Medical Vocab Lesson 9

Front 1

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seco

Back 1

Principal Part
I cut

Front 2

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secare

Back 2

Principal Part
to cut

Front 3

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secui

Back 3

Principal Part
I cut, have cut

Front 4

sectus

Back 4

Principal Part
having been cut

Front 5

-able

Back 5

adjective forming suffix
capable of (being) able to

Front 6

-ation

Back 6

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

Front 7

-ce

Back 7

noun forming suffix
the act of (being), the state of being

Front 8

-cy

Back 8

noun forming suffix
the act of (being), the state of being

Front 9

-ible

Back 9

adjective forming suffix
capable of (being)

Front 10

-id

Back 10

adjective forming suffix
in a state or condition of

Front 11

-ile

Back 11

adjective forming suffix
capable of (being), like

Front 12

-ion

Back 12

noun forming suffix
the act of

Front 13

-ive

Back 13

adjective forming suffix
pertaining to

Front 14

-ment

Back 14

noun forming suffix
agent or instrument

Front 15

-or

Back 15

noun forming suffix
agent or instrument

Front 16

-orium

Back 16

noun forming suffix
place for something

Front 17

-ory

Back 17

adjective forming suffix
pertaining to
noun forming suffix
place for something

Front 18

-ure
-ura

Back 18

noun forming suffix
result of an action

Front 19

-e

Back 19

English suffix
forms verbs from Latin infinitives

Front 20

sonant

Back 20

Present Participles
sounding

Front 21

latent

Back 21

Present Participles
lying hidden

Front 22

cadent

Back 22

Present Participles
falling

Front 23

incipient

Back 23

Present Participles
beginning

Front 24

sentient

Back 24

Present Participles
feeling

Front 25

inhabitant

Back 25

Present Participles
a person who inhabits

Front 26

somnifacient

Back 26

Present Participles
a drug that produces sleep

Front 27

redundancy

Back 27

Present Participles
the state of being redundant or superfluous

Front 28

reverence

Back 28

Present Participles
the state of being revered

Front 29

sequence

Back 29

Present Participles
the act of following

Front 30

science

Back 30

Present Participles
the state of knowing

Front 31

-sc-

Back 31

inceptive verbs
denote the beginning of an action

Front 32

anter-

Back 32

Combining Form
front, in front

Front 33

brachi-

Back 33

Combining Form
(upper) arm

Front 34

-cid-
-cis-

Back 34

Combining Form
cut, kill

Front 35

-cip-
-cept-

Back 35

Combining Form
take

Front 36

cresc-
-cret-

Back 36

Combining Form
(begin to) grow

Front 37

digit-

Back 37

Combining Form
finger, toe

Front 38

duc-
duct-

Back 38

Combining Form
lead, bring, conduct

Front 39

fac-
-fic-
-fect

Back 39

Combining Form
make

Front 40

faci-
-fici-
facies

Back 40

Combining Form
face, appearance, surface

Front 41

febr-
febris

Back 41

Combining Form
fever

Front 42

fer-
lat-

Back 42

Combining Form
carry, bear

Front 43

flect-
flex-

Back 43

Combining Form
bend

Front 44

fung-

Back 44

Combining Form
[mushroom] fungus

Front 45

fus-

Back 45

Combining Form
pour

Front 46

genit-

Back 46

Combining Form
bring forth, give birth

Front 47

ger-
gest-

Back 47

Combining Form
carry, bear

Front 48

immun(i)-

Back 48

Combining Form
[exempt] safe, protected

Front 49

inferior-

Back 49

Combining Form
below

Front 50

lab-
laps-

Back 50

Combining Form
slide, slip

Front 51

later-

Back 51

Combining Form
side

Front 52

or-
os

Back 52

Combining Form
mouth, opening

Front 53

oss-

Back 53

Combining Form
bone

Front 54

pedicul-

Back 54

Combining Form
louse

Front 55

poster-
-posterior

Back 55

Combining Form
behind, in back

Front 56

sect-

Back 56

Combining Form
cut

Front 57

somn-

Back 57

Combining Form
sleep

Front 58

stabil-
stabl-

Back 58

Combining Form
stable, fixed

Front 59

superior-

Back 59

Combining Form
above

Front 60

tum(e)-

Back 60

Combining Form
be swollen

Front 61

-fy-

Back 61

Combining Form
make great; magnify; sanctificare, make holy, sanctify

Front 62

midsagittal plane
sagittal plane
median plane

Back 62

plane of the body
a vertical plane dividing the body into two equal and symmetrical right and left halves

Front 63

frontal plane
coronal plane

Back 63

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

Front 64

transverse plane
horizontal plane

Back 64

plane of the body
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 65

abduction

Back 65

limb movement
movement away from the median plane of the body

Front 66

adduction

Back 66

limb movement
movement toward the median plane

Front 67

abductor

Back 67

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

Front 68

adductor

Back 68

muscle
a muscle that draws a part toward the median plane