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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread restiform #86155 11/07/2002 4:43 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Only a real asshole whould expect a highschool kid to know this word which I never saw before, and do not expect to see again. restiform adj. ModL restiformis < L restis, rope (for IE base see RUSH2) + 3formis, 3FORM6 ropelike or cordlike; specif., designating either of two cordlike bundles of nerve fibers (restiform bodies) connecting the medulla oblongata with each hemisphere of the cerebellum Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: restiform #86156 11/07/2002 5:38 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 Bean old hand Bean old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 But, Dr. Bill, don't you think that if you heard the word pronounced you'd be able to guess the spelling, even if you hadn't heard it before? I admit some of the spelling-bee ones are really weird but this one is pretty phonetic. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: restiform #86157 11/07/2002 5:56 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Bean: That is such a recondite neurology word that I never heard it before. The kids in spelling bees ought not be expected to know words used only by a few medical specialists. Christ, there tens of thousands of them. And I cannot imagine kids being able to master words without learning their roots as mnemonic guides to spelling. "Rh-" sounds like "r". Though no "rhest-" words. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: restiform #86158 11/07/2002 6:00 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 this one is pretty phonetic. Therein lies its trickiness. Who'd think it was so easy? Restiform, Ar aitch ee ess tee eye pee aitch oh ar em, restiform. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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