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107 Cards in this Set
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-oid |
Greek suffix meaning "similar to." |
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ov/ovi |
Latin "egg" |
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aster
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Greek "star" |
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gastr/gastro
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Greek "stomach" |
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larynx/laryng/laryngo
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larynx |
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-itis |
Suffix meaning "inflamation" |
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ec |
Greek ek "out" tonsillectomy, osteotomy, gastrectomy |
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tom
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"cut" |
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-y |
suffix meaning "act of" tonsillectomy, osteotomy, laryngoscopy, laryngectomy, cystoscopy |
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-sis |
Suffix meaning "condition, abnormal condition" |
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halito
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Latin "breath" |
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hypno |
Greek "sleep" hypnosis |
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neuro |
Greek "nerve" neurosis |
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psycho |
Greek "mind" psychosis |
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sclero
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Greek "hard" sclerosis |
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oma
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Greek "abnormal swelling, tumor" |
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carcin
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Greek "crab, cancer" carcinoma |
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oste
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Greek "bone" |
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my |
Greek "mouse, muscle" myoma |
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lymph |
Latin "spring water" lymphoma |
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card/cardio |
Greek "heart" carditis |
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graph/gram
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Greek "write" |
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cyst |
Greek "urinary bladder" |
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metro/meter |
Greek "measure" cystometrogram |
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ot/oto
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Greek "ear" |
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media |
Latin "middle" otitis media |
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rhin/rhino
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Greek "nose" |
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ceros |
Greek "horn" rhinoceros |
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rrhea
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Greek "flowing, discharge" |
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logo |
Greek "talk, words" logorrhea |
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gastr/gastro
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Greek "stomach" |
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enter/entero
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Greek "intestines" |
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-ist, -logist |
suffix meaning "specialist in a field" |
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-ize |
Greek suffix meaning that makes a verb out of nouns and adjectives |
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-ence |
Latin suffix meaning "quality, state, condition" |
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-ion |
Latin suffix meaning "action, condition caused by action" |
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-ity |
Latin suffix meaning "condition, state" |
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-or |
Latin suffix meaning "agent, doer"
Latin suffix meaning "condition" pallor, stupor, fervor, rigor |
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-tude |
Latin suffix meaning "condition, state" |
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-ure |
Latin suffix meaning "action, result of action" |
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acid |
Latin "sharp" acidity |
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alti |
Latin "high" |
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apert |
Latin "open" aperture |
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arid |
Latin "dry" aridity |
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compet |
Latin "strive in competition with someone, be qualified to strive" competence |
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confid |
Latin "trust" confidence, confident |
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conscript |
Latin "enroll, enlist" conscription |
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correct |
Latin "rule, guide" correction |
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eras |
Latin "rub out" erasure |
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ferv |
Latin "heat, glow" fervor |
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fus |
Latin "melt, flow" fusion |
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grati/grate |
Latin "thanks" gratitude, gratefulness |
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humid |
Latin "wet" humidity |
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invent |
Latin "come upon, find" inventor |
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invest |
Latin "put (something) into" investor |
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liberal |
Latin "generous" liberality |
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magni |
Latin "large" magnitude |
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object |
Latin "throw against" objector |
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pall |
Latin "pale" pallid, pallor |
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sculpt |
Latin "carve" sculptor, sculpture |
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sequ |
Latin " follow" sequence |
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stup |
Latin "be motionless" stupor |
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-ble |
Latin "having capability, capacity" |
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-id |
Latin "in the condition of" |
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-ile |
Latin "having capability, capacity" |
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-ine |
Latin "having the nature of" |
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-ose/-ous |
Latin "full of" |
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asin |
Latin "donkey" asinine |
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audi |
Latin "hear" audible
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can |
Latin "dog" canine |
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flex |
Latin "bend" flexible |
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frag |
Latin "break" fragile |
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gel |
Latin "frost, ice" gelid |
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glori |
Latin "fame" glorious |
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infant |
Latin "young child" infantile |
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juven |
Latin "young" juvenile |
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leon |
Latin "lion" leonine |
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morb |
Latin "sick" morbid |
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naviga |
Latin "sail a boat" navigable |
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pall |
Latin "pale" |
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pecuni |
Latin "money" impecunious |
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sen |
Latin "old" senile |
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stup |
Latin "be motionless" |
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ven |
Latin "vein" venous |
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verb |
Latin "word" verbose |
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vir |
Latin "man" virile |
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Braille
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Louis Braille (1809-1852), a blind teacher in France, invented a system of printing for the blind consisting of a pattern of raised dots. |
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Celsius
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Anders Celsius (1701-1744) invented a temperature scale in which 0° is the freezing point and 100° is the boiling point of water. |
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Chauvin
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Nicolas Chauvin was a general notorious for his unreasoning support of the lost cause of Napoleon. |
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Fahrenheit
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Gabriel Fahrenheit (1868-1736) invented a scale for measuring heat in which 0° was the freezing point of snow and salt equally mixed by weight and 100° was the (approximate) normal temperature of the human body. The freezing point of water on this scale is 32°, and the boiling point is 212°. |
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Frankenstein |
A medical student in a novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly, wife of the poet. The student created a monster who eventually killed him. |
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Mesmer
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F.A. Mesmer (1734-1815) was a German physician who experimented with hypnotism.
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Pompadour |
Madam Pompadour (1721-1764) was the glamorous mistress of the French king Louis XV, known for her elaborate hair styles. |
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Sandwich
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The fourth Earth of Sandwich (1718-1792) was said to have been so keen a gambler that he would not leave the gambling table to eat but had a special fast food brought to him. |
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Spooner
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William A. Spooner (1844-1930) was an English clergyman known for his unintentional transposing of sounds, like “our queer old Dean” in place of “our dear old Queen.” |
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Levi
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Around 1850 in San Francisco, Levi Strauss produced pants of heavy denim, reinforced with copper rivets. |
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adapt
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Origin: Latin ad "to" + apt “fit”
Modern: “to change to meet a new situation” |
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adopt |
Origin: Latin ad "to" + opt “choose”
Modern: to choose something for ourselves, i.e. a child, culture. |
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pore
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Origin: Middle English, meaning unknown
Modern: "to read, study intensely,” usually + over |
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pour |
Origin: Middle English, meaning unknown
Modern: to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something. |
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Accept |
Origin: Latin ac/ad "to" + cept "take"
Modern: to take something to yourself. |
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Except |
Origin: Latin ex "from" + cept "take"
Moern: to take something out of the rest |
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ipse dixit |
Translation: "he, himself, said it"
Meaning: arbitrary dogmatic statement which the speaker expects the listener to accept as valid. |
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ipso facto |
Translation: "by the fact itself"
Meaning: a certain phenomenon is a direct consequence, a resultant effect, of the action in question, instead of being brought about by a previous action. |
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bona fide |
Translation "in good faith"
Meaning: In philosophy, the concept of good faith denotes sincere, honest intention or belief, regardless of the outcome of an action; in law, bona fides denotes the mental and moral states of honesty and conviction regarding either the truth or the falsity of a proposition, or of a body of opinion; likewise regarding either the rectitude or the depravity of a line of conduct. |
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ad hominem |
Translation: "toward the man"
Meaning: form of criticism directed at something about the person one is criticizing, rather than something (potentially, at least) independent of that person. |
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ad rem |
Translation: "to the matter"
Meaning: to the point at issue |