Cl C 2414: Lesson 9: Latin Verbs

Front 1

-able

Back 1

Adjective-Forming Suffix

capable of being, able to

Front 2

-ation

Back 2

Noun-Forming Suffix

indicates an action or process; the act of being, the result of being, something that is

Front 3

-ce

Back 3

Noun-Forming Suffix

the act of being, the state of being

Front 4

-cy

Back 4

Noun-Forming Suffix

the act of being, the state of being

Front 5

-ible

Back 5

Adjective-Forming Suffix

capable of being

Front 6

-id

Back 6

Adjective-Forming Suffix

in a state or condition of

Front 7

-ile

Back 7

Adjective-Forming Suffix

capable of being, like

Front 8

-ion

Back 8

Noun-Forming Suffix

the act of

Front 9

-ive

Back 9

Adjective-Forming Suffive

pertaining to

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-ment

Back 10

Noun-Forming Suffix

agent or instrument

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-or

Back 11

Noun-Forming Suffix

agent or instrument

Front 12

-orium

Back 12

Noun-Forming Suffix

place for something

Front 13

-ory

Back 13

Adjective-Forming Suffix

pertaining to

Noun-Forming Suffix

place for something

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-ure, -ura

Back 14

Noun-Forming Suffix

result of an action

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anter-

Back 15

Combining Form

front, in front

Front 16

brachi-

Back 16

Combining Form

(upper) arm

Front 17

-cid-, -cis-

Back 17

Combining Form

cut, kill

Front 18

-cip-, -cept-

Back 18

Combining Form

take

Front 19

cresc-, -cret-

Back 19

Combining Form

(begin to) grow

Front 20

digit-

Back 20

Combining Form

finger, toe

Front 21

duc-, duct-

Back 21

Combining Form

lead, bring, conduct

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fac-, fic-, -fect

Back 22

Combining Form

make

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faci-, -fici-, facies

Back 23

Combining Form

face, appearance, surface

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febr-, febris

Back 24

Combining Form

fever

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fer-, lat-

Back 25

Combining Form

carry, bear

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flect-, flex-

Back 26

Combining Form

bend

Front 27

fung-

Back 27

Combining Form

fungus

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fus-

Back 28

Combining Form

pour

Front 29

genit-

Back 29

Combining Form

bring forth, give birth

Front 30

ger-, gest-

Back 30

Combining Form

carry, bear

Front 31

immun(i)-

Back 31

Combining Form

safe, protected

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inferior-

Back 32

Combining Form

below

Front 33

lab-, laps-

Back 33

Combining Form

slide, slip

Front 34

later-

Back 34

Combining Form

side

Front 35

or-, os-

Back 35

Combining Form

mouth, opening

Front 36

oss-

Back 36

Combining Form

bone

Front 37

pedicul-

Back 37

Combining Form

louse

Front 38

poster-, -posterior

Back 38

Combining Form

behind, in back

Front 39

sect-

Back 39

Combining Form

cut

Front 40

somn-

Back 40

Combining Form

sleep

Front 41

stabil-, stabl-

Back 41

Combining Form

stable, fixed

Front 42

superior-

Back 42

Combining Form

above

Front 43

tum(e)-

Back 43

Combining Form

be swollen

Front 44

midsagittal plane

Back 44

from "sagitta," arrow; also called the sagittal or median plane; a vertical plane dividing the body into two equal and symmetrical right and left halves

Front 45

frontal plane

Back 45

from "frons, frontis," front; also called the coronal plane; a vertical plane at right angles to the midsagital plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

Front 46

transverse plane

Back 46

from "trans," across, and "versus," turned; also called the horizontal plane; a horizontal plane across the center of the body and at right angles to the midsagittal and frontal planes dividing the body into upper and lower portions

Front 47

abduction

Back 47

movement of a limb away from the median plane of the body

Front 48

adduction

Back 48

movement of a limb toward the median plane

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-e

Back 49

English suffix; forms verbs from Latin infinitives

e.g. reduce, excite, and inspire

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-sc-

Back 50

these letters inserted between the stem and the ending the Latin infinitive denote the beginning of an action

e.g. convalescent= beginning to get well

Front 51

-fy-

Back 51

Combining Form

to make; found in many English verbs; from Latin verbs in -ficare, a first-conjugation form of facere found in compound verbs

Front 52

genit-

Back 52

when combined with adjectival suffix -al refers to organs of reproductive system

e.g. genitoplasty, hypergenitalism