Our Words (4-6) Flashcards by Emily Crowder

dorsiflexion (dors-i-flex-ion)

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

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intraoral (intra-or-al)

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

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lingual (lingu-al)

lingu = tongue
al = adjectival
pertaining to the tongue

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seborrhea (seb-o-rrhea)

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

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lactogen (lact-o-gen)

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

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costotomy (cost-o-tomy)

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

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palatopharyngeal (palat-o-pharyng-eal)

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

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mammaplasty (mamm-a-plasty)

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

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pulmonic (pulmon-ic)

pulmon = lung
ic = adjectival
pertaining to the lungs

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sinonasal (sino-nas-al)

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

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dentoaveolar (dent-oaveol-ar)

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

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oviparous (ov-i-par-ous)

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

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reniform (ren-i-form)

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

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mammotomy (mamm-o-tomy)

mamm = breast
tomy = cutting
surgical incision into a breast

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faciocervical (faci-o-cervic-al)

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

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liquefaction (liqu-e-fact-ion)

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

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tremolabile (trem-o-lab-ile)

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

morbific (morb-i-fic)

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

actigraphy (act-i-graphy)

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

porous (por-ous)

ous = adjectival
able to let liquid pass

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

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

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

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

accretion (ac-cret-ion)

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

virion (vir-ion)

vir = virus
ion = nominal
a complete virus particle

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

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

varicography (varic-o-graphy)

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

introflexion (intro-flex-ion)

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

aquagenic (aqua-gen-ic)

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

audiology (aud-io-logy)

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

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

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

adipokinesis (adip-o-kinesis)

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

somnology (somn-o-logy)

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

gestation (gest-at-ion)

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

alogia (a-log-ia)

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

fraction (fract-ion)

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

undulate (und-ul-ate)

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

vigilance (vig-il-ance)

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

furor (fur-or)

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

brevicollis (brev-icollis)

brev = short shortness of the neck

sanity (sanit-y)

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

tumescence (tum-esc-ence)

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

rigor (rig-or)

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