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Chapter 23
Chapter 23 Word Elements
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06/04/2014
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aut/o
 Definition
self
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cata-
 Definition
down, under, against, lower
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hypn/o
 Definition
sleep
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-iatrist
 Definition
one who treats; a physician
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-mania
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a mental disorder; a "madness"
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ment/o
 Definition
mind
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neur/o
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nerves
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-philia
 Definition
attraction to
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-phobia
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abnormal fear
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-phoria
 Definition
emotional state
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phren/o
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mind
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psych/o
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mind
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schiz/o
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split
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somat/o
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body
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-thymia
 Definition
condition of the mind or will
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eu-
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good, normal
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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ped/o
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child, foot
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an-
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pertaining to
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-orexia
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appetite
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narc/o
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numbness, stupor, sleep
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-lepsy
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seizure
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Acrophobia
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fear of high places that results in extreme anxiety
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Aerophobia
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morbid fear of fresh air or drafts
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Agoraphobia
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fear of being in an open, crowded, or public place (such as a field, congested street, or busy department store) where escape may be difficult
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Arachnophobia
 Definition
fear of spiders
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Claustrophobia
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fear of being in or becoming trapped in enclosed or narrow places; fear of closed spaces
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Nyctophobia
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an obsessive, irrational fear of darkness
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Zoophobia
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a persistent, irrational fear of animals, particularly, of dogs, snakes, insects, or mice
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