Prefixes
What is the prefix meaning "painful/difficult"?
dys-
What is the prefix meaning "half"?
hemi-
What is the root meaning "hearing"?
audio
Neuro means _______.
nerve
Cranio means _______.
skull
Micro means _______.
small
When looking through a microscope, you can see things that are incredibly _____.
small
Which prefix means "near/beside/abnormal"?
para-
The root word psycho means ____.
mind
The ____riceps is a group of four muscles that cover the front and sides of your thighs. Which prefix fits best here?
quad-
Ex- means _____, ______ ______.
out, away from
brain
Cephalo means ____.
head
The meaning of _____ is "eye".
oculo
Polydactyly is a condition in which the baby is born with ___ ____ fingers.
too many
Dysphagia means ________ with swallowing food.
difficulty
A pathogen is defined as an organism causing _______ to its host, with the severity of the disease symptoms referred to as virulence.
disease
Craniocleidodysostosis is a congenital condition that involves defective ossification of the _____, bones of the face, and of the clavicles.
skull
Myelo means _____ ____.
spinal cord
The medical term "retrohepatic" means ______ the liver.
behind
The subaortic membrane is a shelf-like membrane that forms _____ the aortic valve.
beneath/below
Diplacusis is a hearing disorder where an individual perceives a single sound as different pitches in the two ears, most commonly known as “______ hearing”.
double
An optician helps patients find what they need to enhance their _____.
vision
"The pie was an olfactory delight."
Can you spot our root word and name its meaning?
olfacto; smell