Ch11: Hands + fingers Flashcards
-ator
person who (does…), thing that (does…)
-ious
pertaining to
CHEIR-/CHIR-
hand
MAN-
frenzy OR hand OR thin, loose
PALM-
palm of hand
CARP-
wrist
DACTYL-
finger, toe
DIGIT-
finger, toe, digit
PHALANG-
phalanx/phalanges, finger bone, toe bone
POLLIC-
thumb, pollex/pollices
ACR-
highest point, extreme, extremity
PRON-
face downward, bending forward
SUPIN-
face upward, bending backward
THIGM-
to touch, touching
THIX-
touching
HAPH-
touching
HAPT-
to touch, touching
TACT-
to touch, touching OR order, arrangement
TAG-/TANG-
to touch, touching
DOLICH-
long
LONG-
long
BRACHY-
short
BREV-
short
EURY-
wide
PLATY-
flat, broad
PACHY-
thick
PYCN-/PYKN-
thick, dense
GRAV-
heavy
GRAVID-
pregnant, pregnancy
BAR-
weight, pressure
BARY-
heavy
LEPT-
thin, slender
LEI-
smooth
MOLL-
soft
DUR-
hard OR dura mater
ORTH-
straight, correct
ANKYL-
bent, stiff, fixed
KYPH-
bent, humpbacked
LORD-
bent backward
SCOLI-
curved, bent
CYRT-/KYRT-
curved, bent
CAMP-/CAMPT-
to bend, bent
CAMPYL-
bent, curved
-dactylia/-dactyly
condition of the fingers or toes
-syndactylia/-syndactyly-
condition of fused fingers or toes