med terms exam 2 Flashcards
first declension nom sing
a
first dec. nom plural
ae
1st dec genitive sing
ae
1st dec genitive plural
arum
-arum
1st declension genitive plural
second dec nom sing (m/f)
us
2 declension nom plural (m/f)
i
2nd declension m/f gen sing
i
2nd decision m/f genitive plural
orum
fragile
subject to being broken
digestible
can be digested
rabid
susceptible to madness
fluid
tends to flow
querulous
tendency to complain
creative
inclined to create things
verbose
full of words
perilous
full of danger
luminous
full of light
fraudulent
full of deceit
succulent
full of juice
lent
full of OR tending to
-ous
full of, characterized by, tending toward
adjectival suffixes
tending, inclined to, able to be
full of
-lent
-ose
-ous
-lent
full of
-ous
full of
-ose
full of
durable
able to endure
permeable
able to be permeated
-ile
having to do with
tending to
-ory
having to do with
adip-
fatty tissue
fatty tissue
adip-
act-, ag-
to do, to act
to do, to act
ag-, act-
aqu(a)-
water
water
aqu(a)
aud-, audit
to hear
to hear
aud, audit-
cern, cret-
to separate, distinguish
to separate, distinguish
cern, cret-
cad, cid
to fall
to fall
cad-, cid-
to cut kill
cis, cid-
cis-, cid-
to cut, kill
duc, duct
to lead, to draw
to lead, draw
duc-, duct
fibr
fiber
fiber
fibr
flect, flex
to bend
to bend
flect, flex
ger, gest
to carry, bear
to carry, to bear
ger, gest
grad, gress-
to go, to step
to go, to step
grad, gress-
gradual, regression
her, hes-
to stick
to stick
her, hes
adhere, cohesive
liqu
liquid
liquid
liqu
me, meat-
to go, pass through
permeable
to go, pass through
me, meat-
morb-
disease
disease
morb-
nasc-, nat-
to be born
native
to be born
nasc, nat-
nutr-, nutrit-
to nourish
to nourish
nutr-, nutrit-
pur
puss
puss
pur
sens, sent-
to feel, perceive
to feel, perceive
sens-, sent-
somn-
sleep
sleep
somn-
to hold
ten-, -tin-, tent-
ten-, tin-, tent-
to hold
trem-
to tremble
to tremble
trem-
varic-
twisted, swollen
twisted, swollen
varic-
vir-
virus
virus
vir-
vitr-
glass
glass
vitr-
antenatal
having to do with time before both
ante / nat / al
spina
spine, “thorn”
thorn
spina, spine
foramen, foramina
opening
nucleus pulposus
fleshy nucleus
nucleus
little nut
anulus fibrosus
fibrous little ring
anulus
little ring
spinous
thornlike
pedicles
little foot
spinal cord
medulla spinalis
lumb-
loin
thorax
breastplate
cervic
neck
tubercle
little swelling
little eminence
Hippocrates on epilepsy
ppl only claim epilepsy is of sacred, divine origin to avoid their own ignorance
disguise inability to help sufferers
Pliny the elder on treating epilepsy
artemon gave patients water from spring at night in the soul of killed person
human blood smeared on patient
apply to the mouth of someone who fell
treat by pricking big toes and smearing face with drops of blood
have young girl touch patient with right thumb
eat meat of virgin animals (brains of vulture, raw heart of seagull, ferret)
epilepsy
“the sacred disease”
strongly linked to being divine
Zeus punish mortals by creating pandora
the sacred disease
epilepsy
having to do with, full of fat
adipose
drowsy, prone to sleep
somnolent
to take into the body by swallowing or absorption
ingest
subject to bending
flexible
belonging to particular place by birth
native
inclined to hold on to something or
Persist
tenacious
characterized by disease
morbid
able to be drawn out, extended
ductible
characterized by step by step progression
gradual
full of poison, deadly
virulent
varicose
full of twists and swelling
nominal suffix
form nouns, NOT adjectives
often an quality to state of being
act of
result of act of
dependency
state of being dependent
ability
quality of being able
loyalty
quality of being loyal
radiance
result of radiating action
transcendence
result of act of transcending
incision
result of cutting in
regression
act of going backwards
remission
act of sending something back or letting go
magnitude
quality go having greatness
-ance
-ancy
-ence
-ency
-id alt.
-ity
fluid/fluidity
-or alt.
-ous
tumor/tumorous
vigor/vigorous
hippocrates on air
during an epidemic,
reduce air breathed
try to breath diff. air
lose weight
ac-, acu-
sharp, sour
sharp, sour
ac-, acu-
acuity
brev-
short
short
brev
abbreviate
bulli(t)
to boil
to boil
bulli(t)
cav-
hollow
hollow
cav-
dorm-, dormit-
to sleep
to sleep
dorm, dormit
err-
to wander
to wander
err-
erratic
error
fac, -fic, fact, -fect-
to make, do
to make do
fac, fin, fect, fect
fer-, lat-
to bear, produce
to bear produce
fer-, lat
flu-, -flux
to flow
to flow
flu-, flux
fact, frag, frang, -fring-
to break, bend
to break bend
fact, frag, frang, -fring-
fracture
fur-
to be angry
to be angry
fur-
grav-
heavy
heavy
grav-
luc-
light, shine
light, shine
luc-
lucid
proxim-
near, nearest
near(est)
proxim-
rig-
stiff, be stiff
stiff, be stiff
rig-
san-, sanit-
healthy, be healthy
healthy, be healthy
san-, sanit-
sci-
to know
to know
sci-
sec-, sect, seg
to cut
to cut
sec, sect, seg
sist-
to stand
to stand
sist
sorb, sorpt-
to suck in
to suck in
sorb, sorpt-
tend, tens, tent
to stretch
to stretch
tend, tens, tent
tum-
to swell
tumor
to swell
tum-
und-
wave
wave
und-
abundance
redundancy
vac, vacu-
to be empty
to be empty
vac, vacu
vig-
to thrive, be lively
to thrive, be lively
vig-
insanity
condition of being mentally unhealthy
lucid
illuminated, clear
vacuous
being empty
error
result of wandering, a mistake
gravid
pregnant, heavy with young
ebullition
state of boiling
quality state of being sharp
acuity
act of stepping forward
progression
a swelling
tumor
period of sleep
dormancy
quality of being short in duration
brevity
quality of being near something
proximity, juxtaposition
son-
sound
nerv-
tendon, nerve
rupt-
to break, burst
abrupt, rupture
port-
carry, bring
doc-
to teach
docile, doctor
noun or adj? -ance
noun
noun or adj? -ency
noun
noun or adj? -ety
noun
noun or adj? -ia
noun
noun or adj? -ion
noun
noun or adj? -aceous
adj.
noun or adj? -al
adj.
noun or adj? -itude
noun