Chapter 7: Latin Suffixes 4 (words)

Question 1

cerumen (cer-u-men)

Answer 1

cer = wax
men = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a wax-like secretion in the ear

Question 2

contracture (con-tract-ure)

Answer 2

con = with, together, very
tract = to draw, to drag
ure = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
rigidity in the muscles or joints (lit. “a drawing together”)

Question 3

rupture (rupt-ure)

Answer 3

rupt = to break, to burst
ure = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
the breaking apart of an organ or tissue

Question 4

foramen (for-a-men)

Answer 4

for = to bore, to pierce
men = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
an opening or orifice

Question 5

halitus (halit-us)

Answer 5

halit = to breathe
us = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a vapor or exhilation

Question 6

scissure (sciss-ure)

Answer 6

sciss = to cut, to split
ure = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a fissure, a cleft in an organ or body part

Question 7

tentacle (tent-a-cle), tentaculum (tent-a-culum)

Answer 7

tent = to stretch
cle/culum = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
an appendage (lit. :a means of trying for”)

Question 8

pressure (press-ure)

Answer 8

press = to press
ure = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
the result of the act of pressing

Question 9

acupuncture (acu-punct-ure)

Answer 9

acu = sharp, sour
punct = to prick
ure = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a needle-based form of therapy

Question 10

nutriment (nutr-i-ment), nutrition (nutr-it-ion)

Answer 10

nutr = to nourish
ment = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a means of nourishing

Question 11

sedimentary (sed-i-ment-ary)

Answer 11

sed = to sit, to settle
ment = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
ary = having to do with, characterized by (adjectival)
related to the act of settling (e.g. of minerals)

Question 12

tinnitus (tinn-it-us)

Answer 12

tinn = to ring
it = to go
us = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a ringing sensation in the ears

Question 13

sentimental (sent-i-ment-al), sensual (sens-ual)

Answer 13

sent/sens = to feel, to perceive
ment = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
al/ual = having to do with, characterized by (adjectival)
having to do with or stirring up feelings

Question 14

temperature (temperat-ure)

Answer 14

temperat = to moderate, to blend
ure = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a measure of hotness or coldness

Question 15

stamen (sta-men)

Answer 15

sta = to stand
men = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
the pollen-producing male organ of a flower

Question 16

coitus (co-it-us)

Answer 16

co = with, together, very
it = to go
us = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a “coming together”, esp. of sexual contact

Question 17

vinculum (vin-culum)

Answer 17

culum = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a bond or tie, a ligament

Question 18

gravamen (grav-a-men)

Answer 18

grav = heavy
men = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a grievance, the heavy part of something

Question 19

ictus (ict-us)

Answer 19

ict = stroke, blow
us = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a stroke or seizure

Question 20

culture (cult-ure)

Answer 20

ure = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
the act of artificially growing microorganisms (or the result of that act)

Question 21

pungent (pung-ent)

Answer 21

pung = to prick
ent = person or thing doing something (nominal)
causing sharp pain or intense sensation (pricking)

Question 22

evolution (e-volut-ion)

Answer 22

e = out, from
volut = to roll
ion = quality of being, act of (nominal)
a wheeling or turning movement, (biol.) a process of development

Question 23

flatus (flat-us)

Answer 23

us = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a blowing or breathing, the accumulation of wind in the bowels

Question 24

filament (fil-a-ment)

Answer 24

fil = thread
ment = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a delicate fiber or thread

Question 25

ligament (lig-a-ment)

Answer 25

lig = to bind
ment = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a band of fibrous connective tissue

Question 26

momentum (mo-mentum)

Answer 26

mo = to move
mentum = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a moving object’s force of motion

Question 27

spectrum (spec-trum)

Answer 27

spec = to look at
trum = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a band of wavelengths (lit. “image, apparition”)

Question 28

fracture (fract-ure)

Answer 28

fract = to break, to bend
ure = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
the breaking of a bone

Question 29

spectacles (spect-a-cle-s)

Answer 29

spect = to look at
cle = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
glasses, apparatus for viewing

Question 30

ceraceous (cer-aceous)

Answer 30

cer = wax
aceous = having to do with, characterized by (adjectival)
wax-like

Question 31

tractellum (tract-ellum)

Answer 31

tract = to draw, to drag
ellum = little (nominal)
an appendage that moves a protozoon by dragging

Question 32

flatulence (flatul-ence)

Answer 32

ence = quality of being, act of (nominal)
excessive gas in the bowels

Question 33

hyperpigmentation (hyper-pig-ment-at-ion)

Answer 33

pig = to paint, to dye
ment = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
ate = to make, to perform the act of (verbal)
ion = quality of being, act of (nominal)
increased coloration (esp. of the skin)

Question 34

temperament (temper-a-ment)

Answer 34

temper = to moderate, to blend
ment = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
personality (the “mixture” of one’s qualities)

Question 35

ambulacrum (ambul-a-crum)

Answer 35

ambul = to walk
crum = act of, result of, means of (nominal)
a means of walking, apparatus for the feet

Question 36

volvulus (volv-ulus)

Answer 36

volv = to roll
ulus = little (nominal)
a twisting or rolling of the bowel on itself