Greek and Latin words list 2

optometry

optometry

meaning: health care proffession that focuses on eyes

noun

Sentence: He set up an —— clinic

Synoptic

menaing: the first 3 gospels in new testement (synoptic gospels

sentence: the synoptic gospels are the the first 3 in the new testeament

adj

optical

meaning: related to sight

Sentence: my eyes were tricked by the —— illusion.

adjective

optophone

meaning: instrument that helps blind people read by scanning print and translating it into sound variations they understand

sentence: by turning the light into tones, blind people can use the —— to read

noun

biopsy

meaning: a procedure (medical test) to remove a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from your body to be tested in a lab, or used to remove tumors etc.

sentence: she had a ——- to check if she had cancer

noun

biometric

meaning: physical characteristics that can be used to identify you. ex: ID

sentence: a ——— passport helps identify a person based on their appereance

adjective

biogenic

meaning: produced by living organisms

sentence: Those are biogenic sediments

Adjective

chronothermal

meaning: relating to time and temperature

sentence: a chronothermal equation

adjective

geothermal

meaning: relating to or produced by the internal heat of the earth

sentence: 70% of icelands energy needs are met from geothermal sources.

adjectivce

thermometer

meaning: instrument for measuring heat

sentence: she used a ——— to check if the water was hot enough

noun

hypothermia

meaning: a condition where core body temperature drops dangerously low

sentence: it was so cold that they began to suffer from ——-

noun

thermal

meaning: a: related to heat n:current of warm air

sentence: a: volcanic activity has created thermal springs n:the gliders steer into the rising ——- to gain altitude.

noun and adjective

thermography

meaning: a photograph that shows differences in temperature between different parts of an object (body, building, etc)

sentence: ——- is used for scanning chest tissue for possible tumors.

noun

thermogenic

meaning: tending to produce heat

sentence: includes —— green tea.

adjective

dehydrate

meaning: cause a person or their body to lose water

sentence: the nurses made sure I didn’t dehydrate

verb

hydrant

meaning: a large discharge pipe with a valve for drawing water from a water main

sentence: the ——- spewed a tidal wave of water all over the avenue

noun

hydrothermal

meaning: related to or denoting the action of heated water in the earth’s crust

sentence: it contained ——- vents

adjective

hydrogenic

meaning: like hydrogen

sentence: ——- species are those that, like hydrogen, consist of a single nucleus orbited by a single electron

adj

hydrophone

meaning: an underwater device that detects and records ocean sound from all directions

sentence: he deployed the underwater ——-

noun

hydrogeology

meaning: branch of geology relating to water occuring underground or on the surface of the earth

sentence: —— is the combination of hydrology and geology.

noung

hydropathy

meaning: treatment of an illness through water

sentence: trainers have long been aware of benefits of hydropathy for injured athletes

noun

hydrograph

meaning: a graph of the flow in a stream over a period of time

sentence: the —— indicated the winter runoff was a minimal

noun

hydronymy

meaning: names of bodies of water

sentence: thames is the ——- for the thames river.

noun