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Unit 4 Flashcards

1
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inflection

A

the process by which words change their form according to their use in a sentence

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case

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the form that a noun takes as a sign of its grammatical function in a sentence

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nominative case

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is used for the subject of a sentence

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genitive case

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when a Latin word appears in the genitive case, translate it with an “of”

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5
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first declension

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singular plural
nominative -a -ae
genitive -ae -arum

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second declension

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singular plural
nominative -us -i
genitive -i -orum

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fourth declension

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singular plural
nominative -us -us
genitive -us

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fifth declension

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singular plural
nominative -es -es
genitive -ei

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first declension:

alumna, alumnae

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nursling, pupil

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first declension:

antenna, antennae

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antenna, feeler

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first declension:

aqua, aquae

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water

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first declension:

forumula, formulae

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formula, pattern

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first declension:

larva, larvae

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larva

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first declension:

lingua, linguae

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tongue

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first declension:

medulla, medullae

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marrow

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first declension:

spina, spinae

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spine

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first declension:

tibia, tibiae

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shin bone (“pipe flute”)

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18
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first declension:

vertebra, vertebrae

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vertebra

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19
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first declension:

vita, vitae

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life

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second declension:

alumnus, alumni

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nursling, pupil

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21
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second declension:

cactus, cacti

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cactus, prickly plant

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second declension:

focus, focu

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center, focus (“hearth”)

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23
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second declension:

fungus, fungi

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mushrooms, fungi

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24
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second declension:

locus, loci

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place

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second declension:

musculus, musculi

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muscle

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second declension:

nasus, nasi

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nose

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second declension:

nervus, nervi

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nerve

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second declension:

radius, radii

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spoke (of a wheel), ray

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second declension:

stimulus, stimuli

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goad, incentive

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second declension:

terminus, termini

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end, endpoint

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second declension:

addendum, addendi

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a thing to be added

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32
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second declension:

cavum, cavi

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hollow space, cavity

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second declension:

curriculum, curriculi

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course of study (“running race”)

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second declension:

datum, dati

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item of information (“thing given”)

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35
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second declension:

exemplum, exempli

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example

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36
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second declension:

medium, medii

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transmitter (“middle thing”)

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37
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fourth declension:

cursus, cursus

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course, running

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38
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fourth declension:

fetus, fetus

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fetus, offspring

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fourth declension:

manus, manus

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hand

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fifth declension:

facies, faciei

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face, appearance

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fifth declension:

series, seriei

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series, sequence

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fifth declension:

species, speciei

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species, type

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third declension

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singular plural
nominative — -es
genitive -is -um

                         singular                 plural nominative              ---                        -a genitive                -is                            -um
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depressor, depressoris

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mechanism for pressing down

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45
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dilator, dilatoris

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mechanism for spreading out

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flexor, flexoris

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mechanism for bending

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levator, levatoris

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mechanism for lifting

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livor, livoris

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bluish discoloration

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motor, motoris

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mechanism for moving

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rigor, rigoris

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stiffness, rigidity

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tensor, tensoris

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mechanism for stretching or tensing

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52
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axis, axis

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axis

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53
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naris, naris

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nostril

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piscis, piscis

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fish

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55
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testis, testis

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testicle

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appendix, appendicis

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appendix (“that which hangs on”)

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cervix, cervicis

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neck, cervix

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58
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index, indicis

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index (“that which points out”)

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matrix, matricis

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matrix, structure, mold

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abdomen, abdominis

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abdomen

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biceps, bicipitis

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two-headed (muscle of the arm)

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femur, femoris

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femur (bone of the upper leg)

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mors, mortis

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os, ossis

65
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pes, pedis

66
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corpus, corporis

67
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genus, generis

A

type, family, race

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viscus, visceris

69
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first declension:

costa, costae

70
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first declension:

membrana, membranae

71
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first declension:

palperbra, palpebrae

72
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first declension:

vena, venae

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second declension (-us):

digitus, digiti

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finger, toe

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second declension (-us):

oculus, oculi

75
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second declension (-um):

brachium, brachii

76
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second declension (-um):

supercilium, supercilii

77
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second declension (-um):

tympanum, tympani

78
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fourth declension:

coitus, coitus

A

intercourse

79
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fourth declension:

sinus, sinus

80
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gender of declensions

A
  • first declension nouns are feminine
  • second declension nouns ending in -us are masculine
  • second declension nouns ending in -um are neuter
  • nearly all fourth declension nouns are masculine
  • fifth declension nouns are feminine
81
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first/second declension adjectives

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mas. sing. masc. pl. fem. sing. fem. pl.
nom. -us -i -a -ae
gen. -i -orum - ae -arum

         neut sing.     neut. pl.

nom. -um -a
gen. - i -orum

82
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third declension adjectives

A

masc. /fem sing. masc./fem pl. neut. sing
nom. -is -es -e
gen. -is -ium -is

         neut. pl. nom. -ia gen. -ium
83
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first/second declension:

bifidus, bifida, bifidum

84
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first/second declension:

cavus, cava, cavum

85
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first/second declension:

durus, dura, durum

86
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first/second declension:

latus, lata, latum

87
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first/second declension:

longus, longa, longum

88
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first/second declension:

magnus, magna, magnum

A

big, great, large

89
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first/second declension:

mucosus, mucosa, mucosum

90
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first/second declension:

multus, multa, multum

A

many, much

91
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first/second declension:

transversus, transversa, transversum

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oblique, moving across

92
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first/second declension:

dexter, dextra, dextrum

93
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first/second declension:

sinister, sinistra, sinistrum

94
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third declension:

brevis, breve

95
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third declension:

centralis, centrale

96
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third declension:

communis, commune

A

shared, common

97
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third declension:

frontalis, frontale

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relating to the forehead

98
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third declension:

jugularis, jugulare

99
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third declension:

lacrimalis, lacrimale

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related to the ears

100
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third declension:

mollis, molle

101
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third declension:

superficialis, superficiale

A

superficial, on the surface

102
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third declension:

veterbralis, vertebrale

A

of the vertebra

103
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a.c.

ante cibum

A

before food

104
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p.c.

post cibum

A

after food

105
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a.m.

ante meridiem

A

before midday

106
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p.m.

post meridiem

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after midday

107
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a.n.

ante noctem

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before night

108
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b.d.

bis die

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twice a day

109
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h.s.

hora somni

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at the hour of sleep

110
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a.d.

auris dextra

111
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a.s

auris sinistra

112
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o.d.

oculus dexter

113
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o.s.

oculus sinister

114
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p.o.

per os

A

orally, through the mouth

115
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p.r.

per rectum

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rectally, through the rectum

116
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s.l.

sub lingua

A

under the tongue

117
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ad lib.

ad libitum

A

as desired

118
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s.o.s.

si opus sit

A

as needed (if there should be need)

119
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stat.

statim

A

immediately

120
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ut dict.

ut dictum

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as directed (as stated)

121
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c/

cum

122
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s/

sine

123
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B.A.

artium baccalaureus

A

bachelor of arts

124
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B.S.

scientiae baccalaureus

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bachelor of science

125
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M.A.

magister artium

A

master of arts

126
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M.D.

medicinae doctor

A

doctor of medicine

127
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Ph.D.

philosophiae doctor

A

doctor of philosophy

128
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latior, latius

latissimus, latissima, latissimum

A

broader

broadest

129
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longior, longius

longissimus, longissima, longissimum

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longer

longest

130
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major, majus

maximus, maxima, maximum

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greater, bigger, larger

greatest, biggest, largest

131
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minor, minus

minimus, minima, minimum

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smaller

smallest

132
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anterior, anterius

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farther forward

133
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posterior, posterius

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farther to the back

134
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superior, superius

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higher, upper

135
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inferior, inferius

136
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exterior, exterius

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outer, farther out

137
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interior, interius

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inner, closer to the middle

138
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alb-

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flav-

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nigr-

141
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purpur-

142
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rose-

143
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rubr-

144
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chlor-

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green/yellow

145
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cyan-

146
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eryth-, erythr-

147
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glauc-

148
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leuk-

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melan-

150
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poli-

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