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Word Clues #6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tom | cut |
| atom | Smallest particle of matter that cannot be cut |
| osteotomy | Surgical cutting and removal of bone |
| ton, ten | stretch; tone |
| monotone | Vocal utterance in an unvaried tone |
| chir | hand |
| chirography | handwriting, penmanship |
| chiromancy | palmistry; foretelling of the future by reading the palm of the hand |
| pod | foot |
| chephalopod | Mollusks with tentacles (feet) around the head |
| hypodermic | used for putting fluids onto or taking fluids out of the body by going under the skin |
| cephal | head |
| cephalalgia | headache |
| dactyl | finger; toe |
| dactylology | the method of using sign language, as in communicating with deaf people |
| gloss, glott, glot | tongue; language |
| polyglot | one who speaks several languages |
| osteo | bone |
| derm, dermat | skin |
| pachyderm | a type of animal that has hooves and thick skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin; a disease in which the skin becomes red, swollen, and sore |
| plas, plasm | mold; shape; form; substance |
| plastic | capable of being molded or of receiving form |
| pachy | thick |
| tauto | same |
| tautology | Needless repetition; saying the same thing |
| -algia, -algy, -algiac,-algic, -algetic | pain; one who suffers pain pertaining to or causing pain |
| -itis, -itic | inflammation; one who has inflammation; characterize by inflammation |
| -machy, -machia, -machist, -machic, -machical, -machal | war; fight; one who fights pertaining to fighting |
| logomachy | a dispute over or about words |