Unit Opportunity 1 Flashcards
revert (re-vert)
re = back, again, against
vert = to turn
to return to an earlier state or condition
juxtacortical (juxta-cortic-al)
juxta = by the side of, close to
cortic = bark, outer layer
al = adjectival
located or occurring near the surface/skin of an organ or tissue
duplication (du-plic-at-ion)
du = 2
ate = verbal
ion = nominal
a folding or doubling of an organ
quadriceps (quadr-i-ceps)
quadr = 4
ceps = head
a “four-headed” muscle of the leg
process (pro-cess)
pro = forward, in front of
cess = to go, to come
a prominence or projection, as of a bone
extrauterine (extra-uter-ine)
extra = beyond, outside
uter = womb
ine = adjectival
located or occurring outside the uterus
transiliac (trans-ili-ac)
trans = across, through
ili = hip, flank
ac = adjectival
across or between the two ilia, the superior portions of the hip bone
aggregate (ag-greg-ate)
ag = to do, to act
greg = flock, herd
ate = nominal
a sum of total substances coming together in a mass
nonipara (non-i-para)
non = 9th
par = to give birth to
a woman who has given birth nine times
succussion (suc-cuss-ion)
suc = under, up from under
cuss = to shake, to strike
ion = nominal
a “shaking under,” a technique used in detecting water in a body cavity
dementia (de-ment-ia)
de = down, away, off
ment = mind
ia = nominal
a progressive debilitation of the cognitive facilities
excoriation (ex-cori-at-ion)
ex = out, from
cori = skin
ate = verbal
ion = nominal
a wearing off or abrading of the skin, or an area so affected
collateral (col-later-al)
co = with, together, very
later = side, flank
al = adjectival
secondary or accessory; located on the side or flank; a side branch (e.g., of a blood vessel or nerve)
preictal (pre-ict-al)
pre = before, in front of
ict = stroke, blow
al = adjectical
prior to a stroke or convulsion
substrate (sub-strate)
sub = under, up from under
strat = layer
an underlying layer or foundation
