Chapter 7 Flashcards
-cle, -cul-
act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)
Ex: spectacle, receptacle
-crum, -cr-
act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)
Ex: ambulacrum, simulacrum
-culum
act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)
Ex: speculum, tentaculum
-men, -min-
act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)
Ex: acumen, tegmen
-ment
act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)
Ex: excrement pigment
-mentum
act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)
Ex: momentum, tegumentum
-trum, -tr-
act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)
Ex: claustrum, colostrum
-ure
act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)
Ex: curvature, measure
-us
act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)
Ex: stimulus, tinnitus
ambul-
to walk
Ex: ambulacrum, ambulance
cer-
wax
Ex: cerumen, ceraceous
clos-, clud-, clus-
to shut, to close
Ex: closure, occlusion
fid-, fiss-
to split
Ex: fissure, spina bifida
fil-
thread
Ex: filament, filiform
for-
to bore, to pierce
Ex: forament, perforation
hal-, halit-
to breathe
Ex: halitosis, halitus
hi-, hiat-
to stand open, to gape
Ex: hiatal, hiatus
lig-, ligat-
to bind
Ex: ligament, ligature
mov-, mot-, mo-
to move
Ex: momentum, motion
pig-
to paint, to dye
Ex: hyperpigmentation, pigment
press-
to press
Ex: depressor, pressure
punct-, pung-
to prick
Ex: acupuncture, pungent
rupt-
to break, to burst
Ex: coitus interruptus, rupture
sciss-
to cut, to split
Ex: discission, scissure
sed- (-sid-), sess-
to sit, to settle
Ex: sedimentary, sessile
Spec-, spect-
to look at
Ex: spectacles, spectrum
Stimul-
to urge, to goad
Ex: stimulate, stimulus
tect-, teg-
to cover
Ex: protective, tegmen
temper-, temperat-
to moderate, to blend
Ex: temperament, temperature
tinn-, tinnit-
To ring
Ex: tinnitus, tinnitus aurium
Tract-
To draw, to draw
Ex: contracture, tractellum
Volv-, volut-
To roll
Ex: involucrum, volvulus
