Medical Vocabulary Lesson 9

Front 1

-able

Back 1

Adjective Forming Suffix

capable of (being), able to

Front 2

-ation

Back 2

Noun Forming Suffix

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

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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

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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

Adjective Forming Suffix

pertaining to

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-ory

Back 14

Noun Forming Suffix

place for something

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-ure

-ura

Back 15

Noun Forming Suffix

result of an action

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-sc-

Back 16

Inceptive Verbs

beginning of an action

Front 17

anter-

Back 17

Combining Form

front, in front

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brachi-

Back 18

Combining Form

(upper) arm

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-cid-

-cis-

Back 19

Combining Form

cut, kill

Front 20

-cip-

-cept-

Back 20

Combining Form

take

Front 21

cresc-

-cret-

Back 21

Combining Form

(begin to) grow

Front 22

digit-

Back 22

Combining Form

finger, toe

Front 23

duc-

duct-

Back 23

Combining Form

lead, bring, conduct

Front 24

fac-

-fic-

-fect

Back 24

Combining Form

make

Front 25

faci-

-fici-

facies

Back 25

Combining Form

face, appearance, surface

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febr-

febris

Back 26

Combining Form

fever

Front 27

fer-

lat-

Back 27

Combining Form

carry, bear

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flect-

flex-

Back 28

Combining Form

bend

Front 29

fung-

Back 29

Combining Form

(mushroom) fungus

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fus-

Back 30

Combining Form

pour

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genit-

Back 31

Combining Form

bring forth, give birth

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ger-

gest-

Back 32

Combining Form

carry, bear

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immun-

immuni-

Back 33

Combining Form

(exempt) safe, protected

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inferior-

Back 34

Combining Form

below

Front 35

lab-

laps-

Back 35

Combining Form

slide, slip

Front 36

later-

Back 36

Combining Form

side

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or-

os

Back 37

Combining Form

mouth, opening

Front 38

oss-

Back 38

Combining Form

bone

Front 39

pedicul-

Back 39

Combining Form

louse

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poster-

-posterior

Back 40

Combining Form

behind, in back

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sect-

Back 41

Combining Form

cut

Front 42

somn-

Back 42

Combining Form

sleep

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stabil-

stabl-

Back 43

Combining Form

stable, fixed

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superior-

Back 44

Combining Form

above

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tum-

tume-

Back 45

Combining Form

be swollen

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-fy-

Back 46

Combining Form

make