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Latin Possessives and Locatives Flashcards

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3 rules of medical latin

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  1. first word is always a subject (nominative) noun
  2. any subsequent noun has to be possessive
  3. the adjectives will always follow and modify the closest noun in front of them as long as it makes sense (grammatically and rationally)
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type x-is
1. possessive
2. nominative
3. gender

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all genders (irregular singular)
1. cervicis, cervices
2. phalangis, phalanges
3. pedis, pedes
4. ossis, ossa
5. vasis, vasa
6. cartilaginis, cartilagines
7. stomatis, stomata
8. cystidis, cystides

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type x-i
1. possessive
2. nominative
3. gender

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neuter singular
1. brachii, brachia
2. ligamenti, ligamenta
3. ganglii, ganglia
masc singular
4. musculi, musculi
5. nervi, nervi
6. nuclei, nuclei

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type x-ae
1. possessive
2. nominative
3. gender

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feminine singular
1. spinae, spinae
2. membranae, membranae
3. valvulae, valvulae
4. arteriae, arteriae
5. venae, venae
6. fibrae, fibrae

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possesive endings

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  1. if nominative plural is x-es/ x-i/ x-ae then possessive singular is x-is/ x-i/ x-ae
  2. if nominative plural is x-a and nom singular is x-um or x-on then possessive is x-i
  3. if nominative plural is x-a and nom singular is other then possessive is x-is
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central

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central, centrale

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lateral

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side, laterale

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dorsal

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back, dorsale

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ventral

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front, ventrale

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distal

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distant, distale

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proximal

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nearest, proximale

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mesial

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middle, mesiale

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medial

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middle, mediale

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median

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middle, medianum

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medi

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middle, medium

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superficial

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superficial, superficiale

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profund

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deep, profundum

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dext(e)r

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right, dexterum

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sinist(e)r

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left, sinistrum

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transversal

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transverse, transversale

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transverari

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transverse, transversarium

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transvers

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transverse, transversum

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anter

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front, anterius

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poster

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rear, posterius

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super

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upper, superius

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infer

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lower, inferius

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external

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outer, externale

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extern

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outer, externum

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exter

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outer, exterius

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internal

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inner, internale

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intern

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inner, internum

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inter

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inner, interius

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semi/

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half

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gemell/o

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twins

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alb/o

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white

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malign/o

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bad, getting worse

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benign/o

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good, getting better

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regio

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tractus

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area

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spatium

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pars

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ramus

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facies

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face; surface

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margo

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linea

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norma

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apex

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fundus

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extremitas

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latus

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longus

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longissimus

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magnus

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maior, major

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maximus

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minor

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minimus

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brevis

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possessive plural endings
1. singular x-is
2. x-i
3. x-ae

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  1. x-(i)um
  2. x-orum
  3. x-arum
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proprius

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communis

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accessorius

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abductor

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adductor

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constrictor

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constrictor

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dilator

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erector

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levator

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depressor

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tensor

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extensor

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rotator

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flexor

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ascendens

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descendens

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descending

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opponenes

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comitans

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accompanying

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communicans

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communicating

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recurrens

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perforans

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perforating

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rectus

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obliquus

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reflexus

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circumflexus

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bent around

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arcuatus

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cruciatus

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cross-shaped

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cruciformis

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cross-shaped

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