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55 Cards in this Set
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-able
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adjective-forming suffix
capable of (being), able to |
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-ation
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noun-forming suffix
an action or process, the act of (being), the result of (being), something that is |
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-ce
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noun-forming suffix
the act of (being), the state of (being) |
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-cy
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noun-forming suffix
the act of (being), the state of (being) |
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-ible
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adjective-forming suffix
capable of (being) |
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-id
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adjective-forming suffix
in a state or condition of |
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-ile
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adjective-forming suffix
capable of (being), like |
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-ion
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noun-forming suffix
the act of |
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-ive
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adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to |
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-ment
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noun-forming suffix
agent or instrument |
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-or
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noun-forming suffix
agent or instrument |
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-orium
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noun-forming suffix
place for something usually found with nouns |
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-ory
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adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to |
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-ory
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noun-forming suffix
place for something |
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-ure, -ura
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noun-forming suffix
result of an action |
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-e
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English suffix that forms verbs from Latin infinitives
example: excite, (excitare, rouse) |
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-sc
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inceptive verb
inserted between the stem and the ending of the latin infinitive denote the beginning of an action. Example: valere, be well, valescere, begin to get well |
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anter-
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combining form
front, in front |
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brachi-
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combining form
(upper) arm |
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-cid, -cis-
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combining form
cut, kill |
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-cip-, -cept-
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combining form
take |
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cresc-, -cret-
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combining form
(begin to) grow |
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digit-
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combining form
finger, toe |
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duc-, duct-
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combining form
lead, bring, conduct |
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fac-, -fic-, -fect
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combining form
make |
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faci-, -fici-, facies
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combining form
face, appearance, surface |
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febr-, febris
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combining form
fever |
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fer-, lat-
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combining form
carry, bear |
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flect-, flex-
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combining form
bend |
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fung-
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combining form
[mushroom] fungus |
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fus-
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combining form
pour both principal parts of Latin verbs are not always productive of English derivatives |
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genit-
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combining form
bring forth, give birth many words containing genit-often with the adjective-forming suffix -al refer to organs of the reproductive system |
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ger-, gest-
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combining form
carry, bear |
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immun(i)-
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combining form
[exempt] safe, protected |
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inferior-
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combining form
below |
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lab-, laps-
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combining form
slide, slip |
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later-
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combining form
side |
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or-, os
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combining form
mouth, opening |
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oss-
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combining form
bone |
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pedicul-
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combining form
louse |
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poster-, -posterior
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combining form
behind, in back |
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sect-
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combining form
cut |
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somn-
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combining form
sleep |
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stabil-, stabl-
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combining form
stable, fixed |
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superior-
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combining form
above |
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tum(e)-
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combining form
be swollen |
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-fy-
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combining form
make, can mean make great (magnify) or make holy (sanctify) found in many English verbs |
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midsagittal plane, sagittal or median plane
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plane of the body
vertical plane dividing the body into two equal and symmetrical right and left halves |
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frontal plane, coronal plane
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plane of the body
vertical plane at right angles to the midsagittal plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions |
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transverse plane, horizontal plane
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plane of the body
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 |
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abduction
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movement of a limb away from the median plane of the body, abductor muscles contract and draw a part away from the median plane
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adduction
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movement toward the median plane
adductor muscle draws a part toward the median plane |
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-ant, -ent, -ient
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noun-forming participal endings
person or thing that does something these are added to combining forms derived from verbs Also adjective-forming participal endings |
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-ience, -ancy, -ence
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noun-forming participle ending
act of (being), state of (being) |
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-ant, -ent, -ient
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adjective-forming participal endings
add -ing to the meaning of a verb |