Lesson 5 Etymological Notes & Shades Blocks

Building Greek Vocabulary II

What does the combining form Ox- indicate?

Oxy-?

Indicates the presence of oxygen

Can indicate either rapid or acid

What is the meaning of the word Edema?

Hydrops / Hydropsy?

A swelling caused by an accumulation of fluid in tissue

Name for if the condition (Edema) is generalized over large areas of the body

What is the condition Ascites?

“The baggy disease”; named from the baggy aspect of the human body resulting from the accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity

What is the meaning of Amnion?

Thin, transparent sac in which the fetus is suspended, surrounded by the amniotic fluid (called the Liquor Amnii), which protects the fetus from injury

What is the meaning of Amniocentesis?

Puncturing of the abdomen with a long, thin, hollow needle and the removal of a small amount of the amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus

What is the meaning of the word Hydrophobia?

Literally translated to mean ‘fear of water’; fatal disease characterized by excruciating spasms of the throat muscles whenever the victim attempts to drink, even though the victim is at the point of death from dehydration

Also called Rabies

What is the meaning of the word Phrenic?

Pertaining to the diaphragm or mind

What is the meaning of the word Physiognomy?

Serodiagnosis?

Immunodiagnosis?

Human countenance

Diagnosis based on tests of serum including immunological tests and Immunodiagnosis

The use of immunocytochemistry, detection of lymphocyte markers, and other strategies to diagnose autoimmune diseases and disorders

What is the meaning of the word Phytochemistry?

Phytotoxin?

Dermatophyte?

Osteophyte?

Study of plant chemistry

Poison derived from plants

Fungal parasite growing in or on the skin

Bony outgrowth