Etymologizing Medical Terms and Musculature/Bone Conditions

Latissimus Dorsi

Latissumus comes from the Latin word, Lata, which means: “wide”
The “-issumus” makes it superlative which turns “wide” to “widest”
Dorsi is the GENITIVE SINGULAR form of Dorsum, which means: “Back”
So, if we do an “A” + “B”, we get…
“The widest of the back” (muscle)
According to Google: The latissimus dorsi is a large, flat muscle covering the width of the middle and lower back

Quadriceps Femoris

So if we do an “A” + “B” + “C”, we get = _________________
“Four heads of the femur/upper leg”
According to Google: The quadriceps femoris is a hip flexor and a knee extensor. It consists of four individual muscles; three vastus muscles and the rectus femoris. They form the main bulk of the thigh, and collectively are one of the most powerful muscles in the body.

Hypothermia

Hypo- (Greek) = “low, below”
Therm- (thermos) = temperature
-ia (shortened version of “–emia”) =“presence in the blood”
“a” + “b” + “c” = “low “+ “temperature” + “presence in the blood”

Hypercholestrolemia

Hyper- (Greek) = “high, above”
Cholesterol = Cholesterol is any of a class of certain organic molecules called lipids
-emia (shortened version of “–emia”) =“presence in the blood”
“a” + “b” + “c” = “high” + “cholesterol” + “presence in the blood”

Hyperlipidemia

atherosclerosis

ATHERO+ SCLER+ OSIS
athero- = (c) = groats
scler- = (b) = hardening
-osis= (a) = diseased condition of
So “a” + “b” +”c” = “________________”