Adjectives & Nouns
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What is my number (measurement)?
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Common Prefixes
100

pertaining to the heart

what is "cardi/ac"

100

prefixes meaning "within"

what is endo- & intra-? 

100

hemi-

what is one-half?

100

moving away

What is "ab-"

100

prefixes meaning "without, not"

What are "a- & an-"?

*Note: "a-" is usually used before a consonant & "an-" is usually used before a vowel.

200

thyroid/ism

what is a condition of the thyroid gland?

200

something that is "under, below, or deficient"

what is "hypo-"

200

having many or much

What is "multi- or poly-"?
200

prefixes meaning "around"

What are "circum- & peri-"?

200

slow

What is "brady-"?

300
small artery

what is "arteri/ole"?

300

between two structures

what is "inter-"

300

something that is small

What is "micro-"?
300

prefix meaning "toward"

What is "ad-"?

300

normal and good

What is "eu-"?

400
muscul/ar

what is "pertaining to the muscle"?

400

Above or upon a structure

what is "epi-"?

400

pertaining to two sides

What is "bi/later/al"?

400

supra-

what is "above, excessive, superior"?

400

painful or difficult

What is "dys-"?

500

psych/iatry

what is "treatment of the mind"?
500
backward or behind
what is "retro-"?
500

pertaining to two sides

What is "bi/later/al"?

500

going through or across

What are "dia- & trans-"?
500
transplant of tissue from one site in the body to another site in the body

What is "auto/graft"?

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