Medical Vocabulary Lesson 9

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-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)

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-id

Back 6

Adjective Forming Suffix
in a state or condition of

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-ile

Back 7

Adjective Forming Suffix
capable of (being); like

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-ion

Back 8

Noun Forming Suffix
the act of

Front 9

-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

Adjective Forming Suffix
pertaining to

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-ure
-ura

Back 14

Noun Forming Suffix
result of an action

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-e

Back 15

English Suffix
Forms verbs from Latin infinitives

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-ant
-ent
-ient

Back 16

Participle Endings
Adjective Forming
(1) becomes an English adjective translated with -ing added to the meaning of a verb
Noun Forming
(2) Can be an English noun meaning a person or thing that does something

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-sc-

Back 17

Inceptive Ending
denote the beginning of an action

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Anter-

Back 18

Combining Form
front, in front

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Brachi-

Back 19

Combining Form
(upper) arm

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-cid-
-cis-

Back 20

Combining Form
cut, kill

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-cip-
-cept-

Back 21

Combining Form
take

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Cresc-
-cret-

Back 22

Combining Form
(begin to) grow

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Digit-

Back 23

Combining Form
finger, toe

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Duc-
Duct-

Back 24

Combining Form
lead, bring, conduct

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Fac-
-fic-
-fect

Back 25

Combining Form
make

Front 26

Faci-
-fici-
Facies

Back 26

Combining Form
face, appearance, surface

Front 27

Febr-
Febris

Back 27

Combining Form
Fever

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Fer-
Lat-

Back 28

Combining Form
carry, bear

Front 29

Flect-
Flex-

Back 29

Combining Form
bend

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Fung-

Back 30

Combining Form
fungus

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Fus-

Back 31

Combining Form
pour

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Genit-

Back 32

Combining Form
bring forth, give birth

Often with adjectival suffix -al, refer to the reproductive system

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Ger-
Gest-

Back 33

Combining Form
carry, bear

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Immun(i)-

Back 34

Combining Form
safe, protected

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Inferior-

Back 35

Combining Form
below

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Lab-
Laps-

Back 36

Combining Form
slide, slip

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Later-

Back 37

Combining Form
side

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Or-
Os

Back 38

Combining Form
mouth, opening

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Oss-

Back 39

Combining Form
bone

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Pedicul-

Back 40

Combining Form
louse

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Poster-
-posterior

Back 41

Combining Form
behind, in back

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Sect-

Back 42

Combining Form
cut

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Somn-

Back 43

Combining Form
sleep

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Stabil-
Stabl-

Back 44

Combining Form
stable, fixed

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Superior-

Back 45

Combining Form
above

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Tum(e)-

Back 46

Combining Form
be swollen

Front 47

-fy-

Back 47

Combining Form
make