Medical Vocabulary Unit 2 Lesson 9 Flashcards

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

adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to

noun-forming suffix
place for something

Front 14

-ure

-ura

Back 14

noun-forming suffix
result of an action

Front 15

sonant

Back 15

present participle
sounding

Front 16

latent

Back 16

present participle
lying hidden

Front 17

cadent

Back 17

present participle
falling

Front 18

incipient

Back 18

present participle
beginning

Front 19

sentient

Back 19

present participle
feeling

Front 20

inhabitant

Back 20

present participle
a person who inhabits

Front 21

somnifacient

Back 21

present participle
a drug that produces sleep

Front 22

redundancy

Back 22

present participle
the state of being redundant or superfluous

Front 23

reverence

Back 23

present participle
the state of being reserved

Front 24

sequence

Back 24

present participle
the act of following

Front 25

science

Back 25

present participle
the state of knowing

Front 26

ANTER-

Back 26

combining form
front, in front

Front 27

BRACHI-

Back 27

combining form
(upper) arm

Front 28

-CID-

-CIS-

Back 28

combining form
cut, kill

Front 29

-CIP-

-CEPT-

Back 29

combining form
take

Front 30

CRESC-

-CRET-

Back 30

combining form
(begin to) grow

Front 31

DIGIT-

Back 31

combining form
finger, toe

Front 32

DUC-

DUCT-

Back 32

combining form
lead, bring, conduct

Front 33

FAC-

-FIC-

-FECT

Back 33

combining form
make

Front 34

FACI-

-FICI-

FACIES

Back 34

combining form
face, appearance, surface

Front 35

FEBR-

FEBRIS-

Back 35

combining form
fever

Front 36

FER-

LAT-

Back 36

combining form
carry, bear

Front 37

FLECT-

FLEX-

Back 37

combining form
bend

Front 38

FUNG-

Back 38

combining form
[mushroom] fungus

Front 39

FUS-

Back 39

combining form
pour

Front 40

GENIT-

Back 40

combining form
bring forth, give birth

Front 41

GER-

GEST-

Back 41

combining form
carry, bear

Front 42

IMMUNI(I)-

Back 42

combining form
[exempt] safe, protected

Front 43

INFERIOR-

Back 43

combining form
below

Front 44

LAB-

LAPS-

Back 44

combining form
slide, slip

Front 45

LATER-

Back 45

combining form
side

Front 46

OR-

OS

Back 46

combining form
mouth, opening

Front 47

OSS-

Back 47

combining form
bone

Front 48

PEDICUL-

Back 48

combining form
louse

Front 49

POSTER-

-POSTERIOR

Back 49

combining form
behind, in back

Front 50

SECT-

Back 50

combining form
cut

Front 51

SOMN-

Back 51

combining form
sleep

Front 52

STABIL-

STABL-

Back 52

combining form

stable, fixed

Front 53

SUPERIOR-

Back 53

combining form
above

Front 54

TUM(E)-

Back 54

combining form
be swollen

Front 55

-FY-

Back 55

combining form
make

Front 56

midsagittal plane

Back 56

also called sagittal or median plane

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

Front 57

frontal plane

Back 57

also called coronal plane

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

Front 58

transverse plane

Back 58

also called horizontal plane

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 59

abduction

Back 59

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

Front 60

adduction

Back 60

(of a limb) movement toward to median plane of the body

Front 61

adductor

Back 61

a muscle that draws a part toward to median plane

Front 62

abductor

Back 62

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