Our Words (22-25)

Question 1

therapeutic (therap-eu-tic)

Answer 1

therap = to nurture, to treat
tic = adjectival
pert. to results obtained from treatment

Question 2

necrology (necr-o-logy)

Answer 2

necr = corpse, dead tissue
logy = study or science of
the study of mortality statistics

Question 3

coprophagy (copr-o-phag-y)

Answer 3

copr = excrement
phag = to eat
y = nominal
the eating of excrement

Question 4

stomatitis (stomat-itis)

Answer 4

stomat = mouth
itis = nominal
inflammation of the mouth

Question 5

hemolacria (hem-olacr-ia)

Answer 5

hem = blood
ia = nominal
bloody tears

Question 6

chiroplasty (chir-o-plasty)

Answer 6

chir = hand
plasty = shaping, reconstruction
plastic surgery on the hand

Question 7

otitis (ot-itis)

Answer 7

ot = ear
itis = nominal
inflammation of the ear

Question 8

traumatopathy (traumat-o-pathy)

Answer 8

traumat = injury, trauma
pathy = disease, disorder, feeling
a pathological state caused by trauma

Question 9

homotopic (hom-o-top-ic)

Answer 9

hom = same, similar
top = place
ic = adjectival
occurring at the same site on the body

Question 10

cheilorrhaphy (cheil-o-rrhaph-y)

Answer 10

cheil = lip
rrhaph = to sew, to suture
y = nominal
surgical repair of a cleft lip

Question 11

rhinoantritis (rhin-o-antr-itis)

Answer 11

rhin = nose
antr = cavity
itis = nominal
inflammation of the nasal cavities and one or both maxillary sinuses

Question 12

keratectomy (kerat-ectomy)

Answer 12

kerat = horn, cornea
ectomy = cutting out, removal
excision of a portion of the cornea

Question 13

pyrosis (pyr-osis)

Answer 13

pyr = fire, fever
osis = nominal
heartburn

Question 14

salpingitis (salping-itis)

Answer 14

salping = tube
itis = nominal
inflammation of a fallopian tube, usually as a result of sexually transmitted infection

Question 15

chemotherapy (chemo-therapy)

Answer 15

therapy = treatment
drug therapy used to treat infections, cancers, and other diseases and conditions

Question 16

lymphadenoid (lymph-aden-oid)

Answer 16

lymph = water, lymph
aden = gland
oid = adjectival
resembling a lymph node or lymph tissue

Question 17

blepharotomy (blephar-o-tomy)

Answer 17

blephar = eyelid
tomy = cutting
surgical incision of the eyelid

Question 18

angioblast (angi-o-blast)

Answer 18

angi = vessel
blast = embryonic cell
a cell that participates in blood vessel formation

Question 19

telemetry (tele-metr-y)

Answer 19

tele = from far away, at a distance
metr = meter, measure
y = nominal
the transmission of data electronically to a distant location

Question 20

osteogen (oste-o-gen)

Answer 20

oste = bone
gen = to be produced
a tissue layer of the inner periosteal layer from which bone is formed

Question 21

oncotherapy (onc-o-therapy)

Answer 21

onc = tumor, swelling
therapy = treatment
the treatment of tumors

Question 22

ophthalmometer (ophthalm-o-meter)

Answer 22

ophthalm = eye
meter = meter, measure
an instrument for measuring the size of the eye

Question 23

phlebology (phleb-o-logy)

Answer 23

phleb = vein
logy = study or science of
the study of veins and their diseases

Question 24

colposcope (colp-o-scope)

Answer 24

colp = vagina
scope = instrument for viewing
an instrument used to examine the tissues of the vagina and cervix through a magnifying lens

Question 25

bradykinesia (brady-kine-sia)

Answer 25

brady = slow
kine = to move
sia = nominal
extreme slowness of movement

Question 26

pachyonychia (pachy-onych-ia)

Answer 26

pachy = thick
ia = nominal
abnormal thickening of the fingernails or toenails

Question 27

laparotomy (lapar-o-tomy)

Answer 27

lapar = abdomen
tomy = cutting
the surgical opening of the abdomen

Question 28

splanchnology (splanchn-o-logy)

Answer 28

splanchn = entrails, viscera
logy = study or science of
the study of the viscera

Question 29

oophagy (oo-phag-y)

Answer 29

oo = egg
phag = to eat
y = nominal
eating of eggs

Question 30

spermatology (spermat-o-logy)

Answer 30

spermat = semen, seed
logy = study or science of
the study of the seminal fluid

Question 31

brachybasia (brachy-bas-ia)

Answer 31

brachy = short
ia = nominal
a slow, shuffling gait

Question 32

ischioanal (ischi-o-an-al)

Answer 32

ischi = hip
al = adjectival
pert. to the ischium and anus

Question 33

pyelography (pyel-o-graphy)

Answer 33

pyel = pelvis (esp. of the kidney)
graphy = writing, imaging
radiography of the renal pelvis and ureter after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium

Question 34

celiac (celi-ac)

Answer 34

celi = cavity (esp. in the abdomen)
ac = adjectival
pert. to the abdominal cavity

Question 35

presbylaryngis (presby-laryng-is)

Answer 35

presby = old
laryng = larynx
atrophy of the vocal folds occurring progressively with aging and producing a breathy, hoarse, or weakened voice

Question 36

myogenesis (my-o-genesis)

Answer 36

my = muscle
genesis = birth, origin
formation of muscular tissue, esp. in embryos

Question 37

centesis (cente-sis)

Answer 37

cente = to puncture
sis = nominal
puncture of a cavity

Question 38

xerostomia (xer-o-stom-ia)

Answer 38

xer = dry
stom = mouth
ia = nominal
decreased production or lack of saliva

Question 39

glossal (gloss-al)

Answer 39

gloss = tongue
al = adjectival
pert. to the tongue

Question 40

dolichomorphic (dolich-o-morph-ic)

Answer 40

dolich = long
morph = form, shape
ic = adjectival
pert. to a body type that is long and slender

Question 41

melalgia (mel-algia)

Answer 41

mel = limb
algia = condition of having pain in
pain of neural origin in the limbs

Question 42

sternad (stern-ad)

Answer 42

stern = chest, breastbone
ad = to, toward, near
toward the sternum

Question 43

achillorrhaphy (achillo-rrhaph-y)

Answer 43

rrhaph = to sew, to suture
y = nominal
suture of the achilles tendon

Question 44

steatoma (steat-oma)

Answer 44

steat = fat
oma = nominal
a fatty tumor