Chapter 14: Latin Adjectives 2 (words) Flashcards
latioris
broader
3rd, gen. sing.
longissimum
longest
1st/2nd, nom. sing.
minora
smaller
3rd, nom. pl.
anterior
farther forward
3rd, nom. sing.
velocis
swift
3rd, gen. sing.
superius
upper
3rd, nom. sing.
inferiores
lower
3rd, nom. pl.
trementium
shaking
3rd, gen. pl.
maxima
greatest
1st/2nd, nom. sing.
1st/2nd, nom. pl.
minimi
smallest
1st/2nd gen. sing.
1st/2nd nom. pl.
posteriores
farther back
nom. pl.
exterioris
outer
gen. sing.
interiora
inner
nom. pl.
longissimorum
longest
gen. pl.
tremens
shaking
nom. sing.
veloces
swift
nom. pl.
longior
longer
nom. sing.
latissimae
broadest
gen. sing.
maximus
greatest
nom. sing.
minus
smaller
nom. sing.
latissimus dorsi
broadest (muscle) of the back
dilator naris anterior
anterior muscle that spreads out the nostril
transversus abdominis
oblique (muscle) of the abdomen
dentes molares
molar (“grinding”) teeth
delirium tremens
shaking madness
superior vena cava
“upper hollow vein” which carries blood from the upper half of the body to the right atrium of the heart
longissimus cervicis
longest (muscle) of the neck
arteria transversa faciei
oblique artery of the face
cornu inferius
lower horn
minimi digiti
(muscle) of the smallest digit
commissura palpebrarum medialis
middle juncture of the eyelids
elephas maximus indicus
greatest Indian elephant
transversus pollicis
oblique (muscle) of the thumb
foramina venarum minimarum
openings of the smallest veins
fossa cranii anterior
anterior crevice of the skull
vulpes velox
swift fox
gluteus maximus
the largest of the muscle comprising the buttocks
Ursa minor
the “smaller bear”, a constellation
cornua majora
“greater horns”, part of the hyoid bone in the neck
nervi clunium inferiores
lower nerves of the buttocks
flavivirus
the genus of Togaviridae, responsible for yellow fever
leukocyte
white blood cell or corpuscle
glaucoma
“gray” eye disease marked by a rise in interocular pressure
albinism
genetic abnormality marked by lack of pigmentation
lividity
skin discoloration, as from a bruise
purpura
“purple” disease marked by hemorrhage into the skin
nigrities linguae
blackness of the tongue
chlorophyll
green pigment in plants, needed for photosynthesis
rubrospinal
pertaining to the red nucleus and spinal cord
cyanomycosis
a development of blue pus
albumin
a type of protein found esp. in egg whites
poliodystrophy
atrophy of the cerebral gray matter
roseola
a skin condition marked by the presence of red spots
melanoma
malignant tumor often starting as a dark mole
erythropsia
a condition in which objects appear red
