Lesson 3 Etymological Notes & Shaded Blocks

Building Greek Vocabulary I: Nouns and Adjectives

What is the Arachnoidea?

A thin, delicate membrane that is the intermediate of the three that enclose the brain and spinal cord

What are the three membranes that enclose the brain and spinal cord?

1. Pia Mater (innermost)

2. Arachnoidea

3. Dura Mater (outermost)

What is the meaning of the phrase Subdural Hematoma?

What causes it and how severe is it?

Caused by venous blood occupying the subdural space of the brain

Caused by the result of trauma and can result in severe or steady headaches and sometimes coma

What is the meaning of the word Meningitis?

Inflammation of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord

What does the combining form Myel- refer to?

What is the meaning of the word Myeloma?

Multiple Myeloma?

Refers to either bone marrow or the spinal cord

Tumor originating in the bone marrow

Neoplastic disease characterized by the infiltration of bone and bone marrow by myeloma cells forming multiple tumor masses that lead to pathological fractures

What is the meaning of the word Poliomyelitis?

Postpolio Syndrome (PPS)?

Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord; also known as Infantile Paralysis or Polio

Development of motor and respiratory weakness, limb muscle atrophy, and fatigue 15 to 25 years after an acute episode of paralytic poliomyelitic

What is the meaning of Jaundice?

What is another term for it?

Condition that manifests itself externally by a yellow staining of the skin caused by the deposition of bile pigments

Another term for it is Icterus

What is the meaning of “scleral icterus”?

Describes the yellow staining of the sclera (the white part of the eye) often associated with jaundice

What is the meaning of the word Hypochondrium?

Epigastrium?

Hypochondria?

Soft part of the abdomen beneath the cartilage of the lower ribs, the upper central region of the abdomen over the pit of the stomach and located on either side of the Epigastrium

Area in which the gallbladder, liver, and spleen are situated

Melancholy state for which there is no apparent cause