Chapter 6

Question 1

-DESIS

Answer 1

Binding

Question 2

DESM-

Answer 2

Ligament

Question 3

DIAPHRAGM- / DIAPHRAGMATIC-

Answer 3

Diaphragm

Question 4

DYNAM-

Answer 4

Force, power

Question 5

EME-

Answer 5

Vomit

Question 6

-ELC- / HELC-

Answer 6

Ulcer

Question 7

ISCH- / -SCHE-

Answer 7

Suppress, check

Question 8

IS-

Answer 8

Equal

Question 9

LAL-

Answer 9

Talk

Question 10

LEI-

Answer 10

Smooth

Question 11

LEP-

Answer 11

Attack, seizure

Question 12

MAN-

Answer 12

Be mad

Question 13

MEL-

Answer 13

Limb

Question 14

-METER / METR-(I)

Answer 14

Measure

Question 15

MNE-

Answer 15

Remember

Question 16

MYX-

Answer 16

Mucus

Question 17

NE-

Answer 17

New

Question 18

NEPHR-

Answer 18

Kidney

Question 19

ONC-

Answer 19

Tumour

Question 20

OREC- / OREX-

Answer 20

Have an appetite

Question 21

OSTE-

Answer 21

Bone

Question 22

OX- / OXY-

Answer 22

Acute, pointed, rapid, oxygen

Question 23

PALI- / PALIN-

Answer 23

Back, again

Question 24

PAN- / PANT-

Answer 24

All, entire, every

Question 25

PHAG-

Answer 25

Swallow, eat

Question 26

PHA-

Answer 26

Speak, communicate

Question 27

PHON-

Answer 27

Sound

Question 28

PHRAC- / PHRAG-

Answer 28

Enclose, obstruct

Question 29

PHRAS-

Answer 29

Speak

Question 30

PTYAL-

Answer 30

Saliva

Question 31

PTY-

Answer 31

Spit

Question 32

TEL- / TELE-

Answer 32

End, completion
Distance

Question 33

THAN- / THANAT-

Answer 33

Death

Question 34

THERAP- / THERAPEU-

Answer 34

Treat medically, heal

Question 35

Cholemesis

Answer 35

Vomiting of bile

Question 36

Haematemesis

Answer 36

Vomiting of blood

Question 37

Emetic

Answer 37

Agent to induce vomiting

Question 38

Anti-emetic

Answer 38

An agent that prevents vomiting

Question 39

Difference between LAL- and PHA-

Answer 39

LAL- refers to speech in general
PHA- refers to comprehensive communication

Question 40

Aphasia

Answer 40

Impaired or absent communication or production of language

Question 41

Polyphrasia

Answer 41

Extreme talkativeness

Question 42

Dysphonia

Answer 42

Hoarseness

Question 43

mania

Answer 43

A mental disorder that manifests in excessive excitement

Question 44

Sitomania

Answer 44

Compulsion to eat

Question 45

Dipsomania

Answer 45

Recurring compulsion to drink

Question 46

Nymphomania

Answer 46

Excessive sexual desire

Question 47

Bibliomania

Answer 47

Obsession with collecting books

Question 48

Megalomania

Answer 48

Delusion of grandeur

Question 49

5 meanings of OXY-

Answer 49

Sharp
Pointed
Rapid
Acute
Oxygen

Question 50

Oxyphonia

Answer 50

Abnormally sharp pitch to the voice

Question 51

Oxycephaly

Answer 51

A pointed head

Question 52

Oxylalia

Answer 52

Rapidity of speech

Question 53

Oxypathy

Answer 53

An acute diseased condition

Question 54

Oxygenic

Answer 54

Consisting of oxygen

Question 55

Oxidation

Answer 55

Process of a substance combining with oxygen

Question 56

Isodynamic

Answer 56

Having equal power

Question 57

Anisosthenic

Answer 57

Of unequal strength

Question 58

Rhinometer

Answer 58

Device to measure the nasal cavities

Question 59

Audiometer

Answer 59

Device to measure hearing acuity

Question 60

Lithoclast

Answer 60

Forceps to break up calculi

Question 61

Haemostat

Answer 61

Device or medicine that arrests the flow of blood

Question 62

Cardiograph

Answer 62

Device to register the electrical activity of the heart muscle

Question 63

Telangiectasis

Answer 63

A lesion formed by a dilated capillary or terminal artery

Question 64

Teleneuron

Answer 64

A nerve ending

Question 65

Telediagnosis

Answer 65

Detection of a disease by evaluating data transmitted to a receiving station

Question 66

Telehealth

Answer 66

A means for enhancing health care through telecommunication technologies

Question 67

Atelocheilia

Answer 67

Incomplete development of the lip

Question 68

Atelomyelia

Answer 68

Incomplete development of the spinal cord