Med Vocab Chapter 9

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-able

Back 1

adjective-forming suffix

capable of (being), able to

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-ation

Back 2

noun-forming suffix

forms noun indicating an action of process: the act of (being), the result of (being), something that is

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-ce

Back 3

noun-forming suffix

the act of (being), the state of (being)

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-cy

Back 4

noun-forming suffix

the act of (being), the state of (being)

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-ible

Back 5

adjective-forming suffix

capable of being

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-id

Back 6

adjective forming suffix

in state of condition of

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-ile

Back 7

adjective forming suffix

cable of (being), like

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-ion

Back 8

noun forming suffix

the act of

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-ive

Back 9

adjective forming suffix

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

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-orium

Back 12

noun-forming suffix

place for something

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-ory

Back 13

(1) adjective forming suffix

pertaining to

(2) 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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sonant

Back 15

present participle

sounding

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latent

Back 16

present participle

lying hidden

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cadent

Back 17

present participle

falling

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incipient

Back 18

present participle

beginning

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sentient

Back 19

present participle

feeling

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inhabitant

Back 20

a person who inhabits

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somnifacient

Back 21

present participle

a drug that produces sleep

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redundancy

Back 22

present participle

the stae of being redundant or superfluous

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reverence

Back 23

present participle

the state of being revered

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sequence

Back 24

present participle

the act of following

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science

Back 25

present participle

the state of knowing

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ENGLISH SUFFIX E-

Back 26

note that the english suffix -e is used to form verbs from Latin infinitives

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INCEPTIVE VERBS-

Back 27

The letters -sc- inserted between the stem and teh ending of the Latin infinitive denote the beginning of an action.

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anter-

Back 28

combining form

front, in front

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brachi-

Back 29

combining form

(upper) arm

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-cid-, -cis-,

Back 30

combining form

cut, kill

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-cip-, -cept-

Back 31

combining form

take

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cresc-, -cret-

Back 32

combining form

(begin to) grow

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digit-

Back 33

combining form

finger, toe

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duc-, duct-

Back 34

combining form

lead, bring, conduct

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fac-, -fic-, -fect

Back 35

combining form

make

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faci-,-fici-, facies

Back 36

combining form

face, appearance, surface

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febr-, febris

Back 37

combining form

fever

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fer-, lat-

Back 38

combining form

carry, bear

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flect-, flex

Back 39

combining form

bend

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fung-

Back 40

combining form

[mushroom] fungus

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fus-

Back 41

combining form

pour

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genit-

Back 42

combining form

bring forth, give birth

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ger-, gest-

Back 43

combining form

carry, bear

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immun(i)-

Back 44

combining form

[exempt] safe, protected

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inferior-

Back 45

combining form

below

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lab-, laps-

Back 46

combining form

slide, slip

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later-

Back 47

combining form

side

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or-, os-

Back 48

combining form

mouth, opening

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oss-

Back 49

combining form

bone

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pedicul-

Back 50

combining form

louse

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poster-, -posterior

Back 51

combining form

behind, in back

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sect-

Back 52

combining form

cut

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somn-

Back 53

combining form

sleep

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stabil-, stabl-

Back 54

combining form

stable, fixed

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superior-

Back 55

combining form

above

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tum(e)-

Back 56

combining form

be swollen

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COMBINING FORM -FY-

Back 57

the combining form -fy- (make) is found in many english verbs. this is an adaptation in english of the french -fier, from latin verbs in i-ficare, a firstconjugation form of facere found in compound verbs magnificare, make great; magnify; sanctificare, make holy, sanctify.

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GENIT-

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many words containg geniti-, often with the adjectival suffix -al, refer to the organs of the reproductive system: genitoplasty, hepergenitalism, and so forth.

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planes of the body-

Back 59

flat surface formed by making an imaginary cut through the body; used as points of reference by which positions of parts of the body are indicated under the assumption the body is in an upright postion

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midsagittal plane

Back 60

plane of body

also called the sagittal or median plane: a vertical plane dividing the body into two equal and symmetrical right and left halves

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frontal plane

Back 61

plane of the body

also called the coronal plane: a vertical plane at right angles to the midsagittal plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions.

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transverse plane-

Back 62

plane of the body

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

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abduction-

Back 63

planes of the body-

movement away from the median plane of the body and adduction is movement toward the median plane