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

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 of condition of

Front 7

-ile

Back 7

adjective-forming suffix

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

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

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anter-

Back 14

combining form

front, in front

Front 15

brachi-

Back 15

combining form

(upper) arm

Front 16

-cid-, -cis-

Back 16

combining form

cut, kill

Front 17

-cip-, -cept-

Back 17

combining form

take

Front 18

cresc-, -cret-

Back 18

combining form

(begin to) grow

Front 19

digit-

Back 19

combining form

finger, toe

Front 20

duc-, -duct-

Back 20

combining form

lead, bring, conduct

Front 21

fac-, -fic-, -fect

Back 21

combining form

make

Front 22

faci-, -fici-, facies

Back 22

combining form

face, appearance, surface

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febr-, febris

Back 23

combining form

fever

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fer-, lat-

Back 24

combining form

carry, bear

Front 25

flect-, flex-

Back 25

combining form

bend

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fung-

Back 26

combining form

[mushroom] fungus

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fus-

Back 27

combining form

pour

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genit-

Back 28

combining form

bring forth, give birth

Front 29

ger-, gest-

Back 29

combining form

barry, bear

Front 30

immun(i)-

Back 30

combining form

[exempt] safe, protected

Front 31

inferior-

Back 31

combining form

below

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lab-, laps-

Back 32

combining form

slide, slips

Front 33

later

Back 33

combining form

side

Front 34

or-, os

Back 34

combining form

mouth, opening

Front 35

oss-

Back 35

combining form

bone

Front 36

pedicul-

Back 36

combining form

louse

Front 37

poster-, -posterior

Back 37

combining form

behind, in back

Front 38

sect-

Back 38

combining form

cut

Front 39

somn-

Back 39

combining form

sleep

Front 40

stabil-, stabl-

Back 40

combining form

stable, fixed

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superior-

Back 41

combining form

above

Front 42

tum(e)-

Back 42

combining form

swollen

Front 43

-fy-

Back 43

combining form

make

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-sc-

Back 44

inceptive verb

denotes the beginning of an action

*valere, be well valescere, begin to get well