Lesson 9

Front 1

-able

Back 1

adjective-forming suffix

capable of (being), able to

Front 2

-ation

Back 2

noun-forming suffix indicating 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 suffix

pertaining to

Front 10

-ment

Back 10

noun-forming suffix

agent or instrument

Front 11

-or

Back 11

noun-forming suffix

agent or instrument

Front 12

-or

Back 12

noun-forming suffix

agent or instrument

Front 13

-orium

Back 13

noun-forming suffix

place for something

Front 14

-ory

Back 14

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

Front 15

-ory

Back 15

noun forming suffix

place for something

Front 16

-ure (-ura)

Back 16

noun forming suffix

result of an action

Front 17

sonant

Back 17

present participle

surrounding

Front 18

latent

Back 18

present participle

lying hidden

Front 19

cadent

Back 19

present participle

falling

Front 20

incipient

Back 20

present participle

beginning

Front 21

sentient

Back 21

present participle

feeling

Front 22

inhabitant

Back 22

present participle

a person who inhabits

Front 23

somnifacient

Back 23

present participle

a drug that produces sleep

Front 24

redundancy

Back 24

present participle

the state of being redundant or superfluous

Front 25

reverence

Back 25

present participle

the state of being revered

Front 26

sequence

Back 26

present participle

the act of following

Front 27

science

Back 27

present participle

the state of knowing

Front 28

anter-

Back 28

combining form

front, in front

Front 29

brachi-

Back 29

(upper) arm

Front 30

-cid-, -cis-

Back 30

combining form

cut, kill

Front 31

-cip-, -cept-

Back 31

combining form

take

Front 32

cresc-, -cret-

Back 32

combining form

(begin to) grow

Front 33

digit-

Back 33

combining form

finger, toe

Front 34

duc-, duct-

Back 34

combining form

lead, bring, conduct

Front 35

fac-, -fic-, -fect

Back 35

combining form

make

Front 36

faci-, -fici-, facies

Back 36

combining form

face, appearance, surface

Front 37

fer-, lat-

Back 37

combining form

carry, bear

Front 38

flect-, flex-

Back 38

combining form

bend

Front 39

fung-

Back 39

combining form

(mushroom) fungus

Front 40

fus-

Back 40

combining form

pour

Front 41

genit-

Back 41

combining form

bring forth, give birth

Front 42

ger-, gest-

Back 42

combining form

carry, bear

Front 43

immun(i)-

Back 43

combining form

(exempt) safe, protected

Front 44

inferior-

Back 44

combining form

below

Front 45

lab-, laps-

Back 45

combining form

slide, slip

Front 46

later-

Back 46

combining form

side

Front 47

or-, os-

Back 47

combining form

mouth, opening

Front 48

oss-

Back 48

combining form

bone

Front 49

pedicul-

Back 49

combining form

louse

Front 50

poster-, -posterior

Back 50

combining form

behind, in back

Front 51

sect-

Back 51

combining form

cut

Front 52

somn-

Back 52

combining form

sleep

Front 53

stabil-, stabl-

Back 53

combining form

stable, fixed

Front 54

superior-

Back 54

combining form

above

Front 55

tum(e)-

Back 55

combining form

be swollen

Front 56

midsagittal plane

Back 56

planes of the body

(sagital or median plane)

vertical line dividing the body into two equal and symmetrical right and left halves

Front 57

frontal plane

Back 57

planes of the body

(coronal plane)

a vertical plane at right angles to the midsagittal plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

Front 58

transverse plane

Back 58

planes of the body

(horizontal plane)

across the center of the body and makes right angles to the midsagittal and frontal planes dividing the body into upper and lower portions

Front 59

abduction

Back 59

movement away from the median plane of the body

Front 60

adduction

Back 60

movement toward the median plane of the body

Front 61

abductor

Back 61

muscle that on contraction draws a part away from the median plane

Front 62

adductor

Back 62

muscle that draws a part toward the median plane

Front 63

febr-, febris

Back 63

Combining formFever