Nervous system prefix & suffix

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What does the prefix 'bi-' signify in medical terminology?
Two; both
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What is the meaning of the prefix 'con-'?
Together; with
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What does 'dys-' indicate when used in medical terms?
Painful; difficult
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What does the prefix 'en-' mean?
In; within
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What does the prefix 'epi-' mean?
On; over; upon
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What does 'hemi-' indicate in medical terminology?
Half
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What is the meaning of the prefix 'intra-'?
Within; into
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What does the prefix 'mono-' signify?
One; single
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What does the prefix 'par-' or 'para-' mean?
Near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal
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What does the prefix 'poly-' denote?
Many; much
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What does the prefix 'post-' mean?
After; behind
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What does 'quadri-' signify in terms of quantity?
Four
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What does the prefix 'sub-' refer to?
Below; under
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What do the suffixes '-al, -ar, -eal, -ial, -ic, -tic' indicate?
Pertaining to
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What does '-algia' mean?
Pain
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What does the suffix '-asthenia' refer to?
Weakness
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What does 'cele' signify in medical terms?
Hernia; swelling; protrusion
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What is the purpose of the suffix '-e'?
Noun suffix with no meaning
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What does '-emic' pertain to?
Pertaining to blood condition
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What does '-esthesia' mean?
Feeling; sensation
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What does '-ia' indicate in medical terminology?
Condition
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What does '-ion' represent?
Process; state; condition
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What does '-lepsy' refer to?
Seizure
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What does '-leptic' mean?
To seize; take hold of
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What does '-lysis' signify?
Breakdown; separation; loosening
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What does '-lytic' indicate?
Pertaining to breakdown or destruction
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What does '-orexia' refer to?
Appetite
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What does '-osis' indicate?
Abnormal condition
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What does '-paresis' mean?
Weakness
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What does '-phasia' refer to?
Speech
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What does '-plegia' mean?
Paralysis
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What does '-rrhagic' signify?
Pertaining to bursting forth (of blood)
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What does '-rrhaphy' refer to?
Suture
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What does '-sclerosis' mean?
Hardening; thickening
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What does '-taxia' indicate?
Muscle coordination
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What does '-tropic' mean?
Turning
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What do the suffixes '-um' and '-us' refer to?
Structure; tissue; thing