Our Words (11-14)

Question 1

pediculus, pediculi

Answer 1

a little foot
second

Question 2

auricula, auriculae

Answer 2

auricle, esp. the auricular (atrial) appendage
first

Question 3

fungicide (fung-i-cide)

Answer 3

(fungus)
an agent that kills fungi and their spores
second

Question 4

digitus, digiti

Answer 4

a finger or toe; a digit
second

Question 5

hamulus, hamuli

Answer 5

the hooklike process on the hamate bone
second

Question 6

papilla, papillae

Answer 6

a small nipple-like protuberance or elevation
first

Question 7

gingiva, gingivae

Answer 7

the tissue that surrounds the necks of the teeth and covers the alveolar processes of the maxilla and mandible; the gums

first

Question 8

trabecula, trabeculae

Answer 8

the network of osseous tissue that makes up the cancellous structure of a bone
first

Question 9

lamina, laminae

Answer 9

a thin flat layer or membrane
first

Question 10

fibula, fibulae

Answer 10

the outer, smaller bone of the leg from the ankle to the knee, articulating above with the tibia and below with the tibia and talus

first

Question 11

pila, pilae

Answer 11

a pillar-like spicule in spongy bone
first

Question 12

mala, malae

Answer 12

the cheek
first

Question 13

collum, colla

Answer 13

the neck
second

Question 14

atrium, atria

Answer 14

a chamber or cavity communicating with another chamber or passageway
second

Question 15

bucca, buccae

Answer 15

the cheek
first

Question 16

cauda, caudae

Answer 16

a tail or tail-like structure
first

Question 17

cilium, cilia

Answer 17

eyelashes
second

Question 18

cellula, cellulae

Answer 18

a minute cell
first

Question 19

ileum, ilea

Answer 19

area of the abdomen from the lowest rib to the pubes; flank
second

Question 20

capillus, capilli

Answer 20

a hair, esp. of the head
second

Question 21

sulcus, sulci

Answer 21

a furrow, groove, or fissure, esp. on the surface of the brain
second

Question 22

interpalpebral (inter-palpebr-al)

Answer 22

(palpebra)
between the eyelids
first

Question 23

mandibula, mandibulae

Answer 23

the mandible
first

Question 24

capsula, capsulae

Answer 24

a sheath or continuous enclosure around an organ or structure
first

Question 25

vesicula, vesiculae

Answer 25

a small bladder or vesicle first

Question 26

rima, rimae

Answer 26

in anatomy, an opening, cleft, or crack first

Question 27

filum, fila

Answer 27

a threadlike structure second

Question 28

centrum, centra

Answer 28

any center, esp. an anatomical one second

Question 29

sublime, sublimis

Answer 29

near the surface third

Question 30

pectorale, pectoralis

Answer 30

pert. to the chest third

Question 31

ventrale, ventralis

Answer 31

anterior, or closer to the front third

Question 32

laterale, lateralis

Answer 32

located away from the mid-plane of the body third

Question 33

vulgare, vulgaris

Answer 33

ordinary, common third

Question 34

gena, genae

Answer 34

the side of the face; the cheek first

Question 35

nodus, nodi

Answer 35

node second

Question 36

ala, alae

Answer 36

an expanded or wing-like structure or appendage first

Question 37

bulla, bullae

Answer 37

a large blister or skin vesicle filled with fluid first

Question 38

medius

Answer 38

pert. to the middle one of three similar structures first/second

Question 39

valgus

Answer 39

bent or turned outward, used esp. of deformities in which the most distal anatomical part is angled outward and away from the midline of the body first/second

Question 40

carina, carinae

Answer 40

a structure with a projecting central ridge first

Question 41

varus

Answer 41

bent or turned inward, used esp. of deformities in which the most distal anatomical part is angled inward and toward the midline of the body first/second

Question 42

lamella, lamellae

Answer 42

a thin layer, sheet, or plate first/second

Question 43

polioencephalitis (poli-oencephalitis)

Answer 43

a condition characterized by inflammatory lesions of the gray matter of the brain

Question 44

melanonychia (melan-onych-ia)

Answer 44

black pigmentation of the nails

Question 45

dolor, dolores

Answer 45

pain third

Question 46

erthyrasma (erythr-asma)

Answer 46

a red-brown eruption in patches in the axillae and groin caused by corynebacterium minutissimum

Question 47

chloronychia (chlor-onych-ia)

Answer 47

green nail syndrome

Question 48

fabella, fabellae

Answer 48

fibrocartilage or bone that sometimes develops in the head of the gastrocnemius muscle first

Question 49

leukoplakia (leuk-o-plak-ia)

Answer 49

formation of white spots or patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue or cheek

Question 50

flavin (flav-in)

Answer 50

one of a group of natural water-soluble pigments occurring in milk, yeasts, bacteria, and some plants

Question 51

rectus

Answer 51

straight; not crooked first/second