Medical Vocabulary Chapter 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

-orium

Back 12

noun forming suffix

place for something

Front 13

-ory

Back 13

1. adjective forming suffix- pertaining to

2. noun forming suffix- place for something

Front 14

-ure, -ura

Back 14

noun forming suffix

result of an action

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-e

Back 15

verb forming suffix

Front 16

-sc-

Back 16

inceptive verb

the beginning of an action

Front 17

sonant

Back 17

present participles

sounding

Front 18

latent

Back 18

present participles

lying hidden

Front 19

cadent

Back 19

present participles

falling

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incipient

Back 20

present participles

beginning

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sentient

Back 21

present participles

feeling

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inhabitant

Back 22

present participles

a person who inhabits

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somnifacient

Back 23

present participles

a drug that produces sleep

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redundancy

Back 24

present participles

the state of being redundant or superfluous

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reverence

Back 25

present participles

the state of being revered

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sequence

Back 26

present participles

the act of following

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science

Back 27

present participles

the state of knowing

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anter-

Back 28

combining form

front, in front

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brachi-

Back 29

combining form

upper arm

Front 30

-cid-, -cis-

Back 30

combining form

cut, kill

Front 31

cresc-, -cret-

Back 31

combining form

being to grow

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digit-

Back 32

combining form

finger, toe

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duc-, duct-

Back 33

combining form

lead, bring, conduct

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fac-, -fici-, -fect

Back 34

combining form

make

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faci-, -fici-, -facies

Back 35

combining form

face, appearance, surface

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febr-, febris

Back 36

combining form

fever

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fer-, lat-

Back 37

combining form

carry, bear

Front 38

flect-, flex-

Back 38

combining form

bend

Front 39

fung-

Back 39

combining form

fungus

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fus-

Back 40

combining form

pour

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genit-

Back 41

combining form

bring forth, give birth

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ger-, gest-

Back 42

combining form

carry, bear

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immuni-

Back 43

combining form

safe, protected

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inferior-

Back 44

combining form

below

Front 45

lab-, laps-

Back 45

combining form

slide, slip

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later-

Back 46

combining form

side

Front 47

or-, os

Back 47

combining form

mouth, opening

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oss-

Back 48

combining form

bone

Front 49

pedicul-

Back 49

combining form

louse

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poster-, -posterior

Back 50

combining form

behind, in back

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sect-

Back 51

combining form

cut

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somn-

Back 52

combining form

sleep

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stabil-, stabl-

Back 53

combining form

stable, fixed

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superior-

Back 54

combining form

above

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tume-

Back 55

combining form

be swollen

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-fy-

Back 56

combining form

make

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genit-

Back 57

combining form

usually an organ in the reproductive system

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midsagittal plane (sagittal or median)

Back 58

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

Front 59

frontal plane (coronal)

Back 59

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

Front 60

transverse plane (horizontal)

Back 60

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 61

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

Front 62

adduction

Back 62

movement toward the median plane

Front 63

abductor

Back 63

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

Front 64

adductor

Back 64

muscle that draws a part toward the median plane