It's Greek To Me
Not always in poor taste, this greek prefix means ‘fast.’
Tachy-
This virus isn’t always fatal, but it can often leave you vulnerable to additional infections. Just ask Magic Johnson.
HIV/AIDS
This elemental substance was once common in our thermometers, but is now known to be quite poisonous.
Mercury
These large y-shaped proteins combine chemically to intruders in the body.
Antibody
Cat got your what? Glossectomy is the removal of this muscular appendage.
Tongue
Often a sign of poor oxygen circulation, this is the term for the bluish tint to skin and mucous membranes
Cyanosis
Coined “the great pox” by the french, this bacteria is from a family of spirochetes, or spiral shaped rods.
Syphilis
This curved line is what you eyeball when measuring liquids in a graduated device or a certain tissue in the knee.
If you’re having a runny nose or an outbreak of a rash, you might want to take one of these.
Antihistamine
Encephalectomy is the removal of this important organ
Brain
Hysterika, the greek word for this organ, was often blamed for female excessive emotions and hysteria.
Uterus
Women can often be asymptomatic from this infection, a subclass of the genus Neisseria.
Gonorrhea
This is the fertility cycle in adult women.
Menstruation
Certain drugs like benadryl or dicyclomine might have this type of side effect, which warrants their appearance on the Beer’s list.
Anticholinergic
A tympanectomy is the removal of this sensitive organ.
Eardrum/Tympanic Membrane
DAILY DOUBLE- This disease is named for a greek goddess of rage who caused madness in the dogs of the hunter Acteon, and ended up killing their master
Rabies/Lyssavirus
This STD comes from the greek word meaning “cloak,” and was once a very common cause of blindness.
Chlamydia
This 2-worded part of the brain regulates breathing, heart and blood vessel function, among other things.
Medulla Oblongata
Benzodiazepines like Valium and Klonopin fall into this category of drugs.
Anticonvulsant
This male-specific “ectomy” isn’t doesn’t actually remove anything, but rather occludes this tube.
Vasectomy/Vas Deferens
This indentation above your upper lip is where your skin fuses in utero, and is named after the greek word for love potion.
Philtrum
In order to prevent cervical cancer in women, it’s now possible to vaccinate for this disease.
HPV
DAILY DOUBLE- Law firms promise compensation if you’ve developed cancer to this lining of the pleurae, peritoneum and pericardium.
Mesothelium
These drugs slow or stop the development of a tumor.
Antineoplastic
A salpingectomy is the removal of this female organ.
Fallopian Tubes