prefix
When a movement/action preforms slower than the usual speed
What is hypo-?
The act of inflammation
What is -itis
When the root word means heart
What is cardio?
When the suffix begins with one of the vowels.
What is A, E, I, O, U?
When something is inside or within something else
What is endo- or intra-?
The act of paralysis
What is -plegia?
When the root word means tubes leading into the lungs
What is Bronchi?
This combining vowel is most common.
What is O?
When something is considered false or untrue
What is psuedo-?
The act of hardening
What is -sclerosis
When the meaning of the root word is sound
What is Echo?
When something is upper or above another thing
What is -epi?
When there is a abnormal condition
What is a iasis-
The act of extremities
What is acr-, or acro-?