Medical Term - Chapter 9

duct- (verb)

to lead, draw

halluc- (noun)

great toe

Ceps- (noun)

head, point of origin

Penn- (noun)

feather-like fibers

pil- (noun)

hair

press- (verb)

to press

nar- (noun)

nostril

rugat- (verb)

to wrinkle

supercili- (noun)

eyebrow

labi- (noun)

lip

dilat- (verb)

to widen

pupill- (noun)

pupil

spin- (noun)

spine

tens-, tend- (verb)

to stretch

indic- (noun)

forefinger

flex-, flect- (verb)

to bend

pri(i)- (noun)

pear-shaped

pyramaid- (noun)

pyramid-shaped

quadr- (adjective)

squared

rect- (adjective)

straight, vertical

serrat- (adjective)

notched

vers- (adjective)

turned, horizontal

trapez- (noun)

table

vast- (adjective)

vast, enormous

maxim-

largest

minim-

smallest

long-

brev-

short

magn-

large

superior-

upper

inferior-

lower

intern-

inward

extern-

outward

profound-

deep within

superficial-

on the surface

latissim- (adjective)

longest

orbicul-(adjective)

encircling

obliqu- (adjective)

slanting

fid-, find- (adjective)

split

lumbric- ( noun)

earthworm-like fibers

gracil- (adjective)

slender

cruc- (noun)

crossed fingers

delt- (noun)

delta

knem- (noun)

leg

gastr- (noun)

belly-like divisions

pollic- (noun)

thumb

rect- (verb)

to straighten

digit(noun)

finger/toe

levat-(verb)

to lift

palpebr-(noun)

eyelid

masse-(verb)

to chew

pronat-(verb)

to bend forward

sphing-(verb)

to close

pylor-(noun)

pylorus; lower portion of the stomach

supinat-(verb)

to bend backward

tens-, tend-(verb)

to stretch

tympan-(noun)

eardrum

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