IGL Define Words 2

Question 1

aphrodisiac

Answer 1

Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty

Question 2

hermaphrodite

Answer 2

hermaphrodites, who became joined in

Question 3

narcissism

Answer 3

narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection

Question 4

Achilles tendon

Answer 4

Achilles, famous warrior vulnerable only in the heel

Question 5

humor

Answer 5

liquids of the body containing a persons mood or temperament

Question 6

disaster

Answer 6

astrology, “ill-starred”

Question 7

lunatic

Answer 7

under the influence of the moon

Question 8

influenza

Answer 8

evil influence emanating from certain stars

Question 9

delirium

Answer 9

getting off the track while plowing

Question 10

muscle

Answer 10

little mouse (appearance of muscles rippling beneath the skin)

Question 11

cancer

Answer 11

crab (appearance of blood vessels surrounding a tumor)

Question 12

inoculate

Answer 12

to graft, as in gardening

Question 13

cryptic

Answer 13

hiding, as in habitat

Question 14

topical

Answer 14

pertaining to place, agent applied to body surface

Question 15

abduction

Answer 15

drawing a body part away from the body axis

Question 16

intramural

Answer 16

withing the material of the wall of an organ

Question 17

cirrhosis

Answer 17

degenerative disease of the liver

Question 18

hemorrhoid

Answer 18

varicose condition of veins of the anus accompanied by bleeding

Question 19

leprosy

Answer 19

infectious disease of the skin with the formation of white, scaly scabs

Question 20

shingles

Answer 20

skin along the course of a nerve, often encircling the waist