Medical Minutes - Lesson 13

ambisexual (ambi/sexual) denotes pertaining to ___ sexes

both

amphipod (amphi/pod) denotes having ___ on ___ sides

feet, both

brachycheilia (brachy/cheil/ia) denotes a ___

short lip

capitopedal (capit/o/ped/al) pertains to the ___ and ___

head, foot

catalyst (catalyst) is a substance that speeds up or ___ the rate of chemical change

down

causalgia (caus/algia) denotes a ___

burning pain

osteoclasis (oste/o/clas/is) is the surgical procedure of ___ a ___ to correct a deformity or make a repair

breaking, bone

duct (duct) is a ___ through which gas or liquid flows

tube

euglycemia (eu/glyc/em/ia) denotes a ___ level of glucose in the ___

normal, blood

fission (fiss/ion) means a ___ apart

splitting

acrogeria (acr/o/ger/ia) refers to ___ ___

old extremities

gynecoid (gynec/oid) means ___ a ___

resembling, woman

inferolateral (infer/o/later/al) means situated ___ and to the ___

below, side

olfactory (olfact/ory) denotes pertaining to the sense of ___

smell

orthodontics (ortho/dont/ics) is the branch of dentistry concerned with ___ and preventing irregularities of the ___ and poor bite

correcting, teeth

pachyderm (pachy/derm) means ___ ___

thick skin

urethrophraxis (urethr/o/phrax/is) denotes a ___ off of the ___ by an obstruction

blocking, urethra

platypodia (platy/pod/ia) denotes ___ ___

flat feet

posterosuperior (poster/o/superior) denotes being ___ and ___

behind, above

pseudopregnancy (pseudo/pregnancy) means a ___ ___

false pregnancy

schizophrenia (schizo/phren/ia) means ___ ___

split mind

ventral (ventr/al) pertains to the ___ of the body

front

vertebra (vertebra) permits us to ___

turn