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MTT 2
Chapters 10-18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adamantinoma (adamantin/o/ma) | a tumor arising from enamel-forming cells |
| adamantoblast (adamant/o/blast) | an embryonic enamel cell |
| aerocele (aer/o/cel/e) | herniation caused by air |
| alveolitis (alveol/itis) | inflammation of a tooth socket |
| ambidextrous (ambi/dextr/ous) | using both right and left hands |
| amelodential (amel/o/dentin/al) | pertains to the enamel and dentin layers of teeth |
| aminorrhexis (amni/o/rrhex/is) | rupture of the amniotic sac |
| android (andr/oid) | resembling a man |
| apicectomy (apic/ec/tom/y) | excision of teh apex of the root of a tooth |
| apophysis (apo/phy/sis) | growth away from the center |
| astomia (a/stom/ia) | congenital abscence of a mouth |
| audiology (audi/o/log/y) | the study of hearing |
| aural (aur/al) | pertains to ears, hearing |
| auriform (aur/i/form) | having the shape of an ear |
| balanic (balan/ic) | relates to the glans penis |
| bilabial (bi/labi/al) | pertains to both lips |
| bronchial (bronchi/al) | slow contraction (of the bowel) |
| bronchiolectasis (bronchiol/ec/ta/sis) | dilation of bronchioles |
| buccal (bucc/al) | study of mosses |
| cervicovaginitis (cervic/o/vagin/itis) | inflammation of the cervix and vagina |
| ch(e)iloplasty (ch(e)il/o/plast/y) | surgical repair of the lip |
| chorditis (chord/itis) | inflammation of the vocal cords |
| collateral (col/later/al) | pertains to location side by side |
| colpatresia (colp/a/tre/sia) | imperforation of the vagina |
| consanguineous (con/sanguin/eous) | pertains to those related by blood |
| contralateral (contra/later/al) | pertains to the opposite side |
| cryptomenorrhea (crypt/o/men/o/rrhe/a) | hidden menstrual flow |
| cuspidate (cuspid/ate) | having a (single) point |
| cystoscope (cyst/o/scop/e) | instrument to examine the bladder |
| dentiform (dent/i/form) | having a tooth shape |
| dentilingual (dent/i/lingu/al) | pertains to the teeth and tongue |
| dentinogenic (dentin/o/gen/ic) | causing the formation of dentin |
| dyspnea (dys/pne/a) | difficulty in breathing |
| dystocia (dys/toc/ia) | painful childbirth condition |
| epididymitis (epididym/itis) | inflammation of the epididymis |
| epiglottic (epiglott/ic) | relates to teh epiglottis |
| epiglottidectomy (epiglottid/ec/tom/y) | excision of the epiglottis |
| epimandibular (epi/mandibul/ar) | relates to an area upon the mandible |
| epiphrenic (epi/phren/ic) | relates to a location over the diaphragm |
| euphonic (eu/phon/ic) | relates to a good sound or voice |
| fetometry (fet/o/metr/y) | measurement of the fetus |
| frenotomy (fren/o/tom/y) | incision of a frenulum |
| gingivalgia (gingiv/alg/ia) | pain of the gums |
| glomerular (glmoerul/ar) | relates to the glomeruli of the kidney |
| glossoplegia (gloss/o/pleg/ia) | paralysis of (one side) of the tounge |
| gnathoschisis (gnath/o/schi/sis) | splitting of the jaw |
| gynecologist (gynec/o/log/ist) | one who specializes in the study of women's health |
| hygrostomia (hygr/o/stom/ia) | condition of a moist mouth |
| hypercementosis (hyper/cement/o/sis) | condition of excessive cementum in teeth |
| hysterometry (hyster/o/metr/y) | measurement of teh uterus |
| juxtaglomerular (juxta/glomerul/ar) | relates to a location near a glomerulus |
| labiodental (labi/o/dent/al) | pertains to sounds produced between lips and teeth |
| laryngectomy (laryng/ec/tom/y) | excision of the larynx |
| lithuria (lith/ur/ia) | condition in which stones are present in the urine |
| macrostomia (macr/o/stom/ia) | condition of having a large mouth |
| meatoplasty (meat/o/plast/y) | surgical repair of an anatomical opening |
| menostaxis (men/o/stax/is) | dripping of menses |
| metrectasia (metr/ec/ta/sia) | dilation of the uterus |
| monogamy (mon/o/gamy/y) | state of having one union/marriage |
| multigravida (mult/i/gravid/a) | woman who has had many pregnancies |
| nasoantral (nas/o/antr/al) | pertains to the nose and nasal cavity |
| nasoscope (nas/o/scop/e) | instrument to examine the nose |
| nasoseptitis (nas/o/sept/itis) | inflammation of the nasal septum |
| nephrosclerosis (nephr/o/scler/o/sis) | hardening of the kidney |
| nullipara (null/i/par/a) | woman who has born no children |
| odonthotherapy (odont/o/therap/y) | treatment of the teeth |
| oliguria (olig/ur/ia) | condition of passing little urine |
| onychoschizia (onych/o/schiz/ia) | a condition of split nails |
| oocyst (o/o/cyst) | an egg sac |
| oophoroma (oophor/o/ma) | ovarian tumor |
| orchidoptosis (orchid/o/pto/sis) | prolapse of a testicle |
| orchiectomy (orchi/ec/tom/y) | excision of a testicle |
| orolingual (or/o/lingu/al) | pertains to the mouth and the tounge |
| orthodontist (orth/o/dont/ist) | one who specializes in straight teeth |
| ovariocyesis (ovari/o/cye/sis) | pregnancy within an ovary |
| oviferous (ov/i/fer/ous) | carrying eggs |
| ovoid (ov/oid) | egg like in shape |
| palatal (palat/al) | pertains to the hard plate |
| palatochisis (plat/o/schi/sis) | splitting of the hard plate |
| penischisis (pen/i/schi/sis) | splitting of the penis |
| peonscrotal (pen/o/scrot/al) | pertains to the penis and scrotum |
| percutaneous (per/cutan/eous) | pertains to passing through the skin |
| periodontal (peri/odont/al) | pertain to the area around the teeth |
| phallorrhagia (phall/o/rrhag/ia) | discharge from the penis |
| pharyngismus (pharyng/ism/us) | spasm of the pharynx |
| pharyngitis (pharyng/itis) | inflammation of the pharynx |
| pleurocentesis (pleur/o/cente/sis) | surgical puncture of the pleura |
| pneumatology (pneumat/o/log/y) | study of gases |
| pneumoconiosis (pneum/o/coni/o/sis) | abnormal condition of dust in the lungs |
| pneumodynamics (pneum/o/dynam/ic/s) | science of the lung's powers of respiration |
| pneumonectomy (pneumon/ec/tom/y) | surgical removal of a lung |
| polyuria (pol/y/ur/ia) | condition of passing much urine |
| prostatomengaly (prostat/o/megal/y) | enlargement of teh prostate gland |
| pulmonitis (pulmon/itis) | inflammation of the lungs |
| pulmolith (pulm/o/lith) | calculus in the lung |
| pyelolithotomy (pyel/o/lith/o/tom/y) | incision to remove stones from the renal pelivs |
| renicardiac (ren/i/cardi/ac) | relates to the heat and the kideny |
| renopathy (ren/o/path/y) | kidney disease |
| retroplasia (retro/pla/sia) | backward formation, degeneration |
| rhinedema (rhin/ede/ma) | swelling of the nose |
| salpingocyesis (salping/o/cye/sis) | pregnancy within a fallopian tube |
| schistoglossia (schist/o/gloss/ia) | condition of having a split tongue |
| scrotocele (scrot/cel/e) | herniation of the scrotum |
| sminal (semin/al) | pertains to semen |
| sinusitis (sinus/itis) | inflammation of the sinuses |
| spermatolysis (spermat/o/ly/sis) | destruction of sperm |
| staphyloplasty (staphyl/o/plast/y) | surgical repair of the soft plate |
| stomatopathy (stomat/o/path/y) | disease of the mouth |
| subglottic (sub/glott/ic) | relates to an area under the glottis |
| submaxillary (sub/maxill/ar/y) | pertains to teh area under the maxilla |
| testectomy (test/ec/tom/y) | surgical removal of a testicle |
| thoracometry (thorac/o/metr/y) | measurement of the chest |
| trachelectomy (trachel/ec/tom/y) | excision of the cervix |
| tracheopyosis (trache/o/py/o/sis) | condition of having puss in the trachea |
| tussigenic (tuss/i/gen/ic) | causing a cough |
| ultrabrachycephalic (ultra/brach/y/cephal/ic) | relates to a head size beyond short |
| uraniscorrhaphy (uranisc/o/rrhaph/y) | suture of the hard palate |
| urethrostaxis (uther/o/stax/is) | dripping of urine |
| urethrostenosis (urethr/o/sten/o/sis) | narrowing of the urethra |
| urodynia (ur/odyn/ia) | pain experienced in urination |
| uroschesis (ur/o/sche/sis) | urinary retention |
| uterotonic (uter/o/ton/ic) | relates to muscle tone of the uterus |
| uvuloptosis (uvul/o/pto/sis) | sagging of the uvula |
| vaginoscopy (vagin/o/scop/y) | exammination of the vagina |
| vasosection (vas/o/sect/ion) | action of cutting the vas deferens |
| velopharyngeal (vel/opharyng/eal) | relates to the soft plate and pharynx |
| vesicotomy (vesic/o/tom/y) | incision of the bladder |
| xerophthalmia (xer/ophthalm/ia) | condition of dry eyes |
| acousia (acou/sia) | the normal hearing condition |
| acoustic (acoust/ic) | relates to hearing |
| acusis (acu/sis) | normal hearing |
| albiduria (albid/ur/ia) | condition of white (to colorless) urine |
| amblyopia (ambl/y/op/ia) | dulled vision |
| amphivorous (amphi/vor/ous) | pertains to living both on land and in water |
| anorexia (an/orex/ia) | condition of having no appetite |
| apathy (a/path/y) | a state of having no feeling or interest |
| archarology (archae/o/log/y) | the study of ancient times and objects |
| auricle (aur/i/cle) | a small ear (diminutive form) |
| autonomy (aut/o/nom/y) | self regulation |
| barognosis (bar/o/gno/sis) | recognition of the relative weights of objects |
| bifurcate (bi/furc/ate) | having two forks |
| bilabial (bi/labi/al) | pertains to both lips |
| binaural (bin/aur/al) | pertains to two ears |
| blepharoplegia (blephar/o/pleg/ia) | paralysis of the eyelid |
| brachyuranic (brach/y/uran/is) | relates to a short palate |
| bronchial (bronchi/al) | pertains to the bronchus |
| bronchiole (bronchi/ole) | a small bronchus (diminutive form) |
| bronchiolectasis (bronchiol/ec/ta/sis) | dilation of the bronchioles |
| bronchitis (bronch/itis) | inflammation of the bronchi |
| bryology (bry/o/log/y) | study of mosses |
| buccal (bucc/al) | pertains to the cheeks |
| cacogeusia (cac/o/geu/sia) | a bad taste |
| carnivore (carn/i/vor/e) | a flesh eater |
| carpophagous (carp/o/phag/ous) | pertains to the wrist |
| caudad (caud/ad) | toward the tail |
| causalgia (caus/alg/ia) | paon resulting from a burn |
| caustic (caust/ic) | relates to burning sensation or effect |
| centifidous (cent/i/fid/ous) | pertains to itema |
| cerebellum (cereb[r]/ellum) | a small cerebrum |
| cervicovaginitis (cervic/o/vagin/itis) | inflammation of the cervix and vagina |
| che(e)iloplasty (ch(e)il/o/plast/y) | surgical repair of the lips |
| chloropia (chlor/op/ia) | a condition in which vision has a green coloration |
| chorditis (chord/itis) | inflammation of the vocal chords |
| choroidoretinitis (choroid/o/retin/itis) | inflammation of the choroid amd retina |
| ciliary (cili/ary) | pertains to the eyelashes or hair |
| cochlear (cochle/ar) | relates to the cholea of the inner ear |
| collteral (col/later/al) | pertains to the location side by side |