Walker-Esbaugh Med Vocab Chapter 9

Front 1

-able

Back 1

adjective forming suffix

capable of (being), able to

Front 2

-ation

Back 2

noun forming suffix

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

-ible

Back 4

adjective forming suffix

capable of (being)

Front 5

-id

Back 5

adjective forming suffix

in a state or condition of

Front 6

-ile

Back 6

adjective forming suffix

capable of (being), like

Front 7

-ion

Back 7

noun forming suffix

the act of

Front 8

-ive

Back 8

adjective forming suffix

pertaining to

Front 9

-ment

Back 9

noun forming suffix

agent or instrument

Front 10

-or

Back 10

noun forming suffix

agent or instrument

Front 11

-cy

Back 11

noun forming suffix

the act of (being), the state of (being)

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

Front 15

-e

Back 15

English suffix

Front 16

sonant

Back 16

present participle

sounding

Front 17

latent

Back 17

present participle

lying hidden

Front 18

cadent

Back 18

present participle

falling

Front 19

incipient

Back 19

present participle

beginning

Front 20

sentient

Back 20

present participle

feeling

Front 21

inhabitant

Back 21

present participle (English noun)

a person who inhabits

Front 22

somnifacient

Back 22

present participle (English noun)

a drug that produces sleep

Front 23

redundancy

Back 23

present participle (English derivative)

the state of being redundant or superfluous

Front 24

reverence

Back 24

present participle (English derivative)

the state of being revered

Front 25

sequence

Back 25

present participle (English derivative)

the act of following

Front 26

science

Back 26

present participle (English derivative)

the state of knowing

Front 27

-sc-

Back 27

inceptive verb

beginning of an action

Front 28

anter-

Back 28

combining form

front, in front

Front 29

brachi-

Back 29

combining form

(upper) arm

Front 30

-cid-, -cis-

Back 30

combining form

cut, kill

Front 31

-cip-, -cept-

Back 31

combining form

take

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cresc-, -cret-

Back 32

combining form

(begin to) grow

Front 33

digit-

Back 33

combining form

finger, toe

Front 34

duc-, duct-

Back 34

combining form

lead, bring, conduct

Front 35

fac-, -fic-, -fect

Back 35

combining form

make

Front 36

faci-, -fici-, facies

Back 36

combining form

face, appearance, surface

Front 37

febr-, febris

Back 37

combining form

fever

Front 38

fer-, lat-

Back 38

combining form

carry, bear

Front 39

flect-, flex-

Back 39

combining form

bend

Front 40

fung-

Back 40

combining form

[mushroom] fungus

Front 41

fus-

Back 41

combining form

pour

Front 42

genit-

Back 42

combining form

bring forth, give birth

sometimes, when used with the adjectival suffix -al, genit- refers to the organs of the reproductive system

Front 43

ger-, gest-

Back 43

combining form

carry, bear

Front 44

immun(i)-

Back 44

combining form

[exempt] safe, protected

Front 45

inferior-

Back 45

combining form

below

Front 46

lab-, laps-

Back 46

combining form

slide, slip

Front 47

later-

Back 47

combining form

side

Front 48

or-, os

Back 48

combining form

mouth, opening

Front 49

oss-

Back 49

combining form

bone

Front 50

pedicul-

Back 50

combining form

louse

Front 51

poster-, -posterior

Back 51

combining form

behind, in back

Front 52

sect-

Back 52

combining form

cut

Front 53

somn-

Back 53

combining form

sleep

Front 54

stabil-, stabl-

Back 54

combining form

stable, fixed

Front 55

superior-

Back 55

combining form

above

Front 56

tum(e)-

Back 56

combining form

be swollen

Front 57

-fy-

Back 57

combining form

make

Front 58

midsagittal/sagittal/median plane

Back 58

plane of the body

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

Front 59

frontal/coronal plane

Back 59

plane of the body

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

Front 60

transverse/horizontal plane

Back 60

plane of the body

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 61

abduction

Back 61

movement

limb movement away from the median plane of the body

Front 62

adduction

Back 62

movement

limb movement toward the median plane

Front 63

abductor

Back 63

muscle

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

Front 64

adductor

Back 64

muscle

muscle that draws a part toward the median plane