Our Words (16-18)

Question 1

pseudobacteremia (pseud-o-bacter-em-ia)

Answer 1

pseud = false
bacter = rod
em = in, into, inward
ia = nominal
false-positive blood culture results that occur because of contamination of blood culture bottles or other instruments used to obtain blood samples

Question 2

thermal (therm-al)

Answer 2

therm = heat
al = adjectival
pert. to or caused by heat or temperature

Question 3

dysarthrosis (dys-arthr-osis)

Answer 3

dys = bad, disordered, difficult
arthr = joint
osis = nominal
joint malformation or deformity

Question 4

monoplegia (mon-o-pleg-ia)

Answer 4

mon = 1
pleg = paralysis
ia = nominal
paralysis of a single limb or a single group of muscles

Question 5

antianemic (anti-anem-ic)

Answer 5

anti = against, opposite
ic = adjectival
preventing or curing anemia

Question 6

craniocaudal (crani-o-caud-al)

Answer 6

crani = cranium
caud = tail
al = adjectival
direction from head to foot

Question 7

hidrotic (hidro-tic)

Answer 7

hidro = sweat
tic = adjectival
causing the secretion of sweat

Question 8

cardiogenic (cardi-o-gen-ic)

Answer 8

cardi = heart
gen = to be produced
ic = adjectival
originating in the heart

Question 9

neuritis (neur-itis)

Answer 9

neur = nerve, tendon
itis = nominal
inflammation of a nerve, usually associated with a degenerative process

Question 10

tonic (ton-ic)

Answer 10

ton = stretching, tension
ic = adjectival
pert. to or characterized by tension or contraction, esp. muscular tension

Question 11

hydromyelia (hydr-o-myel-ia)

Answer 11

hydr = water, fluid
myel = spinal cord, marrow
ia = nominal
an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the central canal of the spinal cord

Question 12

cephalocele (cephal-o-cele)

Answer 12

cephal = head
cele = hernia, swelling
protrusion of the brain from the cranial cavity

Question 13

algometer (alg-o-meter)

Answer 13

alg = pain
meter = meter, measure
an instrument for measuring the degree of sensitivity to pain

Question 14

gastroscope (gastr-o-scope)

Answer 14

gastr = stomach
scope = instrument for viewing
a rigid endoscope for inspecting the interior of the stomach

Question 15

pathogen (path-o-gen)

Answer 15

path = disease, suffering, feeling
gen = to be produced
a microorganism capable of producing a disease

Question 16

hyposomnia (hypo-somn-ia)

Answer 16

hypo = below, deficient, less than normal
somn = sleep
ia = nominal
a decreased ability to sleep

Question 17

chromogen (chrom-o-gen)

Answer 17

chrom = color
gen = to be produced
a chemical that changes color if it is activated, e.g. by an antibody or enzyme

Question 18

nephrosclerosis (nephr-o-scler-osis)

Answer 18

nephr = kidney
scler = hard
osis = nominal
hardening of the connective tissue of the kidneys

Question 19

dermatophyte (dermat-o-phyte)

Answer 19

dermat = skin
phyt = plant, growth
a fungal parasite that grows in or on the skin

Question 20

trophism (troph-ism)

Answer 20

troph = nourishment
ism = nominal
nutrition

Question 21

zygospore (zyg-o-spore)

Answer 21

zyg = yoke, joining
spor = seed, spore
a spore formed by fusion of morphologically identical structures

Question 22

osteoblast (oste-o-blast)

Answer 22

oste = bone
blast = embryonic cell
a cell that is derived from mesenchymal cells and manufactures bone matrix

Question 23

typodont (typ-odont)

Answer 23

typ = imprint, form
odont = tooth
a replica of the natural detention and alveolar mucosa used in training dental professionals

Question 24

mesangioblast (mes-angi-o-blast)

Answer 24

mes = middle
angi = vessel
blast = embryonic cell
a mesenchymal stem cell

Question 25

polydactyly (poly-dactyl-y)

Answer 25

poly = many
dactyl = finger, toe
y = nominal
the condition of having more than the normal number of fingers and toes

Question 26

cryptodidymus (crypt-odidym-us)

Answer 26

crypt = hidden
us = nominal
a congenital anomaly in which one fetus is concealed within another

Question 27

phagocyte (phag-o-cyte)

Answer 27

phag = to eat
cyt = cell
white blood cells that can ingest and destroy microorganisms, cell debris, and other particles in the blood

Question 28

thermometer (therm-o-meter)

Answer 28

therm = heat
meter = meter, measure
an instrument for indicating the degree of heat or cold

Question 29

oligogenic (olig-o-gen-ic)

Answer 29

olig = few
gen = to be produced
ic = adjectival
caused by, affecting, or relating to a small number of genes

Question 30

podium (pod-ium)

Answer 30

pod = foot
ium = nominal
a footlike projection

Question 31

microcyst (micr-o-cyst)

Answer 31

micr = small
cyst = bladder, sac
a very small cyst