This is an awesome episode! "Facio" is such a present root word within our English language... In fact, there are more than 260 words in the dictionary devoted to words that derive themselves from "facio." "Plico" is also fascinating as although the meaning is rather vague, the cognates and derivatives that accompany said root word are exponential and vast!

Stick with me as I get into a bunch of words that I decided to write down the other day! From narcosis to exculpate to dogma to orthodox, learn the value of pulling apart words to first understand them from the ground up! Creating a foundation from which you build from is essential in the acquisition of knowledge and language! 

Here, I dive into modern derivatives of the Greek root, "zoon" and the Latin root word, "scio"

Adduct -  to lead towards (the body)

Abduct - to lead away from (the body)

Diarrhea - Abnormal discharge through (the body)

Metacarpal - (Hint: Karpos = wrist)   Beyond the wrist

Superior - refers to a body part being above another

Posterior - refer to the back side of things (Hint: opposite of anterior)

Anterior - refers to body part being in front or before another

Lateral - refers to the outer side of a body part, also used to refer to the side of a body part

Inferior -- refers to below to towards the feet

Medial - refers to the mid-line of the body, nearer to the middle of the body

Ipsilateral - situated/appearing on the same side of the body

Dysmetria - referring to wrong length

Anemia - condition in which blood is lacking

Entotic - within the ear

Periosteum - Around bone/tissue

Epidermis - upon the skin

Subdermal - underneath the skin

Pericardium - enveloping tissue of the heart

Septicemia - decaying of the blood, a poisoning presence in the blood

Periodontal - bone/tissue around tooth

Colitis - Inflammation of the colon

These root words in both latin and greek have similar meanings and derivations... Stay tuned for announcements at the beginning!

Latin Prefixes

*Hook Word (mnemonic for memorization)

I begin this lesson with a huge tangent on the Rhetoric Revolution and pushing for help in disseminating the information. Like I always say, it's not about being smart, it's about proving to yourself you can do it to eventually build the confidence that turns into innate knowledge. The words I am going over today are "Geo" and "Terra"

Suffixes

Quadrare, quadratum; to square, to make four-cornered (quadriceps)

Radius; rod, spoke, ray, beam; bone on outer forearm – radius (radius, dorsoradial, radioulnar, radiology)

Ramus; branch (ramiform, ramus communicans – nerve which connects two other nerves)

Rectus; right, straight (rectus abdominous, rectus femoris)

Ren, renis; kidney (adrenalin, renal, circumrenal, prerenal)

Rigor; stiffness, cold (rigor mortis)

Scapula; shoulder, shoulder-blade (scapula, subscapula, infrascapular, scapuloclavicular, cervicobscapular)

Scrotum; bag, pouch (scrotal, scrotum)

Sebum; grease, fatty secretion (sebum)

Sinister, sinistri; left, on the left (sinistrodextral, sinstrocular)

Sinus; curve, cavity and/or recess (sinus, sinusoidal, Ethmoid sinus)

Spina; thorn, spine (cerebrospinal, spina bifida, spinal erector)

Spirare, spiratum; to breathe, blow (exspiration, inspiration, perspiration)

Squama; scale, flake, thin plate (Squamous epithelial tissue, squamella)

Stapes, stapedis; a stirrup, innermost ossicle of ear (extrastapedial, mediostapedial, stapes – involved in conduction of sound vibration)

Stare, statum; to stand (distal)

Sulcus; furrow, grove (costal sulci)

Supinus; bending backwards, supine, lying on back (supination, supinator, supine, semisupination)

Talus, ankle, ankle-bone (talus, talofibular, talotibial)

Tempora; the temple (temporomandibular joint, temporal, infratemporal)

Tender, tentum, tensum; to stretch (extensor, tendon, tensor fascia lata, hypertension)

Tibia; pipe, flute; shinbone, the innder and larger bone of the lower leg (tibia, femorotibial)

Tumere; to swell (tumor, tumentia)

Ulcus, ulceris; open sore (ulcer, ulcerate)

Ulna; elbow, inner and larger bone of the forearm (radioulnar, ulna)

Umbilicus; the navel (umbilical cord, umbilicus)

Unguis; nail, claw, hoof (subungual, unguis, ungula)

Uva; grape (uvula – small lobe haning from palate)

Vagus; wandering (vagus – nerve, valgus knee)

Varus; crooked, bent inward (coxa vara, genu varum, pollex varus)

Vas; vessel (vascular, cerebrovascular)

Vellere, vulsum; to tear, puck (avulsion, evulsion)

Vena; vein (intravenous, supervenosity, vein)

Venter, ventris; to come (ventral- anatomical position, ventricle, ventrolateral)

Verruca; a wart (verruca, verruciform)

Vertebra; a joint (vertebrae)

Vesica; bladder, blister (vesicle, vesicular, cervicovesicular)

Villus; tuft of hair (villi, villiform, intervillous)

Virus; potent juice, poison (virus)

Vomer; plowshare, a bone in the septum (ethmovomerine, vomer, vomernasal)