brain and spinal cord.
chlor-
Combining form meaning green.
chondr-
Combining form meaning cartilage.
dactyl-
Combining form meaning finger or toe.
derm(at)-
Combining form meaning skin.
helc-
Combining form meaning ulcer.
hidr(ot)- / idr-
Combining form meaning sweat.
hist(i)-
Combining form meaning tissue (literally “web”).
hydr-
Combining form meaning water or fluid.
hypn-
Combining form meaning sleep.
icter-
Combining form meaning jaundice.
in- / inos-
Combining form meaning fiber or muscle.
is-
Combining form meaning equal, similar, or alike.
mening- (-meninx)
Combining form meaning meninges; membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
my- / mys- / myos-
Combining form meaning muscle.
mycet-
Combining form meaning fungus.
myel-
Combining form meaning bone marrow or spinal cord.
narc-
Combining form meaning stupor or numbness.
necr-
Combining form meaning corpse; dead tissue.
olig-
Combining form meaning few or deficient.
onych-
Combining form meaning fingernail or toenail.
pod-
Combining form meaning foot.
poli-
Combining form meaning gray matter of the brain or spinal cord.
poly-
Combining form meaning many or excessive.
por-
Combining form meaning passage, pore, duct, or cavity.
psych-
Combining form meaning mind or soul.
som(at)-
Combining form meaning body.
sthen-
Combining form meaning strength.
trachel-
Combining form meaning neck or cervix.
xanth-
Combining form meaning yellow.
Prognosis (Hippocratic)
The Hippocratic practice of forecasting the course and outcome of a disease based on careful observation.
Trepanation
Ancient surgical procedure involving drilling or scraping a hole into the skull to relieve pressure or treat illness.
Cauterization
Therapeutic technique of burning tissue to stop bleeding or prevent infection; considered a last-resort treatment in Hippocratic medicine.
Dietetics
Branch of medicine focusing on food and regimen; a primary mode of treatment in Hippocratic practice before the 1800s.