Latin Midterm

Premature meaning

occurring before the proper time, not ripe

deceleration meaning

decrease in velocity

suprabuccal meaning

located or occurring above the cheek

dementia meaning

a progressive debilitation of the cognitive faculties

ultrasensitive meaning

overly responsive to stimuli

juxta-articular meaning

loacted or occurring next to a joint

extrauterine meaning

located or occurring outside the uterus/womb

capsule meaning

a structure in which something is enclosed

postoperative meaning

occurring after a medical procedure

desalination meaning

the removal of salt from a substance

percussion meaning

a striking or drumming

malabsorption meaning

impaired absorption (e.g., of nutrients)

mental meaning

related to the mind

extravascular meaning

located ot occurring outside the vessels

benefactor meaning

one who confers a gift or benefit

Which is spelled incorrectly? contravene, controdiction, contrary

controdiction (contradiction)

Which is spelled incorrectly? extrovert, extroordinary, extradition

extroordinary (extraordinary)

Which is spelled incorrectly? introvenous, introduction, intracranial

introvenous (intravenous)

Which is spelled incorrectly? supraorbital, superfluous, suprasaturated

suprasaturated (supersaturated)

Which is spelled incorrectly? benificent, malevolent, benefactor

benificent (beneficent)

Which is spelled incorrectly? supersonic, ultrasonic, ultersonic

ultersonic (ultrasonic)

____ject: throw between, utter an exclamation

interject

____ject: throw backwards, set something in the past

retroject

____ocular: within the eye

intraocular

____ocular: between the eyes

interocular

____diction: a statement about the future, a prophecy

prediction

____diction: a statement against, refuting arguments or evidence

contradiction

____diction: a speaking well, a blessing

benediction

____diction: a speaking badly, a curse

malediction

____duce: lead down, infer from a general principle

deduce

____duce: lead away, persuade (usually to do something bad)

seduce

anteflexion meaning

an abnormal forward bending

postuterine meaning

referring to the region behind the uterus

contraindication meaning

a symptom that argues against a certain type of treatment

retroversion meaning

a turning backwards

decerebration meaning

removal of the brain

intrapartum meaning

occurring during (within) birth

infraversion meaning

a downward turning

extravasate meaning

to escape from vessel into tissue

preictle meaning

prior to a stoke or convulsion

contralateral meaning

having to do with the opposite side of the body

process meaning

a prominence or projection, as of a bone

parietal meaning

relating to a wall or wall-like structure

ictus solis meaning

sunstroke

secede meaning

to withdraw or separate from

juxtaposition meaning

placement next to or near to

Considering the words invalid and valiant, what does val- mean?

to be strong or well

considering the words binocular and oculist, what does ocul- mean?

eye

considering the words evacuate and vacuum, what does vacu- mean

empty

considering the words reflex and flexible, what does flex- mean

to bend

considering the words quadruped and pedestrian, what does ped- mean?

foot

Someone with an “out-of-body” experience undergoes a(n) __________event.

extracorporeal

According to some worldviews, the human soul wanders around by itself before being united with a physical body. The time prior to this union could be called ________ or _________

antecorporeal, precorporeal

Static electricity that travels between two bodies could be called a(n) _________ discharge.

intercorporeal

Someone who has delusions about possessing a badly formed body suffers from _________Psychosis.

malcorporeal

If there were an unfortunate medical condition in which people had bodies that were oriented in a direc-tion opposite to their faces, it could be called _________Syndrome.

retrocorporeal

ante- meaning

before, in front of

ben(e)- meaning

well

contra- meaning

opposite or against

de- meaning

down, away, off

extra- meaning

outside, beyond

infra- meaning

below

inter- meaning

between, among

intra- meaning

within

juxta- meaning

by the side of, close to

mal(e)-

badly, poorly

per-

through

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of

pro-

forward, in front of

retro-

backward, behind

se-

apart, aside, away

super-

above

ultra-

beyond

articul-

joint

bucc-

cheek, mouth

caps-

box, container

ced-, cess-, -cede

to go, to come

celer-

quick

cerebr-

brain

cut-, cuss-

to shake, to strike

ict-

stroke, blow

ject-

to throw

later-

side, flank

matur-

ripe, fully grown

ment-

mind

mit(t)-, mis(s)-

to send

par-, part-

to give birth to

pariet-

wall

pon-, posit-, -pose

to put, to place

salin-

salt

uter-

womb

vas-

vessel

vert-, vers-

to turn

recumbent

lying down, in a reclined state

accelerator

an agent or apparatus that is used to increase the rate at which an object proceeds or a substance acts or at which some reaction occurs

juxtacortical

located or occurring near the surface/skin of an organ or tissue

abrasion

the wearing or scraping away of a substance, or an area of the body surface stripped of skin or membrane by such a process

excoriation

a wearing off or abrading of the skin, or an area so affected

adaxial

located alongside or directed toward to axis