Chapter 3: Latin Numerical Prefixes (words) Flashcards
tribrachia
a developmental anomaly characterized by the tripling of the upper limb
ambosexual
attracted to either sex (ie. bisexual)
uniparental
having (or derived from) only one parent
octoradial
having eight rays or arms
uniaxial
having one axis (said of a joint)
retrocession
backward displacement (esp. of the uterus)
semiconscious
partially conscious or aware
sexdigital
having six fingers on the hand (or toes on the foot)
stationary
tending to stay (“stand”) in place
quadriceps
having four heads (usually in reference to the muscle of the thigh)
dearticulation
dislocation of a joint
uniparous
producing only one offspring at a time (or having borne only one child)
extracapsular
located or occurring outside a capsule
decinormal
having one-tenth of the regular strength (eg. of a solution)
remission
a “sending back”, the abatement of something (eg. cancer)
circumcision
a “cutting around”, removal of the foreskin
transvenous
performed or inserted through the veins
unipotent
having one function or ability (eg. in cells)
quintivalent
having five valences
quadrumanous
possessing four handlike structures
primates
the first/highest order of the class Mammalia
nonipara
a woman who has given birth nine times
semiligneous
partially woody (eg. a plant stem)
unicornous
having one horn (eg. of the uterus)
trimanual
requiring three hands (eg. in obstetrics)
duplication
a folding or doubling of an organ
unipapillary
with one “nipple-shaped” structure (esp. a kidney)
fract-
to break
dent-
tooth
und-
wave
cav-
hollow
habit-
to live
