CLST 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Foreign Body, Adrenal Gland, Vesica Piscis
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Module 11: the urinary, endocrine, and lymphatic systems. (condition of the) urine particularly true if the root is a substance. The root will imply something about the condition of urine; use root to formulate the definition. [ substance ]-uria: presence of x in the urine pyuria = presence of pus in the urine apyuria = absence of pus in the urine cyst-, vesic- However , if it is in reference to the urinary system, you have to use bladder vesica [latin] vesic- Almond (not the shape but the texture ) gland; lymph node. Source of black bile ? (doesn"t actually exist in the body) The theory of humors is a nice way to characterize personalities in the ancient world. The system is based on opposites : melancholic black bile = melan- + chol- + -ia. Personality type for someone who has too much black bile in them. sanguine = cheerful, optimistic.
