Classics Chapter Practices Quiz

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What is the term for the science of healing children?

pediatrics

What base form relates to the term hypnogenic?

hypn

What base form relates to the term desquamate?

squam

Autocratic describes a person who makes decisions for the benefit of whom?

one self Signup and view all the answers

What is a pseudonym?

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What element makes the word stenothermal an adjective?

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What type of element is enclosed in parentheses in Eur(y)cephalic?

base form Signup and view all the answers

What type of element is -y- in Eur(y)cephalic?

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What type of element is enclosed in parentheses in Geotherm(al)?

suffix Signup and view all the answers

What part of the term megalocardia means 'large' or 'enlarged'?

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What is the antonym of hypothermia?

hyperthermia Signup and view all the answers

What part of the word topography specifies a place or location?

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What is a condition of deficient heat called?

hypothermia Signup and view all the answers

A doctor would identify inflammation of the skin as what?

dermatitis Signup and view all the answers

What element indicates living organisms in biochromic?

bi- Signup and view all the answers

What does the base form hom- mean related to homophonic words?

same Signup and view all the answers

What base form indicates incomplete dilation in atelectasis?

atel- Signup and view all the answers

What base form is related to temperature in stenothermal?

therm- Signup and view all the answers

Where does telekinesis specify movement occurring?

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What base form in cicatricotomy pertains to scars?

cicatric Signup and view all the answers

The adjective ectopic may be used to describe organs that are out of place, or out of normal position.

True Signup and view all the answers

What element signifies 'population' in endemic?

dem Signup and view all the answers

What is the general definition of the term endoscope?

an instrument to examine inner areas Signup and view all the answers

Chronic is an adjective relating to conditions or pain that persists for a time.

True Signup and view all the answers

What describes a sensitivity to changes in air pressure?

baresthesia Signup and view all the answers

What term describes destruction of hair follicles using electricity?

electrolysis Signup and view all the answers

What describes organisms having a root-like appearance?

rhizoid Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a condition of having an abnormally large body?

macrosomia Signup and view all the answers

What adjective relates to being in the same place or location?

homotopic Signup and view all the answers

What termination means displacement?

-ectopia Signup and view all the answers

What is called where there is sensitivity after a body part has been removed?

pseudesthesia Signup and view all the answers

Tachyphasia is the opposite of bradyphagia.

False Signup and view all the answers

Parasternal pertains to an area below the sternum.

False Signup and view all the answers

What is the base form referring to pigmentation or color in achromotrichia?

chrom- Signup and view all the answers

The element in the term syndrome that refers to the course of symptoms is drom-.

True Signup and view all the answers

In the term myomelanosis, the element my- tells us the location of discoloration is muscle tissue.

True Signup and view all the answers

What is the slash-separated elements of photodermatitis?

phot/o/dermat/itis Signup and view all the answers

A synonym for radicotomy is rhizotomy.

True Signup and view all the answers

What is rapid respiration called if bradypnea is slow respiration?

tachypnea Signup and view all the answers

What is the base form indicating left location in dextrogastria?

sinistr- Signup and view all the answers

What base form relates to speaking in aphasia?

phas- Signup and view all the answers

What element indicates smooth muscle in leiomyoma?

lei- Signup and view all the answers

What is the outer layer in developing embryo called?

ectoderm Signup and view all the answers

The proximal end of a bone is that end farthest from the midline of the body.

False Signup and view all the answers

What does laparotomy identify?

incision Signup and view all the answers

Myalgia is a synonym for myodynia.

True Signup and view all the answers

What system has the sun at the center called?

heliocentric Signup and view all the answers

What term defines excessive sensitivity if hypesthesia defines deficient sensitivity?

hyperesthesia Signup and view all the answers

How may myomalacia be defined?

softening of muscles Signup and view all the answers

A synonym for tachyphasia is tachyphemia.

True Signup and view all the answers

What condition affects the entire eye and is called panophthalmitis?

inflammation Signup and view all the answers

What adjective describes a person with a projecting jaw?

prognathic Signup and view all the answers

What does tonsillitis refer to?

inflammation of tonsils Signup and view all the answers

What are the elements of radiopathology separated by slashes?

radi/o/path/o/log/y Signup and view all the answers

What does adenoidectomy mean?

excision of adenoids Signup and view all the answers

What does the term barometer mean?

instrument to measure pressure Signup and view all the answers

What is an abnormal condition of excessive pigment called?

hyperchromatosis Signup and view all the answers

What condition does tonsillitis represent?

inflammation of tonsils Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of bradyphemia?

condition of slow speaking Signup and view all the answers

What is incision of a scar called?

cicatricotomy Signup and view all the answers

A line on a weather map showing where temperatures are equal is described as _______________-al.

isothermal Signup and view all the answers

What does paracicatricial pertain to?

beside a scar Signup and view all the answers

What does myalgia mean?

muscle pain Signup and view all the answers

What does myoclonus refer to?

caused by muscle Signup and view all the answers

What is the base form in panacea that indicates it will cure all ills?

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What does the condition adenoiditis involve?

inflammation of adenoids Signup and view all the answers

What does tonsillectomy involve?

excision of tonsils Signup and view all the answers

What instrument measures the power of muscles?

dynamometer Signup and view all the answers

What term describes plants turning toward sunlight?

heliotropic Signup and view all the answers

What is the base form in dysphasia associated with speaking?

pha- Signup and view all the answers

What defines a specialist in the healing of children?

pediatrician Signup and view all the answers

A location within the stomach is described as intragastric.

True Signup and view all the answers

Infrahepatic is a synonym for what?

subhepatic Signup and view all the answers

Faciolingual paralysis describes a stroke affecting what areas?

genital area Signup and view all the answers

A bladder- or sac-like structure is described how?

cystoid Signup and view all the answers

In an ileostomy, an opening is created in what area of the small intestine?

ileum Signup and view all the answers

Pertaining to the ileum may be expressed by the adjectives ileac and ileal.

True Signup and view all the answers

Typhlorrhaphy has the same meaning as cecorrhaphy.

True Signup and view all the answers

A larger than normal sigmoid section of the large intestine might be described either as megasigmoid or macrosigmoid.

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Fecal matter so compacted that it has become like stone is called a coprolith.

True Signup and view all the answers

What does tachy- tell us in the term tachysystole about contractions?

rapid Signup and view all the answers

Infection of the small intestine is defined by what term?

enterosepsis Signup and view all the answers

Esophageal speech is a technique for making speech sounds in what area?

esophagus Signup and view all the answers

Inflammation of the esophagus is called what?

esophagitis Signup and view all the answers

Enlargement of the stomach is stomachomegaly.

False Signup and view all the answers

Surgical repair of the stomach is called gastroplasty.

True Signup and view all the answers

Softening of the liver is called what?

hepatomalacia Signup and view all the answers

Narrowing of the rectum is called what?

rectostenosis Signup and view all the answers

What term specifies a herniation of the rectum?

rectocele Signup and view all the answers

What term means 'obstruction of the pancreas'?

pancreatemphraxis Signup and view all the answers

What term means 'the presence of stones in the appendix'?

appendicolithiasis Signup and view all the answers

What term means 'enlargement of the liver and spleen'?

hepatosplenomegaly Signup and view all the answers

What term means 'inflammation of the jejunum'?

jejunitis Signup and view all the answers

What area is described by the term intraoral?

within the mouth Signup and view all the answers

What surgical procedure is identified by labioplasty?

surgical repair of the lip Signup and view all the answers

A labiodental sound requires the use of the teeth and what?

lip Signup and view all the answers

Angiocholitis and cholangitis, despite the order of the elements, have the same meaning. What is it?

inflammation of a bile vessel Signup and view all the answers

Are cystoid and cystiform synonyms or antonyms?

synonyms Signup and view all the answers

In the term choledocholithotripsy, where are the bile/gallstones located?

bile duct Signup and view all the answers

Ileostomy identifies what surgical procedure?

creation of an opening Signup and view all the answers

Dilation of the cecum is defined by what term?

cecectasis Signup and view all the answers

Viscerad describes what direction?

toward the abdominal organs Signup and view all the answers

What is an appendolith?

stone in the appendix Signup and view all the answers

What is enteroclysis?

irrigation of the small intestine Signup and view all the answers

What is enterokinesis?

movement in the small intestine Signup and view all the answers

Laparotomy refers to what procedure?

incision into the abdominal wall Signup and view all the answers

What state is identified by the term pancreatopathy?

disease of the pancreas Signup and view all the answers

A proctologist specializes in what areas of the digestive tract?

anus and rectum Signup and view all the answers

What location is intended by the term intervisceral?

between abdominal organs Signup and view all the answers

In the term choledocholithotripsy, what surgical procedure is occurring?

surgical crushing Signup and view all the answers

What is a cecosigmoidostomy?

creation of an opening between cecum and the sigmoid flexure Signup and view all the answers

Gastropylorectasis is defined how?

dilation of the pylorus of the stomach Signup and view all the answers

Gastroenterostomy identifies the creation of an opening between which organs?

stomach and small intestine Signup and view all the answers

The area between each atrium of the heart is described by what term?

interatrial Signup and view all the answers

If you know the Latin word for wall, murus, you know that extramural activity occurs where?

outside walls Signup and view all the answers

Sublingual and hypoglossic both specify the same location.

True Signup and view all the answers

Some organisms live and feed on dung or feces. This affinity for feces is described as _______________-ic.

coprophil Signup and view all the answers

If eupepsia is normal digestion, what is dyspepsia?

indigestion Signup and view all the answers

Surgical puncture of the large intestine is defined by what term?

colocentesis Signup and view all the answers

Pancreatic pain is identified by what term?

pancreatalgia Signup and view all the answers

In the term pseudolithiasis, what does -lithiasis mean?

presence of stones Signup and view all the answers

A synonym for prenatal is antinatal.

False Signup and view all the answers

Narratives that move through time, as historical accounts, may be described as diachronic.

True Signup and view all the answers

The forearm, between the wrist and elbow, has the Latin name antebrachium. What element in the term is likely to mean 'fore'?

ante Signup and view all the answers

An anachronism is something that is mislocated in time, such as equipping ancient Greek warriors with Palm pilots. We know the term has to do with moving an invention up in time because of the prefix _______.

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What part of the term anadromous refers to the course fish take during spawning?

drom- Signup and view all the answers

What part of the term catadromous refers to the course fish take after spawning?

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An antonym is the opposite of another word. We know it is the opposite because of what prefix?

ant- Signup and view all the answers

The word catarrh is a shortened form of catarrhea. What does catarrhea mean?

flow down Signup and view all the answers

We know the term dehydration deals with the drawing down of fluid levels because of what prefix?

de- Signup and view all the answers

We know that the term deoxidation deals with the drawing down of oxygen levels because of what prefix?

de- Signup and view all the answers

The phrase 'postmortem examination' assumes you know the Latin word for death (mors, mortis). So this examination occurs when?

after death Signup and view all the answers

One symptom of diabetes is frequent urination. The disease is literally named from water or fluid 'passing through' the body. What element in the term means 'through'?

dia- Signup and view all the answers

In geometry, the line measured across the center of a circle is the ____-meter.

dia Signup and view all the answers

If you know the Latin verb mittere (to send) you know that transmit means what?

send across Signup and view all the answers

If you know the Latin verb portare (to carry), you know that transport means what?

carry across Signup and view all the answers

The word cerebral is occasionally used to mean intelligent. What does it literally mean?

pertaining to the cerebrum Signup and view all the answers

Encephalitis means what?

inflammation of the brain Signup and view all the answers

A synonym for stelliform is asteroid.

True Signup and view all the answers

The word allergy presumes that some substance provokes what kind of action?

other Signup and view all the answers

Anergy identifies an absence of what?

work Signup and view all the answers

An adjective describing someone with a (physically) long face is what?

dolichoprosopic Signup and view all the answers

Dolichoprosopic and brachyfacial are synonyms.

False Signup and view all the answers

A swelling of blood in the head is the definition of cephalohydrocele.

False Signup and view all the answers

Cerebrosclerosis is a softening of the cerebrum.

False Signup and view all the answers

An antonym for encephalosclerosis is encephalomalacia.

True Signup and view all the answers

Beautiful people practice calisthenics, especially since the cali- part of the term means beautiful. What does -sthenics mean?

science of strength Signup and view all the answers

Hyposthenic might describe someone who is tired. What does hyposthen- mean according to its elements?

deficient strength Signup and view all the answers

Meningocele is a surgical crushing of the meninges.

False Signup and view all the answers

Small white blood cells are microerythrocytes.

False Signup and view all the answers

Micronychia is a condition of having abnormally small hands.

False Signup and view all the answers

Dwarfism might also be called microsomia.

True Signup and view all the answers

If you know the Latin root sect- (to cut) you know that the word resect means what?

to cut back Signup and view all the answers

Lack of sufficient oxygen in the blood can lead to cyanosis. What does the cyan- of the term cyanosis tell us about the condition?

blue Signup and view all the answers

Old age is often accompanied by trichopoliosis. What condition is trichopoliosis?

gray hair condition Signup and view all the answers

Containing unequal parts is anisomerous.

True Signup and view all the answers

To make something very dry is the simple definition of desiccate. What part of the term means 'very'?

de- Signup and view all the answers

Anacrotic refers to the upward limb of the tracing of arterial pulse. The downward limb is called what?

catacrotic Signup and view all the answers

The hydr- of dehydration identifies a condition of reduced what?

water Signup and view all the answers

If the prefix de- and the suffix -fy combine to mean 'to reduce' or 'to remove', then what does the term detoxify mean?

make poison levels go down Signup and view all the answers

If you know the Latin participle versus (turned) you know that transverse means what?

turned across Signup and view all the answers

A condition (-ia) of having short fingers is what?

brachydactylia Signup and view all the answers

A short head (use cephal- here) state (-y) corresponds to what term?

brachycephal- Signup and view all the answers

A swelling of blood in the head is defined by what term?

cephalohematocele Signup and view all the answers

Excision of a ganglion: what term corresponds to this definition?

ganglionectomy Signup and view all the answers

What does the adjective anisosthenic tell us about some muscles?

not equal strength Signup and view all the answers

Neurasthenia is a fatigued condition associated with what?

nerves Signup and view all the answers

Pulmonary atelectasis specifies what about the lungs?

incomplete dilation Signup and view all the answers

Polioencephalitis is defined as the inflammation of gray matter of the brain.

True Signup and view all the answers

Inflammation of gray matter in the brain and spinal cord is called polioencephalomyelitis.

True Signup and view all the answers

Poliomyelopathy may be defined as a diseased state of the gray matter of the spinal cord.

True Signup and view all the answers

In an injection given below the skin, what is the adjective used to describe it?

hypodermic Signup and view all the answers

An instrument to examine objects at a distance is called what?

telescope Signup and view all the answers

The suffix -e, as we shall see in the next chapter, often means instrument. An instrument to carry sound or voice at a distance then must be a telophone.

False Signup and view all the answers

Autobio(graphy): what kind of element is graphy?

termination Signup and view all the answers

In the term biodynamic, what kind of element is bi-?

base form Signup and view all the answers

What element in the word psychiatry makes it a noun?

-y Signup and view all the answers

The term autohypnosis identifies a sleepy condition induced by traveling in a car.

False Signup and view all the answers

Allophonic: what kind of element is all-?

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Topography is the recording of an accurate description of a place. What type of element is -graphy?

termination Signup and view all the answers

In the term psychiatry, the letter -i- is a combining vowel.

False Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following choices is a correct division of the term ectodermal into ALL of its elements?

ecto/derm/al Signup and view all the answers

What word specifies a record of someone's life, usually in book form?

biography Signup and view all the answers

What is the term that identifies a condition of deficient (muscle) tone?

hypotonia Signup and view all the answers

Retype the term pediatrics and use the slash (/) to separate the term into ALL of its elements.

ped/iatr/ic/s Signup and view all the answers

Retype the term phonics and use the slash (/) to separate the term into ALL of its elements.

phon/ic/s Signup and view all the answers

The term anthropomorphic describes the practice of giving gods human form. Which part of this term means human?

anthrop Signup and view all the answers

The term anthropomorphic is recognized as descriptive because it uses which adjective-forming suffix?

-ic Signup and view all the answers

In the word anthropomorphic, the -o- that separates the base forms anthrop- and morph- is what?

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The word anthropophagia is a synonym for cannibalism. In this context, which part of the word refers to human flesh?

anthrop- Signup and view all the answers

The word anthropophagia is understood to be a noun because it uses which suffix?

-ia Signup and view all the answers

Anthrop(o)phagia: what is the element that is enclosed in parentheses?

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Telekinesis: what kind of element is tele-?

prefix Signup and view all the answers

A record of one's own life, often in book form, is what?

autobiography Signup and view all the answers

Autobiography: What do we call the element enclosed in parentheses?

combining vowel Signup and view all the answers

In the term biodynamic, what kind of element is -ic?

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What term corresponds to the general definition: the state of healing the mind?

psychotherapy Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Gastroenterology & Surgical Terminology

Intragastric refers to a location within the stomach.
Infrahepatic is synonymous with subhepatic, indicating a position below the liver.
Faciolingual paralysis impacts the genital area following a stroke.
A cystoid structure is bladder- or sac-like in nature.
Ileostomy is a surgical procedure creating an opening in the ileum, part of the small intestine.
Ileac and ileal are valid adjectives for terms related to the ileum.
Typhlorrhaphy equates to cecorrhaphy, both denoting rectal herniation repair.
An enlarged sigmoid section can be referred to as megasigmoid or macrosigmoid.
Coprolith describes stool that has hardened into stone-like formations.
Tachysystole indicates rapid contractions; enterosepsis defines small intestine infection.
Esophagitis refers to inflammation of the esophagus, while gastroplasty denotes surgical repair of the stomach.

Digestive Conditions & Procedures

A rectocele denotes rectum herniation; pancreatemphraxis indicates pancreatic obstruction.
Appendicolithiasis specifies the presence of stones in the appendix, and hepatosplenomegaly refers to simultaneous liver and spleen enlargement.
Jejunitis indicates inflammation of the jejunum, while intraoral pertains to the area within the mouth.
Labioplasty is the surgical repair of the lip, and choledocholithotripsy involves breaking stones in the bile duct.
Gastropylorectasis describes dilation of the stomach's pylorus, while gastroenterostomy creates an opening between the stomach and small intestine.

Anatomical and Medical Terms

Interatrial conveys the space between the heart's atria; extramural activity occurs outside of walls.
Coprophil identifies organisms that thrive in dung or feces, while dyspepsia denotes indigestion.
Colocentesis is a medical procedure of puncturing the large intestine, and pancreatalgia describes pancreatic pain.
Cecostomy defines the creation of a connection between the cecum and sigmoid colon.
Viscerad indicates a direction towards abdominal organs; enteroclysis refers to small intestine irrigation.

Anatomical Relationships and Conditions

Laparotomy is an incision into the abdominal wall; pancreatopathy denotes pancreatic disease.
Proctologist specializes in issues related to the anus and rectum, while intervisceral signifies the space between abdominal organs.
Cephalohematocele refers to blood swelling in the head area, reflecting possible severe conditions.
Anisomerous denotes containing unequal parts, while desiccate means to dry out significantly.
Hyposthenic describes someone with deficient strength, while neurasthenia relates to fatigue associated with nerve conditions.

Prefix and Suffix Implications

Prenatal and postmortem highlight prefixes that imply timing of events, such as before birth and after death.
Atrial and ventricular terms signify heart structures involving atrium and ventricle.
Neurological and psychological terms reflect their base forms and binding elements signifying respective fields.
Anhidrosis indicates a condition of no sweating; bradysphygmia represents slow pulse rates.
Recognition of prefixes such as tele- for distance in terms like telescope emphasizes their relevance in terminology.

Elements in Medical Terminology

Biography refers to a record of someone's life, contrasting with autobiography, which details the author's life.
Recognizing ic as an adjective-forming suffix assists in understanding words like biodynamic.
In anthropomorphic, anthrop- specifies the human aspect, while morph- pertains to form.
Hypotonia indicates a condition of deficient muscle tone; hyperthermia reflects elevated body temperature conditions.
Clarity in differentiating types of elements (prefixes, root words, suffixes) shapes understanding in both clinical and academic environments.

These notes encapsulate key concepts from the original content while providing context and definition for effective studying.### Medical Terms and Definitions

Hypothermia refers to the condition of deficient body heat, using the suffix -ia.
Dermatitis is identified as inflammation of the skin by doctors.
The adjective biochromic relates to the natural color of living organisms, recognized due to the prefix bi-.
Homophonic words, like "where" and "wear," have the same sound; "phon-" indicates this similarity.
Atelectasis denotes incomplete dilation and is recognized by the base form atel-.
Stenothermal organisms survive only within a specific temperature range, indicated by the base form therm-.
Telekinesis specifies movement occurring at a distance, related to the termination -kinesis.
Cicatricotomy pertains to scars, recognized through the base form cicatric.
Ectopic describes organs that are out of their normal positions, confirmed as true.
Endemic indicates a disease's persistent presence in a population, with "dem" specifying 'population'.
An endoscope is defined as an instrument to examine inner areas of the body.
Chronic describes conditions or pain that persist over time and is true.
Baresthesia refers to a sensitivity to changes in air pressure.
Electrolysis is the destruction of hair follicles using electricity.
Rhizoid refers to organisms that have a root-like appearance.
Macrosomia describes the condition of having an abnormally large body.
Homotopic is the adjective for being in the same place or location.
The termination -ectopia indicates displacement.
Pseudesthesia refers to false perception or sensitivity where body parts have been removed.
Tachyphasia is not the opposite of bradyphagia, confirming false nature.
Parasternal does not pertain to an area below the sternum, marking it as false.
Achromotrichia indicates a lack of pigmentation in hair, with the base form chrom- relating to color.
A syndrome describes the occurrence of symptoms running together, supported by the element drom-.
Myomelanosis relates muscle tissue discoloration to the base form my-.
The term photodermatitis can be broken down into phot/o/dermat/itis.
Rhizotomy is a synonym for radicotomy, confirmed as true.
Tachypnea denotes rapid respiration, contrasting bradypnea which means slow respiration.
Dextrogastria identifies a condition with the stomach on the right and sinistr- indicates a location on the left.
Aphasia signifies a condition of speechlessness, connected to the base form phas-.
Leiomyoma refers to a smooth muscle tumor, recognized through the element lei-.
Mesoderm is the middle germ layer in an embryo, while the outer layer is called ectoderm.
The proximal end of a bone is the end closest to the midline, debunking the false statement.
Laparotomy is a surgical incision on the abdomen.
Myalgia is synonymous with myodynia, confirming true equivalence.
Heliocentric describes a system with the sun at the center of the universe.
Hyperesthesia defines excessive sensitivity, opposing hypesthesia which is deficient sensitivity.
Myomalacia indicates softening of muscles.
Tachyphasia is a synonym for tachyphemia, marking it as true.
Panophthalmitis describes inflammation affecting the entire eye.
Prognathic is the adjective for a person with a projecting jaw.
Tonsillitis signifies inflammation of the tonsils.
Radiopathology can be separated into radi/o/path/o/log/y.
Adenoidectomy means excision of the adenoids.
A barometer measures atmospheric pressure, crucial for meteorologists.
Hyperchromatosis denotes an abnormal condition of excessive pigmentation in body areas.
Tonsillitis, a common childhood condition, indicates inflammation of tonsils.
Bradyphemia refers to a condition of slow speaking.
Cicatricotomy is the incision of a scar.
Isothermal describes a line on a weather map showing equal temperatures.
Paracicatricial pertains to areas beside a scar.
Myalgia defines muscle pain.
Myoclonus refers to muscle-induced jerking or twitching during sleep.
A panacea treats all ills, indicated by the element pan-.
Adenoiditis involves inflammation of adenoids.
Tonsillectomy refers to excision of the tonsils.
A dynamometer measures the power of muscles.
Heliotropic describes plants turning toward sunlight.
Dysphasia signifies difficulty in speaking, with the base form pha- linked to speech.
A pediatrician is a specialist in children's healing.

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