Chapter 7 Flashcards by Raines Ivey | Brainscape

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-cle, -cul-

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act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)

Ex: spectacle, receptacle

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-crum, -cr-

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act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)

Ex: ambulacrum, simulacrum

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-culum

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act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)

Ex: speculum, tentaculum

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-men, -min-

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act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)

Ex: acumen, tegmen

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-ment

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act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)

Ex: excrement pigment

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-mentum

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act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)

Ex: momentum, tegumentum

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-trum, -tr-

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act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)

Ex: claustrum, colostrum

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-ure

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act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)

Ex: curvature, measure

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-us

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act of, result of, means of (nominal suffix)

Ex: stimulus, tinnitus

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ambul-

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to walk

Ex: ambulacrum, ambulance

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cer-

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wax

Ex: cerumen, ceraceous

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clos-, clud-, clus-

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to shut, to close

Ex: closure, occlusion

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fid-, fiss-

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to split

Ex: fissure, spina bifida

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fil-

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thread

Ex: filament, filiform

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for-

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to bore, to pierce

Ex: forament, perforation

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hal-, halit-

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to breathe

Ex: halitosis, halitus

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hi-, hiat-

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to stand open, to gape

Ex: hiatal, hiatus

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lig-, ligat-

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to bind

Ex: ligament, ligature

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mov-, mot-, mo-

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to move

Ex: momentum, motion

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pig-

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to paint, to dye

Ex: hyperpigmentation, pigment

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press-

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to press

Ex: depressor, pressure

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punct-, pung-

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to prick

Ex: acupuncture, pungent

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rupt-

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to break, to burst

Ex: coitus interruptus, rupture

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sciss-

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to cut, to split

Ex: discission, scissure

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sed- (-sid-), sess-

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to sit, to settle

Ex: sedimentary, sessile

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Spec-, spect-

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to look at

Ex: spectacles, spectrum

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Stimul-

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to urge, to goad

Ex: stimulate, stimulus

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tect-, teg-

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to cover

Ex: protective, tegmen

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temper-, temperat-

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to moderate, to blend

Ex: temperament, temperature

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tinn-, tinnit-

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To ring

Ex: tinnitus, tinnitus aurium

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Tract-

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To draw, to draw

Ex: contracture, tractellum

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Volv-, volut-

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To roll

Ex: involucrum, volvulus