WORDS FROM MYTH / LATIN EXPRESSIONS
Medical Vocabulary
WORDS FROM GREEK
English Words / Latin Roots!
MORE English Words/Latin Roots!
100
Fill in the blank: Back in college, Mr. Dursin was considered a(n) ________________ and all the ladies would fawn over him. a. Hydra b. Pandora's Box c. Adonis d. Gorgon
ADONIS
100
The word "skeleton" comes from the Greek word "skelos" which means this.
What is "leg"?
100
What is the meaning of the Greek root "brady-" (as seen in bradyarrhythmia but NOT Tom Brady)?
What is "slow"?
100
The meaning of the Latin root "greg-" as seen in segregate or egregious or congregation
What is "herd" or "flock (of sheep)"?
100
The meaning of the word "loquacious"?
What is "talkative"?
200
The difference between "de jure" and "de facto".
What is "de jure" refers to the written law of the land whereas "de facto" refers to actual practice, or how things really are...?
200
What does "omos" in Greek mean? a) belly button b) eyes c) ear d) shoulder
shoulder!
200
Which club at a high school would a philodendrist likely join? a. Art Club b. Outdoors Club c. Classics Club d. Business Club
Outdoors Club - a philodendrist is a lover of trees!
200
The word in this list that does not mean "acting like you're better than other people": sanctimonious, supercilious, capillose, imperious.
What is "capillose" (which means hairy or pilose or shaggy or hirsute)
200
The Latin root in the word "novena" and the meaning of the root.
What is "NOV- = nine"? (FYI: A novena is a form of worship consisting of special prayers or services on nine successive days)
300
The president of Classics Club received her seat on the club council _____________. a. ex post facto b. de jure c. de facto d. ex officio
Ex officio
300
Is the Greek word "-neprho" referring to the kidneys, liver, or skin?
Kidneys, son!
300
The meaning of the word "callipygian"?
What is "having a well-shaped buttocks"?
300
The meaning of the word "attenuate"
What is "to reduce the force, strength, physical thickness"?
300
Identify the prefix and the root found in the English word "assimilation". Also, provide the meaning of the prefix and root respectively... if you dare!!!!
ad (towards) + simil (like)
400
The word in this list (paean, hector, aegis, adonis) that can be used as a verb and its meaning.
What is "hector", to bully / harass?
400
What does the prescription abbreviation P.R.N. (pro re nata) mean?
What is "as needed"
400
What is the meaning of the word "deuterogamy"?
Marriage a second time; marriage after the death of a first husband or wife; as distinguished from bigamy.t"?
400
The action from this list (turning a door handle, doing push ups, driving a car, or petting a dog) that acts out the meaning of the Latin root "TRUD-"
What is "doing push ups"?
400
The word in this list that has closest to the same meaning as impervious: imperturbable, irresolute, implicit, innocuous
What is imperturbable?
500
A sentence using all three expressions: modus vivendi, persona non grata, ipso facto. (In other words, make up a sentence that successfully uses all three Latin expressions)
Geoffrey the Giraffe had agreed upon a modus vivendi with his sworn enemy Larry the lion and - ipso facto - could no longer treat him as persona non grata.
500
The three things an otorhinolaryngologist treats.
What is 1) ear 2) nose 3) throat!
500
What is the meaning of a "taphephobia"?
The fear of being buried alive?
500
Make up a sentence that contains 3 of these 5 words: peccadillo, jeremiad, erinaceous, inveterate, fetter.
Answers will vary - Mr. Meyer is the JUDGE!
500
The THREE English meanings of the Latin root PEND- / PENS- as seen in the words "pendulum" or "expensive"
What are "to hang, pay, weigh"?
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