Session 19: Food and Pain

Question 1

acet-

Answer 1

vinegar, sour wine

Question 2

acetabulum

Answer 2

wine glass-like socket of the hip joint

Question 3

acetaminophen

Answer 3

pain reliever that contains an acetyl group, related to acetic acid (vinegar)

Question 4

adipo-

Answer 4

fat

Question 5

adipose

Answer 5

fat tissue

Question 6

albumen

Answer 6

egg white

Question 7

albuminuria

Answer 7

protein in urine related to egg white protein

Question 8

amydale

Answer 8

almond

Question 9

amygdaloid

Answer 9

almond-shaped group of nerve cells in primitive part of the brain

Question 10

amylo-

Answer 10

starch

Question 11

amyloid

Answer 11

a protein combined with a starch

Question 12

amylase

Answer 12

enzyme that breaks down starch

Question 13

caseus

Answer 13

cheese

Question 14

casein

Answer 14

milk protein found in cheese

Question 15

caseous

Answer 15

dying tissue that begins to look like cheese (common with tuberculosis)

Question 16

creat-

Answer 16

meat, flesh

Question 17

creatine

Answer 17

compound formed for energy storage in muscle

Question 18

creatinine

Answer 18

waste product of protein metabolism excreted in urine

Question 19

farina

Answer 19

flour, meal

Question 20

farinaceous

Answer 20

consisting of starch

Question 21

glyco-

Answer 21

sweet

Question 22

glycogen

Answer 22

sugar molecules linked together

Question 23

glycogenolytic

Answer 23

something that breaks up the sugar links in glycogen

Question 24

hordeolum (root)

Answer 24

barleycorn

Question 25

hordeolum (term)

Answer 25

barleycorn-like swelling of upper eyelid caused by a plugged eyelid gland

Question 26

kalium

Answer 26

ash, potassium

Question 27

hyperkalemia

Answer 27

excessive potassium in the blood

Question 28

hypokalemia

Answer 28

Insufficient potassium in the blood

Question 29

lecitho-

Answer 29

egg yolk

Question 30

lecithin

Answer 30

a nutrient (phospholipid) from egg yolk (also found in the protective lining of nerves, myelin)

Question 31

lipo-

Answer 31

fat

Question 32

lipoma

Answer 32

tumor of fat tissue

Question 33

liposuction

Answer 33

removal of excess fat by a needle and suction

Question 34

natrium

Answer 34

sodium

Question 35

hypernatremia

Answer 35

excess sodium in blood

Question 36

natriuresis

Answer 36

loss of sodium in urine

Question 37

nutri-

Answer 37

nourish

Question 38

nutrient

Answer 38

a food for the body

Question 39

nutritious

Answer 39

providing energy and building substances for the body

Question 40

phago-

Answer 40

eat

Question 41

phagocyte

Answer 41

a cell that engulfs (eats) invaders or debris to be removed from the body

Question 42

dysphagia

Answer 42

difficulty in eating

Question 43

pica (root)

Answer 43

magpie

Question 44

pica (med)

Answer 44

desire to eat things that are unfit for food

Question 45

pimelo-

Answer 45

lard

Question 46

pimelorthopnea

Answer 46

too fat to breathe laying down

Question 47

placenta (root)

Answer 47

flat cake

Question 48

placental

Answer 48

referring to the large flat membranes that nourish young in the uterus

Question 49

proteo-

Answer 49

protein

Question 50

proteolytic

Answer 50

something that breaks down proteins

Question 51

saccharo-

Answer 51

sugar

Question 52

saccharine

Answer 52

relating to sweetness

Question 53

sebum

Answer 53

solidified fat, grease

Question 54

sebaceous

Answer 54

relating to an oily/fatty secretion of skin oil glands

Question 55

seborrhea

Answer 55

skin disease characterized by excessive oiliness

Question 56

sidero-

Answer 56

iron

Question 57

siderocyte

Answer 57

red blood cell containing granules of free iron

Question 58

steato-

Answer 58

fat

Question 59

steatitis

Answer 59

inflammation of fat

Question 60

steatorrhea

Answer 60

greasy, watery feces

Question 61

synovia

Answer 61

egg white

Question 62

synovial

Answer 62

referring to an egg white surface of joints, tendon sheaths, and bursae

Question 63

synovitis

Answer 63

inflammation of synovial membranes

Question 64

tyro-

Answer 64

cheese

Question 65

tyrosine

Answer 65

amino acid from cheese, breakdown product of casein

Question 66

tyrophagus

Answer 66

species of mites, name means "cheese eater"

Question 67

vitellus

Answer 67

egg yolk

Question 68

vitelline

Answer 68

pertaining to the yolk of eggs or an embryo's yolk

Question 69

-zyme

Answer 69

yeast

Question 70

enzyme

Answer 70

any protein that catalyzes chemical reactions without being destroyed or altered (as in yeast fermenting starches)

Question 71

algos/-algia

Answer 71

pain

Question 72

analgesia

Answer 72

blocking pain perception without altering conciousness

Question 73

neuralgia

Answer 73

pain from nerve fibers

Question 74

proctalgia

Answer 74

pain from anus or rectum

Question 75

angere

Answer 75

sore throat

Question 76

angina

Answer 76

a spasmodic, choking type of pain (angina pectoris is a pain from lack of blood to the heart muscle)

Question 77

dolor-

Answer 77

pain

Question 78

dolorimetry

Answer 78

measurement of pain

Question 79

kolikos

Answer 79

pain in abdomen

Question 80

colic

Answer 80

acute abdominal pain

Question 81

noci-/nocere

Answer 81

hurt, pain

Question 82

nociceptor

Answer 82

pain receptor of nerves

Question 83

-odynia

Answer 83

pain

Question 84

pleurodynia

Answer 84

pain from the muscles between ribs

Question 85

mastodynia

Answer 85

pain in the breast

Question 86

pono-

Answer 86

fatigue/pain

Question 87

ponograph

Answer 87

instrument to measure pain in contracting muscle