Latin Suffixes 4 (Bases) Flashcards
ambul-
(ambulance, ambulacrum)
to walk
cer-
(cerumen, ceraceous)
wax
clos-, clud-, clus-
(closure, occlusion)
to shut, to close
fid-, fiss-
(fissure, spina bifida)
to split
fil-
(filament, filiform)
thread
for-
(foramen, perforation)
to bore, to pierce
hal-, halit-
(halitosis, halitus)
to breathe
hi-, hiat-
(hiatal, hiatus)
to stand open, to gape
lig-, ligat-
(ligament, ligature)
to bind
mov-, mot-, mo-
(momentum, motion)
to move
pig-
(hyperpigmentation, pigment)
to paint, dye
press-
(depressor, pressure)
to press
punct-, pung-
(acupuncture, pungent)
to prick
rupt-
(coitus interruptus, rupture)
to break, to burst
sciss-
(discission, scissure)
to cut, to split
sed- (-sid-), sess-
(sedimentary, sessile)
to sit, to settle
spec-, spect-
(spectacle, spectrum)
to look at
stimul-
(stimulate, stimulus)
to urge, to goad
tect-, teg-
(protective, tegmen)
to cover
temper-, temperat-
(temperament, temperature)
to moderate, to blend
tinn-, tinnit-
(tinnitus, tinnitus aurium)
to ring
tract-
(contracture, tractellum)
to draw, to drag
volv-, volu-, volut-
(involucrum, volvulus)
to roll
