Our Words (4-6)

Question 1

dorsiflexion (dors-i-flex-ion)

Answer 1

dors = back
flex = to bend
ion = nominal
movement of a part (ie a hand, a foot), at a joint

Question 2

intraoral (intra-or-al)

Answer 2

intra = within
or = mouth
al = adjectival
within the mouth

Question 3

lingual (lingu-al)

Answer 3

lingu = tongue
al = adjectival
pertaining to the tongue

Question 4

seborrhea (seb-o-rrhea)

Answer 4

seb = fat, grease
rrhea = to flow
a disease of the sebaceous glands marked by an increase in the amount, and often and alteration of the quality, of the fats secreted by the sebaceous glands

Question 5

lactogen (lact-o-gen)

Answer 5

lact = milk
gen = to be produced
any substance that stimulates milk production

Question 6

costotomy (cost-o-tomy)

Answer 6

cost = rib
tomy = cutting
incision or division of a rib or part of one

Question 7

palatopharyngeal (palat-o-pharyng-eal)

Answer 7

palat = palate, roof of the mouth
eal = adjectival
pertaining to the palate and pharynx

Question 8

mammaplasty (mamm-a-plasty)

Answer 8

mamm = breast
plasty = shaping, reconstruction
plastic reconstructive surgery of the breast

Question 9

pulmonic (pulmon-ic)

Answer 9

pulmon = lung
ic = adjectival
pertaining to the lungs

Question 10

sinonasal (sino-nas-al)

Answer 10

nas = nose
al = adjectival
pertaining to the nose and nasal sinuses

Question 11

dentoaveolar (dent-oaveol-ar)

Answer 11

dent = tooth
ar = adjectival
pertaining to the alveolus of a tooth and the tooth itself

Question 12

oviparous (ov-i-par-ous)

Answer 12

ov = egg
par = to give birth to
ous = adjectival
producing eggs that develop and hatch outside the body

Question 13

reniform (ren-i-form)

Answer 13

ren = kidney
form = shape, form
shaped like a kidney

Question 14

mammotomy (mamm-o-tomy)

Answer 14

mamm = breast
tomy = cutting
surgical incision into a breast

Question 15

faciocervical (faci-o-cervic-al)

Answer 15

faci = face
cervic = neck
al = adjectival
pertaining to the face and neck, especially to progressive dystrophy of facial muscles

Question 16

liquefaction (liqu-e-fact-ion)

Answer 16

liqu = liquid
fact = to make, to do
ion = nominal
the conversion of a solid into a liquid

Question 17

tremolabile (trem-o-lab-ile)

Answer 17

trem = to tremble
lab = to slip, to fall
ile = adjectival
of an enzyme, easily destroyed or inactivated by shaking

Question 18

morbific (morb-i-fic)

Answer 18

morb = disease
fic = to make, to do
causing or producing disease

Question 19

actigraphy (act-i-graphy)

Answer 19

act = to do, to act
graphy = writing, imaging
the monitoring of body movements with a small device usually attached to the wrist or foot

Question 20

porous (por-ous)

Answer 20

ous = adjectival
able to let liquid pass

Question 21

vitrification (vitr-i-fic-at-ion)

Answer 21

vitr = glass
fic = to make, to do
ate = verbal
ion = nominal
the conversion of a silicate material into a smooth, viscous substance by heat

Question 22

sensitization (sens-it-iz-at-ion)

Answer 22

sens = to feel, to perceive
it = to go
ize = verbal
ate = verbal
ion = nominal
the production by B lymphocytes of specific antibodies and by T lymphocytes of specific cellular reactions to a foreign antigen

Question 23

accretion (ac-cret-ion)

Answer 23

ac = to, toward, near
cret = to separate, to distinguish
ion = nominal
accumulation of foreign matter in a cavity

Question 24

virion (vir-ion)

Answer 24

vir = virus
ion = nominal
a complete virus particle

Question 25

natimortality (nat-i-mort-al-ity)

Answer 25

nat = to be born
mort = death
al = adjectival
ity = nominal
rate of stillbirths in proportion to birth rate

Question 26

varicography (varic-o-graphy)

Answer 26

varic = twisted, swollen
graphy = writing, imaging
radiography of varicose veins after the injection of a contrast medium

Question 27

introflexion (intro-flex-ion)

Answer 27

intra = within
flex = to bend
ion = nominal
a bending inward

Question 28

aquagenic (aqua-gen-ic)

Answer 28

aqua = water
gen = to be produced
ic = adjectival
caused by water

Question 29

audiology (aud-io-logy)

Answer 29

aud = to hear
logy = study or science of
the study of hearing disorders through identification and evaluation of hearing loss, and the rehabilitation of those with hearing loss

Question 30

nutrigenomics (nutr-i-gen-om-ics)

Answer 30

nutr = to nourish
gen = to be produced
nom = rule, law, measure
ics = nominal
the use of knowledge of an individual’s genetic makeup to devise a personality appropriate eating strategy

Question 31

adipokinesis (adip-o-kinesis)

Answer 31

adip = fatty tissue
kinesis = movement
metabolism of fat with production of free fatty acids

Question 32

somnology (somn-o-logy)

Answer 32

somn = sleep
logy = study or science of
the study of sleep and sleep disorders

Question 33

gestation (gest-at-ion)

Answer 33

gest = to carry, to bear
ate = verbal
ion = nominal
in mammals, the length of time from conception to birth

Question 34

alogia (a-log-ia)

Answer 34

a = not, without
log = word, speech, study
ia = nominal
complete speechlessness

Question 35

fraction (fract-ion)

Answer 35

fract = to break, to bend
ion = nominal
in biological chemistry, the separable part of a substance such as blood or plasma

Question 36

undulate (und-ul-ate)

Answer 36

und = wave
ule = nominal
ate = adjectival
having a wavy border with shallow sinuses, said of bacterial colonies

Question 37

vigilance (vig-il-ance)

Answer 37

vig = to thrive, to be lively
il = adjectival
ance = nominal
the condition of being attentive, alert, and watchful

Question 38

furor (fur-or)

Answer 38

fur = to be angry
or = nominal
an extremely violent outburst of anger, often without provocation

Question 39

brevicollis (brev-icollis)

Answer 39

brev = short
shortness of the neck

Question 40

sanity (sanit-y)

Answer 40

sanit = healthy, to be healthy
y = nominal
soundness of health or mind

Question 41

tumescence (tum-esc-ence)

Answer 41

tum = to swell
ence = nominal
a condition of being swollen or tumid

Question 42

rigor (rig-or)

Answer 42

rig = stiff, to be stiff
or = nominal
a state of hardness and stiffness, as in a muscle