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first declension nom sing

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a

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first dec. nom plural

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ae

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1st dec genitive sing

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ae

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1st dec genitive plural

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arum

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-arum

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1st declension genitive plural

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second dec nom sing (m/f)

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us

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2 declension nom plural (m/f)

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i

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2nd declension m/f gen sing

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i

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2nd decision m/f genitive plural

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orum

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fragile

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subject to being broken

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digestible

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can be digested

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rabid

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susceptible to madness

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fluid

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tends to flow

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querulous

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tendency to complain

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creative

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inclined to create things

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verbose

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full of words

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perilous

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full of danger

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luminous

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full of light

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fraudulent

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full of deceit

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succulent

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full of juice

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lent

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full of OR tending to

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-ous

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full of, characterized by, tending toward

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adjectival suffixes

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tending, inclined to, able to be

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full of

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-lent
-ose
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-lent
full of
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-ous
full of
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-ose
full of
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durable
able to endure
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permeable
able to be permeated
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-ile
having to do with tending to
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-ory
having to do with
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adip-
fatty tissue
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fatty tissue
adip-
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act-, ag-
to do, to act
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to do, to act
ag-, act-
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aqu(a)-
water
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water
aqu(a)
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aud-, audit
to hear
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to hear
aud, audit-
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cern, cret-
to separate, distinguish
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to separate, distinguish
cern, cret-
42
cad, cid
to fall
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to fall
cad-, cid-
44
to cut kill
cis, cid-
45
cis-, cid-
to cut, kill
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duc, duct
to lead, to draw
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to lead, draw
duc-, duct
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fibr
fiber
49
fiber
fibr
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flect, flex
to bend
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to bend
flect, flex
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ger, gest
to carry, bear
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to carry, to bear
ger, gest
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grad, gress-
to go, to step
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to go, to step
grad, gress- gradual, regression
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her, hes-
to stick
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to stick
her, hes adhere, cohesive
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liqu
liquid
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liquid
liqu
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me, meat-
to go, pass through permeable
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to go, pass through
me, meat-
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morb-
disease
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disease
morb-
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nasc-, nat-
to be born native
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to be born
nasc, nat-
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nutr-, nutrit-
to nourish
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to nourish
nutr-, nutrit-
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pur
puss
69
puss
pur
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sens, sent-
to feel, perceive
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to feel, perceive
sens-, sent-
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somn-
sleep
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sleep
somn-
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to hold
ten-, -tin-, tent-
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ten-, tin-, tent-
to hold
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trem-
to tremble
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to tremble
trem-
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varic-
twisted, swollen
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twisted, swollen
varic-
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vir-
virus
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virus
vir-
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vitr-
glass
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glass
vitr-
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antenatal
having to do with time before both ante / nat / al
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spina
spine, "thorn"
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thorn
spina, spine
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foramen, foramina
opening
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nucleus pulposus
fleshy nucleus
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nucleus
little nut
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anulus fibrosus
fibrous little ring
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anulus
little ring
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spinous
thornlike
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pedicles
little foot
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spinal cord
medulla spinalis
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lumb-
loin
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thorax
breastplate
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cervic
neck
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tubercle
little swelling little eminence
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Hippocrates on epilepsy
ppl only claim epilepsy is of sacred, divine origin to avoid their own ignorance disguise inability to help sufferers
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Pliny the elder on treating epilepsy
artemon gave patients water from spring at night in the soul of killed person human blood smeared on patient apply to the mouth of someone who fell treat by pricking big toes and smearing face with drops of blood have young girl touch patient with right thumb eat meat of virgin animals (brains of vulture, raw heart of seagull, ferret)
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epilepsy
"the sacred disease" strongly linked to being divine Zeus punish mortals by creating pandora
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the sacred disease
epilepsy
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having to do with, full of fat
adipose
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drowsy, prone to sleep
somnolent
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to take into the body by swallowing or absorption
ingest
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subject to bending
flexible
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belonging to particular place by birth
native
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inclined to hold on to something or Persist
tenacious
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characterized by disease
morbid
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able to be drawn out, extended
ductible
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characterized by step by step progression
gradual
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full of poison, deadly
virulent
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varicose
full of twists and swelling
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nominal suffix
form nouns, NOT adjectives often an quality to state of being act of result of act of
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dependency
state of being dependent
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ability
quality of being able
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loyalty
quality of being loyal
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radiance
result of radiating action
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transcendence
result of act of transcending
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incision
result of cutting in
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regression
act of going backwards
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remission
act of sending something back or letting go
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magnitude
quality go having greatness
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-ance
-ancy -ence -ency
125
-id alt.
-ity fluid/fluidity
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-or alt.
-ous tumor/tumorous vigor/vigorous
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hippocrates on air
during an epidemic, reduce air breathed try to breath diff. air lose weight
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ac-, acu-
sharp, sour
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sharp, sour
ac-, acu- acuity
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brev-
short
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short
brev abbreviate
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bulli(t)
to boil
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to boil
bulli(t)
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cav-
hollow
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hollow
cav-
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dorm-, dormit-
to sleep
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to sleep
dorm, dormit
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err-
to wander
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to wander
err- erratic error
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fac, -fic, fact, -fect-
to make, do
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to make do
fac, fin, fect, fect
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fer-, lat-
to bear, produce
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to bear produce
fer-, lat
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flu-, -flux
to flow
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to flow
flu-, flux
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fact, frag, frang, -fring-
to break, bend
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to break bend
fact, frag, frang, -fring- fracture
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fur-
to be angry
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to be angry
fur-
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grav-
heavy
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heavy
grav-
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luc-
light, shine
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light, shine
luc- lucid
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proxim-
near, nearest
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near(est)
proxim-
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rig-
stiff, be stiff
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stiff, be stiff
rig-
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san-, sanit-
healthy, be healthy
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healthy, be healthy
san-, sanit-
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sci-
to know
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to know
sci-
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sec-, sect, seg
to cut
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to cut
sec, sect, seg
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sist-
to stand
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to stand
sist
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sorb, sorpt-
to suck in
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to suck in
sorb, sorpt-
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tend, tens, tent
to stretch
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to stretch
tend, tens, tent
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tum-
to swell tumor
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to swell
tum-
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und-
wave
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wave
und- abundance redundancy
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vac, vacu-
to be empty
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to be empty
vac, vacu
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vig-
to thrive, be lively
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to thrive, be lively
vig-
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insanity
condition of being mentally unhealthy
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lucid
illuminated, clear
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vacuous
being empty
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error
result of wandering, a mistake
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gravid
pregnant, heavy with young
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ebullition
state of boiling
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quality state of being sharp
acuity
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act of stepping forward
progression
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a swelling
tumor
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period of sleep
dormancy
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quality of being short in duration
brevity
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quality of being near something
proximity, juxtaposition
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son-
sound
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nerv-
tendon, nerve
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rupt-
to break, burst abrupt, rupture
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port-
carry, bring
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doc-
to teach docile, doctor
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noun or adj? -ance
noun
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noun or adj? -ency
noun
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noun or adj? -ety
noun
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noun or adj? -ia
noun
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noun or adj? -ion
noun
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noun or adj? -aceous
adj.
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noun or adj? -al
adj.
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noun or adj? -itude
noun
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noun or adj? -ity
noun
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noun or adj? -or
noun
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noun or adj? -ty
noun
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noun or adj? -y
noun
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noun or adj? -an
adj.
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noun or adj? -ar
adj.
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noun or adj? -ary
adj.
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noun or adj? ate
adj.
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noun or adj? -id
adj.
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-ible noun or adj?
adj.
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noun or adj? -ile
adj.
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noun or adj? -ine
adj.
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noun or adj? -ive
adj.
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noun or adj? -lent
adj.
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noun or adj? -ose
adj.
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-ous noun or adj?
adj.
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-ulous noun or adj?
adj.
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"full of" noun or adj.
adj.
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having to do with fever
febrile
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somnolent
drowsy, prone to sleep
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absorption
etc of sucking up
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related to the tail
caudal
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caudal
related to the tail
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morbid
characterized by disease
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deciduous
tending to fall off/out
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possessing 2 feet
bipedal
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ebullition
process of boiling
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ovate
egg shaped
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egg shaped
ovate
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break up: congestion
con - gest - ion
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break up: ineffective
in - ef - fest - ive
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break up: fragility
frag - il - ity
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break up effeminate
ef - femin - ate
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break up - antenatal
ante - nat - al
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pertaining to breast
mammary
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within veins
intravenous
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related to fat
sebaceous
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characterized by lunacy
delirious
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tending to fail
defective
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characterized by slowness
torpid
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torpid
characterized by slowness
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aural
having to do with ear
245
having to do with ear
aural
246
quality of bigness
magnitude
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cubital
at the elbow
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at the elbow
cubital cumb - to lie down
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cumb
to lie down
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palma
palm of hand and tree similar spreading of tree branches and fingers of hand
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gluteal
gloutus = buttock
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gloutus
gluteal buttock
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lumbar
small of the back
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small of the back
lumbar
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pectoral
chest
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ham
popliteal region, back of the knee
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hamate
bone in hand
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plague
fate of Verus to bring destruction arisen in Babylonia - vapor escaped from golden casket that solder smashed open in temple of Apollo
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prevent disease
doctors light a blazing fire to make the air thinner
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Acron the doctor
earned reputation during plague in Athens helped keep fire burning beside the sick
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Homer on the plague
1st affected mules and dogs (animals) because humans breathe purer air as we stand higher up and so less rapidly affected but animals on the ground breath in diseased vapors from the earth
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famous narrative of disease
Thucydides describe Athens plague in 430 BC right around Peloponnesian war (Athens v Sparta) overcrowding in city bc of war made disease spread worse too many bodies to properly bury
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contagio
touching
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function of suffixes
form base into adj, noun, or verb
265
adjectival suffixes meaning
having to do with OR resembling, characterized by, belonging to
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choice of suffix based on
phonetics and base
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adjectival meanings abbr.
BCHR belonging character has resemblance
268
-aceous
adj. suffix
269
membrane parts
membr/ an / e
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substantive adjective
adjective can be used as a noun ex: juvenile, roman the good, the bad, the ugly
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adjective is used as a noun
substantive
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chamber
atri-
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atri-
chamber
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aur-
ear
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ear
aur-
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caud-
tail
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tail
caud-
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cord-
heart
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heart
cord-
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cost-
rib
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rib
cost-
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dent-
tooth
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tooth
dent-
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dors-
back dorsal
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back
dors-
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faci-
face facial
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face
faci
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fasci-
band, bundle
289
band, bundle
fasci- fascia, fascism
290
febr-
fever
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fever
febr-
292
front-
forehead
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forehead
front
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gingiv-
gums
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gums
gingiv-
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lact-
milk
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milk
lact-
298
lingu-
tongue
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tongue
lingu-
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mamm-
breast
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breast
mamm-
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nas-
nose
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nose
nas-
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or-
mouth oral, orifice
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mouth
or-
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ov-
egg ovulate
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egg
ov- ovulate
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palat-
palate, roof of mouth
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palate, roof of mouth
palat-
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pector-
chest
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chest
pector-
312
ped-
foot
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foot
ped-
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pulmon-
lung
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lung
pulmon-
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ren-
kidney
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kidney
ren
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seb-
fat, grease
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fat, grease
seb-
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spin-
spine
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spine
spin-
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ventr-
belly, stomach
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belly, stomach
ventr-
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caudal vertebrae
coccyx, from greek cuckoo
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coccyx
caudal vertebrae from greek cuckoo
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costal
having to do with ribs
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caudal
related to tail
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mammary
related to breasts
329
lactic
having to do with milk
330
febrile
having to do with fever
331
scapular
related to shoulder blade
332
atrial
related to chamber (of heart)
333
ovate
egg shaped, resembling
334
renal
having to do with kidneys
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assoc. with fibula
fibular
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having to do with uterus
uterine
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pertaining to eye
ocular
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belonging to roof of mouth
palatal
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related to ear
aural
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having to do with back
dorsal
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pertaining to saliva
salivary
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characterized by having teeth
dentate
343
related to face
facial
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characterized by fatty material
sebaceous
345
remembering adj. suffixes
mostly start with a, some I - aceous, al, ial/ual, an, ane, ar, Ary, ate, ic, tic, ile, il ine ocular, mammary, ovate, pelvic, sonic, civil, juvenile, uterine
346
centr-
center, middle
347
fort-
strong
348
insul-
island
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vigil-
kep watch
350
foli-
leaf
351
lateral
position relative to trun/center
352
proximal
nearer
353
medial
in the middle
354
distal
far away
355
-ate
shaped like
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hamate
shaped like hook
357
-form
shape or resemblance cuneiform
358
cuneiform
shaped like wedge
359
pisiform
shaped like pea
360
shaped like pea, wedge
pisiform, cuneiform
361
hamulus
little hook projects from hamate bone into carpals
362
little hook
hamulus
363
malleolus
little hammer
364
little hammer
malleolus
365
navicular
like a little boat
366
-oid
in the likeliness resemblance, image of
367
trapezoid
like a table
368
cuboid
like a cube
369
scaphois
like a boat
370
like a boat
scaphoid
371
talus
ankle
372
calcaneus
relating to heel
373
relating to heel
calcaneus
374
trapezium
trapezoid, like a table
375
pandora
took the lid off the jar and released evils contents causing man to suffer brought disease
376
plato opinion
unhealthy lifestyle and flatulence, idleness doctors had to deal with sickness ppl gave themselves from lifestyle
377
Seneca the younger opinion
eating a variety of foods causes a variety of disease peoples health was simple when dinner was simple diverse foods will disagree with each other ill-matched food pairs are unstable inside complex, diverse diseases to match complex and diverse foods unnatural glutton in cuisine
378
mythology of origin of disease
prometheus stole fire from zeus to give mortals punished prometheus doomed to cycle of hepatecphagy and hepatogenesis (liver eaten out everyday by eagle) mortals also punished Gods create 1st woman Pandora "All-Gift" and opened jar of evils to plague the earth with disease
379
hierarchy of people
gold, silver, bronze
380
thru chest
perpectoral
381
adj, latin suffixes can also mean
tending, inclined, able to be
382
tending to, inclined to, able to be
adjectival suffix
383
-able meaning
adj. tending to, inclined to, able to be
384
-acious meaning
adj. tending to, inclined to, able to be
385
-id meaning
adj. tending to, inclined to, able to be
386
-ile meaning
adj. tending to, inclined to, able to be
387
-itious
adj. tending to, inclined to, able to be
388
-ive
adj. tending to, inclined to, able to be
389
-ory
adj. tending to, inclined to, able to be
390
-ulous
adj. tending to, inclined to, able to be
391
-uous
adj. tending to, inclined to, able to be
392
full of suffixes
-lent, -ose, -ous
393
-ous vs -uous
full of VS able to tending to be
394
-uous meaning
able to tending to be
395
conspicuous
able or tending to be seen - nous
396
-ile added to noun
having to do with - juvenile
397
-ile added to verbal base
tending to - volatile
398
-ory type
forms noun
399
-us vs -ous
noun vs adj. mucus vs mucous
400
list nominal nouns
-ance, -ia -ion -itude -ity, ety, ty -or -y
401
English nominal nouns
nouns tolerence, -ance, ence, ancy, ency
402
ance, ence, ancy, ency
nominal form NOUNS
403
-ia suffix forms
nouns insomnia, inertia
404
-ion forms
nouns
405
-ity, ety, -ty forms
NOUNS
406
-or suffix
NOUN quality of being, state, act of candor tumor, vigor
407
nominal suffixes meanings
quality or state of being (result) of act of
408
virile
having masc. qualities
409
tending to cut in, as comment
incisive
410
incisive
tending to cut in, as comment
411
tending to hold on
retentive
412
able to act, with propensity for moving
agile
413
act of cutting out/away
excision
414
subject to sleepwalking
somnambulist
415
voc-
voice
416
termin-
end
417
soci-
ally
418
fug-
flee
419
vestig-
trace
420
semen producing
seminiferous
421
tumefacient
tending to produce swelling
422
ALL noun suffixes
-ance, ency -ety, ia, ion itude ity, or, ty, -y
423
dict
speak
424
lud-
play, mock
425
nov-
new
426
scrib-
write
427
1st dec. nom sing
-a
428
1st dec. nom plural
-ae
429
1st dec. gen sing
-ae
430
1st dec. gen plural
-arum
431
declension -a
1st nom sing, 2nd neuter nom plural
432
-ae declension
1st declension nom plural , gen. sing
433
-orum declension
2 and 2N Genitive plural
434
2nd dec. nom sing
-us
435
2nd dec. nom plural
-i
436
2nd dec. gen sing
-i
437
2nd dec. gen plural
-orum
438
-arum decl.
1st gen plural
439
2nd dec. Neuter Nom sing
-um
440
2nd dec. Neuter nom plural
-a
441
2nd dec. Neuter gen sing
-i
442
2nd dec. Neuter gen plural
-orum
443
2nd declension Genitive sing
-I and neuter
444
-I declension
2nd gen singular, 2m/f nom plural
445
3rd dec. gen sing
-is
446
3rd dec cons. stem gen plural
-um
447
3rd declension I stem gen plural
-ium
448
-ium declension
3rd dec. I stem gen plural
449
3rd dec. cons. neuter nom plural
-a
450
3rd dec. I-stem nom plural
-es
451
3rd decision nom plural i-stem neuter
-ia, a
452
3rd declension nom plural
-es -a (neuter) -es (I-stem) -ia, a
453
3rd declension m/f nom plural
-es
454
4th dec. nom sing
-us
455
4th dec. gen sing
-us
456
4th dec. nom plural
-us
457
4th dec. gen plural
-uum
458
4th dec. Neuter nom sing
-u
459
4th dec. Neuter nom plural
-ua
460
4th dec. Neuter gen sing
-us
461
4th dec. Neuter gen plural
-uum
462
5th declension nom sing
-es
463
5th dec. nom plural
-es
464
5th dec. gen sing
ei
465
5th decl. gen plural
-erum
466
-erum decl.
5th gen plural
467
-uum declension
4th gen plural
468
-ium dec.
3rd I-stem gen plural
469
gen singular declensions
ae I, I is us ei
470
gen plural declensions
arum orum um, ium uum erum
471
ramus
branch
472
mandible
lower jaw
473
sphenoid bone
likeliness of a wedge behind eye
474
parent language
proto-indo European
475
cognate
languages are cousins, related but NOT nec. derived sound alike
476
Grimms law
explains consonant shifts d-->t
477
latin influence on english
1066 William the conqueror invaded England (he was French) = Norman French borrowed words from French, derived from latin
478
triquertral
3 cornered
479
lunate
like/resembling moon
480
capitate
shaped like a head
481
scaphoid
like a boat
482
trapezium
like a little table
483
trapezoid
like a table
484
-ate suffix
resembling
485
talus
ankle
486
malleolus
little hammer
487
cuneiform
wedge shaped
488
navicular
like a little boat
489
Hesoids tale of prometheus and pandora
after steal fire to give mortals from zeus, was punished
490
hepat
liver
491
liver
hepat
492
disease causes
moral decline lazy lifestyle variety of foods
493
genitive singular
ae, i, is, us, ei
494
nucleus pulposus
fleshy little nut
495
anulus fibrosus
fibrous little ring
496
spinous process
thornlike bony outgrowth
497
artic-
joint
498
tubercle
little swelling or eminence
499
hippocrates on the sacred disease
no more divine than any other disease called divine out of ignorance thinks accumulation of phlegm in brain or change in wind
500
fasci- history
symbol of roman authority bundle of rods result of the act
501
vig-
lively, to thrive
502
palmar
palm of the hand, palm trees
503
cubital
at the elbow frum cuma, to lie down
504
gluteal
from gloutus, buttock
505

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