Chapter 14: Latin Adjectives 2 (words)

Question 1

latioris

Answer 1

broader
3rd, gen. sing.

Question 2

longissimum

Answer 2

longest
1st/2nd, nom. sing.

Question 3

minora

Answer 3

smaller
3rd, nom. pl.

Question 4

anterior

Answer 4

farther forward
3rd, nom. sing.

Question 5

velocis

Answer 5

swift
3rd, gen. sing.

Question 6

superius

Answer 6

upper
3rd, nom. sing.

Question 7

inferiores

Answer 7

lower
3rd, nom. pl.

Question 8

trementium

Answer 8

shaking
3rd, gen. pl.

Question 9

maxima

Answer 9

greatest
1st/2nd, nom. sing.
1st/2nd, nom. pl.

Question 10

minimi

Answer 10

smallest
1st/2nd gen. sing.
1st/2nd nom. pl.

Question 11

posteriores

Answer 11

farther back
nom. pl.

Question 12

exterioris

Answer 12

outer
gen. sing.

Question 13

interiora

Answer 13

inner
nom. pl.

Question 14

longissimorum

Answer 14

longest
gen. pl.

Question 15

tremens

Answer 15

shaking
nom. sing.

Question 16

veloces

Answer 16

swift
nom. pl.

Question 17

longior

Answer 17

longer
nom. sing.

Question 18

latissimae

Answer 18

broadest
gen. sing.

Question 19

maximus

Answer 19

greatest
nom. sing.

Question 20

minus

Answer 20

smaller
nom. sing.

Question 21

latissimus dorsi

Answer 21

broadest (muscle) of the back

Question 22

dilator naris anterior

Answer 22

anterior muscle that spreads out the nostril

Question 23

transversus abdominis

Answer 23

oblique (muscle) of the abdomen

Question 24

dentes molares

Answer 24

molar (“grinding”) teeth

Question 25

delirium tremens

Answer 25

shaking madness

Question 26

superior vena cava

Answer 26

“upper hollow vein” which carries blood from the upper half of the body to the right atrium of the heart

Question 27

longissimus cervicis

Answer 27

longest (muscle) of the neck

Question 28

arteria transversa faciei

Answer 28

oblique artery of the face

Question 29

cornu inferius

Answer 29

lower horn

Question 30

minimi digiti

Answer 30

(muscle) of the smallest digit

Question 31

commissura palpebrarum medialis

Answer 31

middle juncture of the eyelids

Question 32

elephas maximus indicus

Answer 32

greatest Indian elephant

Question 33

transversus pollicis

Answer 33

oblique (muscle) of the thumb

Question 34

foramina venarum minimarum

Answer 34

openings of the smallest veins

Question 35

fossa cranii anterior

Answer 35

anterior crevice of the skull

Question 36

vulpes velox

Answer 36

swift fox

Question 37

gluteus maximus

Answer 37

the largest of the muscle comprising the buttocks

Question 38

Ursa minor

Answer 38

the “smaller bear”, a constellation

Question 39

cornua majora

Answer 39

“greater horns”, part of the hyoid bone in the neck

Question 40

nervi clunium inferiores

Answer 40

lower nerves of the buttocks

Question 41

flavivirus

Answer 41

the genus of Togaviridae, responsible for yellow fever

Question 42

leukocyte

Answer 42

white blood cell or corpuscle

Question 43

glaucoma

Answer 43

“gray” eye disease marked by a rise in interocular pressure

Question 44

albinism

Answer 44

genetic abnormality marked by lack of pigmentation

Question 45

lividity

Answer 45

skin discoloration, as from a bruise

Question 46

purpura

Answer 46

“purple” disease marked by hemorrhage into the skin

Question 47

nigrities linguae

Answer 47

blackness of the tongue

Question 48

chlorophyll

Answer 48

green pigment in plants, needed for photosynthesis

Question 49

rubrospinal

Answer 49

pertaining to the red nucleus and spinal cord

Question 50

cyanomycosis

Answer 50

a development of blue pus

Question 51

albumin

Answer 51

a type of protein found esp. in egg whites

Question 52

poliodystrophy

Answer 52

atrophy of the cerebral gray matter

Question 53

roseola

Answer 53

a skin condition marked by the presence of red spots

Question 54

melanoma

Answer 54

malignant tumor often starting as a dark mole

Question 55

erythropsia

Answer 55

a condition in which objects appear red