Unit Opportunity 6

Question 1

sphincter (sphinc-ter)

Answer 1

sphinc = to bind, to tighten
ter = nominal
a band of fibers that constricts a passageway

Question 2

leukorrhea (leuk-o-rrhea)

Answer 2

leuk = white
rrhea = to flow
a whitish discharge or flowing

Question 3

urologist (ur-o-log-ist)

Answer 3

ur = urine
log = word, speech, study
ist = nominal
a physician specializing in the urinary system

Question 4

nephroma (nephr-oma)

Answer 4

nephr = kidney
oma = nominal
renal tumor

Question 5

sarcoid (sarc-oid)

Answer 5

sarc = flesh
oid = adjectival
resembling flesh

Question 6

cauterize (cauter-ize)

Answer 6

cauter = to burn
ize = verbal
to destroy tissue by burning (via heat or chemicals)

Question 7

allesthesia (all-esthe-sia)

Answer 7

all = other, different
esthe = to feel, to perceive
sia = nominal
distorted sensation occurring other than where a stimulus is applied

Question 8

acoustic (acou-stic)

Answer 8

acou = to hear
stic = adjectival
having to do with sound or hearing

Question 9

edemata (ede-mata)

Answer 9

ede = to swell
mata = nominal
swellings resulting from abnormal fluid buildup in the body’s intercellular tissue spaces

Question 10

podiatry (pod-iatr-y)

Answer 10

pod = foot
iatr = doctor, treatment
y = nominal
the examination, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and care of conditions and functions of the foot

Question 11

carpal (carp-al)

Answer 11

carp = wrist
al = adjectival
related to the wrist

Question 12

amnesia (a-mne-sia)

Answer 12

a = not, without
mne = to remember
sia = nominal
a lack or loss of memory

Question 13

schistosomiasis (schist-o-som-iasis)

Answer 13

schist = to split, to rupture
som = body
iasis = nominal
disease caused by parasitic “split-body” worms

Question 14

tachyphagia (tachy-phag-ia)

Answer 14

tachy = swift
phag = to eat
ia = nominal
rapid or hasty eating

Question 15

hepatogastric (hepat-o-gastr-ic)

Answer 15

hepat = liver
gastr = stomach
ic = adjectival
relating to the liver and stomach