Fundamental Word Structure
Color Prefixes
Number Prefixes
Common Prefixes
More Common Prefixes
100
The term for a word part that comes after the root.
What is a Suffix?
100
This word along with erythr means red.
What is rubeo?
100
This word means one (1 wheel, 1 horn, etc.)
What is Uni?
100
Putting this letter or letters in front of a root changes the meaning to not, no, absence of, without
What is a- or an-?
100
This prefix changes the root to mean against.
What is anti?
200
Medical Terminology was derived primarily from these two languages.
What is Greek and Latin?
200
We learned that this word for the color of a parrot, named Polly, means gray.
What is Polio?
200
The word meaning none, nada, cero, zero...
What is Nulli?
200
This word changes the root to include before or in front of for its meaning.
What is ante?
200
Literally means in the house of in Greek.
What is endo?
300
The part of the term that gives basic meaning.
What is Root?
300
This word for black can be related to skin pigmentation.
What is melano?
300
Similar to Hemi, this word can mean half but also partial.
What is Semi?
300
You love this word if you are a narcissist.
What is auto (self)?
300
Prefix that mean upon or over.
What is Epi?
400
A Prefix usually indicates: position, number, sense of negation and this word as measured in hours and days, etc.
What is time?
400
The word leuko means white as does this word.
What is Albus?
400
This word means half.
What is hemi?
400
A word to describe Tom's slow quarterback skills.
What is Brady?
400
A medical term (prefix) that means under, beneath/below. Hint: the color waves ly below the visible spectrum.
What is infra?
500
The 3 steps in defining and interpreting medical words starts with the suffix, secondly defines the prefix and finally defines the middle part or ??? of the word.
What is root?
500
This color is used in operating rooms, for scrubs and medical signs. It can be calming as well as hide the scary blood stains.
What is cyano?
500
This word means many.
What is poly? (not the parrot Polly).
500
This short prefix means normal, good, easy.
What is eu?
500
These two terms are opposites, meaning the same and different.
What are hetero and homo?