Latin in Layman’s - A Rhetoric Revolution

Discussing a TON of Pathologies as well as Medical terms you should know!

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Arthritis - "inflammation of a joint,"

  • " from arthritis, fem. of arthrites (adj.) "pertaining to joints" (Greek nosos is a fem. noun), from arthron "a joint" + -itis, “an inflammation of”

    • Conjunctivitis - from assimilated form of com "with, together" + iungere "to join together."

    • Also known as “pink eye” because it can cause the white of the eye to take on a pink or red color. Symptoms of pink eye can vary but typically include redness or swelling of the white of the eye.

      • Diabetes - medical name of a set of affections characterized by abnormal discharge of urine.

      • from medical Latin diabetes, from late Greek diabetes "excessive discharge of urine" (so named by Aretaeus the Cappadocian, physician of Alexandria, 2c.), literally "a passer-through, siphon," from diabainein "to pass through," from dia "through"  + bainein "to go, walk, step".

        • Chlamydia - type of genital infection, 1984, from the name of the bacteria that causes it.

        • formed from a Latinized combining form of Greek khlamys (genitive khlamydos) "short mantle, upper garment for men, military cloak."
        • Said to be so called due to its ability to "cloak" the nuclei of infected cells.

          • Clostridium Difficile - Clostridium, the genus name of these gram-positive, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria comes from Greek klōstēr (spindle) because, under the microscope, the colonies resemble spindles used in cloth weaving and long sticks with a bulge at the end.

          Staphylococcus aureus:;

          staphylo: "bunch of grapes" (from greek σταϕυλή, meaning "bunch of grapes")

          coccos: "berry" (from greek κόκκος, meaning "berry")

          aureus: "golden" (from latin aureus, meaning "golden")

          • The bacteria Staphylococcus aureus looks like a cluster of small berry-shaped cells (coccos) that are arranged in a formation which resembles a bunch of grapes (staphylo), and appear golden (aureus) in colour when grown on a petri dish.

            • Depression -  directly from Medieval Latin depressionem (nominative depressio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin deprimere "to press down, depress."

            Leukemia - progressive blood disease characterized by abnormal accumulation of leucocytes, a type of white blood cell.

            Gonorrhea - from Late Latin gonorrhoia, from Greek gonos "seed" + rhoe "flow," from rhein "to flow". Mucus discharge was mistaken for semen.

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            Latin in Layman’s - A Rhetoric RevolutionBy Liam Connerly
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