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Lesson 8: Vocabulary- Latin Nouns and Adjective
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Bases
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Undergraduate 4
03/03/2010
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Term
ab-, abs-
 Definition
away from
Term
AD-
ac-,af-,ag-,al-,an-, ap-,as-, a- [assimilation with the bases]
 Definition
to, toward
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ambi-
 Definition
both
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ante-
 Definition
before, forward
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BI-, bis-, bin-
 Definition
two, twice, double
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circum-
 Definition
around
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CON-, co-, col-, com, cor-
 Definition
together, with, throughly, very
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
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de-
 Definition
down, away absent
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DIS-, di-, dif-
 Definition
away, apart
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EX-, e-, ef-
 Definition
out of, away from
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EXTRA-, extro-
 Definition
on the outside, beyond
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IN-, il-, im-, ir-
 Definition
in, into, not, very, throughly
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infra-
 Definition
beneath, below
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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non-
 Definition
not
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MULT-, multi-
 Definition
many
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OB-, oc-, op-
 Definition
against, toward, very
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PER-, pel-
 Definition
through, very, throughly
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post-
 Definition
after, behind
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pre-
 Definition
before, infront
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pro-
 Definition
forward, in front
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re-
 Definition
back, again
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retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
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se-
 Definition
apart, away
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semi-
 Definition
half
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SUB-, suf-, sup-
 Definition
under
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super-, supra-
 Definition
over, above, excess
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trans-
 Definition
across, through
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ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excess
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-an, -ar
 Definition
pertaining to , located in
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-arium, -ary
 Definition
a place for somthing
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ate-
 Definition
having form, possessing
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-ia, -ty, -y
 Definition
abstract nouns
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-ian
 Definition
expert in certain fields
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-ic, -id, -ive
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ile
 Definition
pertaining to, capable of
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-ine
 Definition
pertaining to located in
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-lent, -ose, -ous
 Definition
full of
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aur-
 Definition
ear
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later-
 Definition
side
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oss-
 Definition
bone
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radic-
 Definition
root
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sopor-
 Definition
sleep
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vas-
 Definition
vessel
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abdomin-
 Definition
belly, abdomen
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adip-
 Definition
fat
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bacill-
 Definition
bacillus
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burs-
 Definition
bursa [leather sack]
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calc-
 Definition
stone,calcium, lime
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calor-
 Definition
heat, energy
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capit-
 Definition
head
Term
cerebr-
 Definition
brain
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cost-
 Definition
rib
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dent-
 Definition
tooth
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dors-
 Definition
back
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extern-
 Definition
outer
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fibr-
 Definition
fiber, filament
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fistul-
 Definition
fistula, an abnormal tube like passage
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frig-,frigor-
 Definition
cold
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insul-
 Definition
island
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intern-
 Definition
inner
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meat-
 Definition
passage, opening, meatus
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nas-
 Definition
nose
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pur-
 Definition
pus
Term
radic-,rad-,radix-
 Definition
root
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ren-
 Definition
kidney
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sangiu(n)-
 Definition
blood
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son-
 Definition
sound
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synov-
 Definition
synovial fluid, membrane, sac
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tub-
 Definition
[trumpet] tube
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tuss-
 Definition
cough
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vacc-
 Definition
cow
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vir-,virus-
 Definition
virus
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viscer-
 Definition
internal organs
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