Walker-Esbaugh Med Vocab Chapter 9 Flash Cards

Front 1

-able

Back 1

capable of (being), able to
adjective-forming suffix

Front 2

-ation

Back 2

indicates an action or process: the act of (being), the result of (being), something that is
noun-forming suffix

Front 3

-ce

Back 3

the act of (being), the state of (being)
noun-forming suffix

Front 4

-cy

Back 4

the act of (being), the state of (being)
noun-forming suffix

Front 5

-ible

Back 5

capable of (being)
adjective-forming suffix

Front 6

-id

Back 6

in a state or condition of
adjective-forming suffix

Front 7

-ile

Back 7

capable of (being), like
adjective-forming suffix

Front 8

-ion

Back 8

the act of
noun-forming suffix

Front 9

-ive

Back 9

pertaining to
adjective-forming suffix

Front 10

-ment

Back 10

agent or instrument
noun-forming suffix

Front 11

-or

Back 11

agent or instrument
noun-forming suffix

Front 12

-orium

Back 12

place for something
noun-forming suffix

Front 13

-ory

Back 13

1. pertaining to
adjective-forming suffix
2. place for something
noun-forming suffix

Front 14

-ure, -ura

Back 14

result of an action
noun-forming suffix

Front 15

-e

Back 15

English suffix

Front 16

-sc-

Back 16

beginning of an action
inceptive verb

Front 17

anter-

Back 17

front, in front
combining form

Front 18

brachi-

Back 18

(upper) arm
combining form

Front 19

-cid-, -cis-

Back 19

cut, kill
combining form

Front 20

-cip, -cept-

Back 20

take
combining form

Front 21

cresc-, -cret-

Back 21

(begin) to grow
combining form

Front 22

digit-

Back 22

finger, toe
combining form

Front 23

duc-, duct-

Back 23

lead, bring, conduct
combining form

Front 24

fac-, -fic-, -fect

Back 24

make
combining form

Front 25

faci-, -fici-, facies

Back 25

face, appearance, surface
combining form

Front 26

febr-, febris

Back 26

fever
combining form

Front 27

fer-, lat-

Back 27

carry, bear
combining form

Front 28

flect-, flex-

Back 28

bend
combining form

Front 29

fung-

Back 29

[mushroom] fungus
combining form

Front 30

fus-

Back 30

pour
combining form

Front 31

genit-

Back 31

bring forth, give birth
combining form

Front 32

ger-, gest-

Back 32

carry, bear
combining form

Front 33

immun(i)-

Back 33

[exempt] safe, protected
combining form

Front 34

inferior-

Back 34

below
combining form

Front 35

lab-, laps-

Back 35

slide, slip
combining form

Front 36

later-

Back 36

side
combining form

Front 37

or-, os

Back 37

mouth, opening
combining form

Front 38

oss-

Back 38

bone
combining form

Front 39

pedicul-

Back 39

louse
combining form

Front 40

poster-, -posterior

Back 40

behind, in back
combining form

Front 41

sect-

Back 41

cut
combining form

Front 42

somn-

Back 42

sleep
combining form

Front 43

stabil-, stabl-

Back 43

stable, fixed
combining form

Front 44

superior-

Back 44

above
combining form

Front 45

tum(e)-

Back 45

be swollen
combining form

Front 46

-fy-

Back 46

make
combining form

Front 47

genit-

Back 47

organs of the reproductive system
combining form