07 December 2006

Root Words Set 3

balneo-, balne-(Prefix)
(Greek > Latin: bath, bathing; wash, washing)
bagnio, bagnios
1. A brothel.
2. An old term for a prison for slaves in Asian countries.
3. A former term for a public bathhouse in Italy or Turkey.
4. From Italian bagno, "bath", from Latin balneum, which came from Greek balaneion.
balaneutics
Balneology; the science of baths or bathing, especially the study of the therapeutic use of mineral baths.
balaneutria
Caretaker of a bath (feminine).
balneal
Of or pertaining to baths or to bathing.
balnearii
People who steal clothing from public baths.
baro-, bar-, bary-(Prefix)
(Greek: weight, heavy; atmospheric pressure; a combining form meaning "pressure", as in barotaxis, or sometimes "weight", as in baromacrometer )
In an extended sense, these elements may mean "difficult, slow".
abarognosis
1. Loss of ability to appreciate the weight of objects held in the hand, or to differentiate objects of different weights.
2. Loss of the sense of weight; unaware of weight.
3. When the primary senses are intact, caused by a lesion of the contralateral parietal lobe.
baragnosis, baragnosia, baroagnosis
1. The inability to appreciate or estimate weight.
2. Loss of the sense of weight.
baranesthesia
Insensibility to weight or pressure on the body.
baresthesia, baryesthesia, baryesthesia
The sensibility to weight or pressure on the body.
baresthesiometer
An instrument for measuring the sense of pressure.
bentho-, benth-(Prefix)
(Greek: deep, depth; the fauna and flora of the bottom of the sea; sea bottom; depth [by extension, this element includes lake, river, and stream bottoms])
abyssal-benthic
In oceanography, of or relating to the ocean floor in the abyssal zone.
abyssobenthic, abyssobenthonic
1. Pertaining to, or found on, the bottom of the ocean at depths exceeding ca. 1 000 meters (British: metres).
2. Living on or in the ocean floor in the abyssal zone or the great depths in the oceans or lakes into which light does not penetrate; commonly used in oceanography of depths between 4 000 and 6 000 meters.
archibenthal zone, archibenthic zone
1. The continental slope; the sea floor from the edge of the continental shelf to the continental rise.
2. The ocean layers between 200 feet and 3300 feet (65 and 1050 meters); the upper part of the abyssal zone.
archibenthic
Referring to the bottom of the sea from the edge of the continental shelf to the upper limit of the abyssobenthic zone, at depths of ca. 200 to 1 000 meters.
archibenthos, archibenthal, archibental
Belonging to or inhabiting the depths of the primitive (paleozoic) ocean.
Berserk(Prefix)
(Old Norse: berserkar, literally, “bear’s skin”; a Norse-myth warrior)
berserk
1. Behaving in an uncontrolled way as a result of anger or irrational feeling; to go berserk.
2. Extremely excited or enthusiastic about something (informal): "The crowd went berserk when the movie star finally appeared."
3. Destructively or frenetically violent: "The berserk worker started to smash all of the windows."
4. Mentally or emotionally upset; deranged: "She was berserk with grief."
5. Informal: Unrestrained, as with enthusiasm or appetite; wild: "They went berserk over the chocolates."
berserker
1. A member of a group of Norse warriors who fought with wild unrestrained agrgression.
2. One of a band of ancient Norse warriors legendary for their savagery and reckless frenzy in battle.
3. One of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury.
berserkly
In a berserk manner; madly; violently angry.
go berserk
Erupt in furious rage, become crazily violent.
bio-, bi-,(Prefix) -bia, -bial, -bian, -bion, -biont, -bius, -biosis, -bium, -biotic, -biotical(Suffix)
(Greek: life; living, live, alive)
abiocoen
The sum total of the non-living components of an environment.
abiogenesis
1. The (supposed) origin or evolution of living organisms from lifeless matter without the action of living parents; “spontaneous generation” (introduced by Professor Thomas H. Huxley when addressing the British Association at Liverpool, September, 1870).
2. The now discredited theory that living organisms can be spontaneously generated directly from nonliving matter. An antonym of biogenesis.
abiogenetic
Of or pertaining to abiogenesis.
abiogenetically
In an abiogenetic manner; by way of abiogenesis.
abiogenic, abiogenically
Not derived from living organisms; occurring independently of life or life processes, but perhaps preceding or leading to them. Antonymous to biogenic.
biopiracy
1. Biological theft; illegal collection of indigenous plants, microbes, enzymes, etc. by corporations who patent them for their own commercial use.
2. The commercial development of naturally occurring biological materials; such as, plant substances or genetic cell lines, by a technologically advanced country or organization without fair compensation to the peoples or nations in whose territory the materials were originally discovered.
The patenting of plants, genes, and other biological products that are indigenous to a foreign country; for example, some developing tropical nations are saying that if the West cries foul over piracy of intellectual property or computer software, then biopiracy in Western labs of jungle extracts should also be considered a high economic crime.
Biopiracy usually refers to the privatization and unauthorized use of biological resources by entities (including corporations, universities, and governments) outside of a country that has pre-existing knowledge. This privatization and use is sometimes claimed to be predatory. Particular activities usually covered by the term are: Exclusive commercial rights to plants, animals, organs, microorganisms, and genes; as well as, commercialization of traditional communities' knowledge on biological resources; and patenting of biological resources.
broma-, bromat-, brom-, bro-(Prefix)
(Greek > Latin: food)
abros
Fasting; abstinence from eating.
abrosia
The total lack of food consumption; fasting (no food, not eating).
abrotos
1. Not eating, fasting.
2. Not fit to be eaten.
broma
1. In medicine, a food ailment.
2. A form of cocoa from which the oil has been thoroughly extracted.
bromatherapy, bromatotherapy
Diet therapy.
bromo-, brom-(Prefix)
(Greek: stench, stink, bad odor; unpleasant bodily odor; bromine)
bromhidrosis, bromidrosis
1. Sweat that is fetid or offensive due to bacterial decomposition. It occurs mostly on the feet, in the groin, and under the arms.
2. Also called kakidrosis, cacidrosis, fetid sweat, fetid perspiration, osmidrosis, ozochrotia.
Bromhidrosis, or body odor, is caused by bacteria growing on the body. These bacteria multiply considerably in the presence of sweat, but sweat itself is almost totally odorless. Body odor is associated with the hair, feet, crotch (upper medial thigh), anus, skin in general, breasts, armpits, genitals, and pubic hair.
bromidrosiphobia
A mental disorder in which there is an abnormal fear of personal odors, accompanied by hallucinations.
bromidrosiphobia, bromidrosophobia
An abnormal fear of one’s own personal body odors or those from others; sometimes with the belief that such an odor is present even when it is not.
bromohyperhidrosis
Profuse bromhidrosis. Also known as, bromohyperidrosis.
bromomenorrhea
Menstruation characterized by an offensive odor.
caco-, cac-, kako-, kak-(Prefix)
(Greek: bad, harsh, wrong, evil; incorrect; unpleasant; poor; used most of the time as a prefix)
alexicacon, alexikakon
A preservative against evil; a safeguard against bad.
cacaerometer
Measuring bad air.
cacaesthesia, cacesthesia, kakesthesia
Abnormal dysfunctional sensations on the skin; such as, a feeling of numbness, tingling, prickling, or a burning or cutting pain; heightened sensitivity. Also, dysesthesia and paresthesia.
cacergasia, kakergasia
The malfunctioning of the functions and reactions of the total individual in contradistinction to the functions of individual organs or parts of the human organism.
cachectic
Relating to or suffering from cachexia.
digit-, digiti-(prefix)
(Latin: finger, toe; from Greek daktylos)
bidigitate, bidigital
Having two digits, fingers, or finger-like processes.
digit
1. A finger or toe in human beings or the corresponding part in other vertebrates.
2. Any of the Arabic numerals 0 to 9; one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers.
3. Any of the symbols of other number systems, as 0 or 1 in the binary.
4. The width of a finger used as a unit of length, equal to approximately 2 cm (3/4 in).
5. In astronomy, the twelfth part of the sun's or moon's diameter; used to express the magnitude of an eclipse.
In anatomy, a jointed body part at the end of the limbs of many vertebrates. The limbs of primtes end in five digits, while the limbs of horses end in a single digit that terminates in a hoof. The fingers and toes are digits in humans.
digital
1. Pertaining to, resembling, or using a digit or digits.
2. Resembling an impression made by a finger.
3. Pertaining to data in the form of discrete states as contrasted to analog data in the form of continuously variable physical quantities.
In computer science, representing or operating on data or information in numerical form. A digital clock uses a series of changing digits to represent time at discrete intervals; for example, every second. Modern computers rely on digital processing techniques, in which both data and the instructions for manipulating data are represented as binary numbers.
digitalgia
Pain in a digit.
digitalgia paresthetica
Pain, paresthesiae, and numbness restricted

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