Chapter 19 - Ayers Bioscientific Terminology

hydrophobia

"fear of water"

from the aversion to water and inability to swallow which characterizes the disease

diabetes

the excessive discharge of urine which often accompanies the disease

Greek, dia- "through" and bainein [BA-] "to go"

diptheria

coined with reference to the membrane which forms in the air passages of a person suffering from the illness

Greek, dipthera, "skin," "leather"

cirrhosis

a degenerative disease of an organ, especially the liver, named from the orange-yellow appearance of a liver affected by this condition

Greek, "tawny"

myxedema

disease caused by the decrease or absence of the thyroid hormone, the name coming from the accompanying puffy appearance of the face and hands (not caused by an accumulation of mucus)

Greek, MYX- "mucus," and EDEMA- "swelling"

hemorrhoid

a varicose condition of the veins of the anus, sometimes accompanied by bleeding

Greek, HEM- "blood," rhoos, "flowing"

-rrhea, "discharging blood"

shingles

an inflammatory disease of the skin along the course of a nerve, often partially encircling the waist

Latin, cingulum, "girdle"

leprosy

an infectious disease of the skin, one of the symptoms of which is the appearance of white, scaly scabs

Greek, lepros, "rough," "scaly"

ADELPH-

brother

ANCON-

elbow

CALYPT(R)-

hidden

CHORD-

cord

CHOR(I)-

fetal membrane (chorion)

tunic of the eye-ball (choroid)

CLON(US)-

muscle spasm

COLL(A)-

glue

EC-, OEC-, OEK-, OIK-, OIC-

house

NOT-

the back

OM-

shoulder

OPISTH-

behind

PHY-

to grow

POR-

passage, pore

PTY-

PTYAL-

to spit

saliva

RHABD-

rod

SPOR-

seed, spore

STIG-

pricking, mark, point

TEL(E)-

completion, end, purpose

TROCH-

wheel, disk

XYL-

wood