NEX Verbal Roots

Acute

severe, sharp, sudden

Trick/Root: “cute” = small/sharp point

chronic

lasting a long time

Trick/Root: chronos = time

adverse

harmful

Trick/Root: ad=toward + verse= turn (turn toward bad)

benign

harmless, not dangerous

Trick/Root: bene= good/well

malignant

harmful, cancerous, dangerous

Trick/Root: mal= bad (malificent)

vital

essential

Trick/Root: life

deteriorate

to become worse, decline

Trick/Root: de= down. terior= worse

alleviate

to reduce, make less worse

Trick/Root: ad + levis= light

exacerbate

to make worse; aggravate

Trick/Root: ex= out (exit) + acerb= harsh

prevalent

widespread; common

Trick/Root: pre= before + val = strong

dormant

inactive; sleeping

Trick/Root: dormire = to sleep

latent

hidden; present but not visible

Trick/Root: latere= to lie hidden

suppress

to hold back

Trick/Root: sub= under + press= push

dilute

to make weaker by adding liquid

Trick/Root: di= apart + lite= wash

contaminate

to make impure; pollute

Trick/Root: con= with + tamin= touch

administer

to give; manage

Trick/Root: ad = to + minister = serve

compatible

able to exist together; matching

Trick/Root: com= together + pat = suffer

deficient

lacking; inadequate

Trick/Root: def= without +fic = make

optimal

best; most favorable

Trick/Root: optimus = best

pathology

study of disease

Trick/Root: path = disease/suffering + ology = study

sympathy

sharing feelings with another

Trick/Root: sym = together + path = feeling

empathy

understanding anothers feelings

Trick/Root: em = in + path= feeling

apathy

lack of interest or emotion

Trick/Root: a = without + path = feeling

pathogen

disease causing organism

Trick/Root: path = disease + gen = create

biology

tissue sample examination

Trick/Root: bio = life + ology = study

antibiotic

kills bacteria

Trick/Root: anti= agaonst +bio= life

biopsy

tissue sample examination

Trick/Root: bbio = life + opsy= view

cardiology

study of heart

Trick/Root: cardio= heart + ology = study

cardiac

relating to the heart

cardio = heart

dermatology

study of skin

Trick/Root: derm= skin + ology = study

hypodermic

under the skin

Trick/Root: hypo = under + derm = skin

neurology

study of the nervous system

Trick/Root: neuro = nerve + ology = study

neural

relating to nerves

Trick/Root: neuro = nerve

psychology

study of the mind and behavior

Trick/Root: psycho = mind + ology = study

psychosis

mental disorder

Trick/Root: psycho = mind + osis = condition

diagnosis

identification of disease

Trick/Root: dia = through + gnosis = knowledge

prognosis

prediction of disease outcome

Trick/Root: pro = before + gnosis = knowledge

therapy

treatment for illness

Trick/Root: therapeia= healing

therapeutic

healing; beneficial

Trick/Root: therapy + ic = relating to

syndrome

group of symptoms occurring together

Trick/Root: syn= together + drome = run

hemorrhage

signs of illness

Trick/Root: hemo= blood + rhage= burst

anemia

deficiency of red blood cells

Trick/Root: an= without + emia = blood

hypertension

high blood pressure

Trick/Root: hyper = above + tension = pressure

hypotension

low blood pressure

Trick/Root: hypo = below + tension = pressure

credible

believable; trustworthy

Trick/Root: cred= believe

incredible

unbelievable; amazing

Trick/Root: in=not + cred= believe

credentials

qualifications; proof of authority

Trick/Root: cred= believe

dictate

to speak for recording; command

Trick/Root: dict= say/speak

predict

to forecast; say beforehand

Trick/Root: pre= before + dict = say

contradict

to oppose; say the opposite

Trick/Root: contra= against + dict = say

scribe

to write

Trick/Root: scrib/script= write

describe

to explain in words

Trick/Root: de= down + scribe= write

prescribe

to order medication

Trick/Root: pre= before + scribe = write

transcript

written copy of spoken words

Trick/Root: trans= across + scribe = write

portable

able to be carried

Trick/Root: prot = carry