medicine in antiquity vocab quiz 1

ante-

before, in front of

ben(e)-

well

contra-

opposite, against

de-

down, away, off

extra-

outside, beyond

infra-

below

inter-

between, among

intra-

within

juxta-

by the side of, close to

mal(e)-

badly, poorly

per-

through

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of

pro-

forward, in front of

retro-

backward, behind

se-

apart, aside, away

super-

above

ultra-

beyond

articul-

joint

bucc-

cheek, mouth

caps-

box, container

ced-, cess-, -cede

to go, to come

celer-

quick

cerebr-

brain

cut-, cuss-

to shake, to strike

ict-

stroke, blow

ject-

to throw

later-

side, flank

matur-

ripe, fully grown

ment-

mind

mit(t)-, mis(s)-

to send

par-, part-

to give birth to

pariet-

wall

pon-, posit-, -pose

to put, to place

salin-

salt

uter-

womb

vas-

vessel

vert-, vers-

to turn

premature

occuring before the proper time, not ripe

deceleration

decrease in velocity

suprabuccal

located or ocurring above the cheek

dementia

a progressive debilitation of the cognitive faculties

ultrasensitive

overly responsive to stimuli

juxta-articular

located or occurring next to a joint

extrauterine

located or occurring outside the uterus/womb

capsule

a structure in which something is enclosed

postoperative

occurring after a medical procedure

desalination

the removal of salt from a substance

percussion

a striking or drumming

malabsorption

impaired absorption (e.g., of nutrients)

mental

related to the mind

extravascular

located or occurring outside the vessels

benefactor

one who confers a gift or benefit

interject

throw between, utter an exclamation

retroject

throw backwards, set something in the past

intraocular

within the eye

interocular

between the eyes

prediction

a statement about the future, a prophecy

contradiction

a statement against, refuting arguments or evidence

benediction

a speaking well, a blessing

malediction

a speaking badly, a curse

deduce

lead down, infer from a general principle

seduce

lead away, persuade (usually to do something bad)

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