Chapter XVI Multiple Choice

What does "exogamous" mean?
1. related to marriage inside of a social group
2. pertaining to marriage outside of a social group
3. having to do with birth within a social group
4. associated with birth occurring outside of a social group
Which term means "related to life and death"?
1. thanatocystic
2. biomorphic
3. thanatobiologic
4. thermorhythmic
Identify the term that means "having a male form."
1. androtropic
2. androthermic
3. androthetic
4. andromorphous
What does "aleukocytosis" mean?
1. a reduction in the number of white blood cells beneath a certain threshold
2. development of black skin cells in the subcutaneous layer
3. abnormal whiteness of cartilage in the nose
4. a condition of improper digestion involving excessive acid buildup
Which word refers to a disorder of the sweat glands?
1. dyschondrostenosis
2. dyshidrosis
3. dyschondroplasia
4. dystropia
Which term means "giving off one color on reaction with an acid, and another color on reaction with a base"?
1. amphichromatic
2. dyschromatic
3. esochromatic
4. prochromatic
Choose the term meaning "sensitivity to weight or pressure."
1. hyperesthesia
2. neuresthesia
3. thermesthesia
4. baryesthesia
What does "stenothermal" mean?
1. characterized by excessive dietary restrictions
2. inability to use a wide range of vocabulary
3. capable of living only in a narrow temperature range
4. placed in the vicinity of the chest
Which word means "fear of noise or sound"?
1. acousticophobia
2. emetophobia
3. hidrophobia
4. thanatophobia
Which terms means "excessive development of cartilage"?
1. chondronecrosis
2. arrhythmogenesis
3. dyschondrosteosis
4. hyperchondroplasia