Chapter 2- Key Adjective Modifiers Flashcards
1
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auto-
A
Self
2
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brachy-
A
Short
3
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brady-
A
Slow
4
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brevi-
A
Short
5
Q
cav-
A
Hollow
6
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cryo-
A
Cold
7
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crypto-
A
Hidden, concealed
8
Q
dextro-
A
Right
9
Q
diplo-
A
Double, twice
10
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dys-
A
Difficult, bad, faulty, disordered, painful
11
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eu-
A
Normal, good, well
12
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glyco-
A
Sugar, sweet
13
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gravid
A
Heavy, pregnant
14
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haplo-
A
Single, simple
15
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hetero-, heter-
A
Other, a relationship to others
16
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homo-, homeo-
A
Same
17
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hydro-
A
Wet, water
18
Q
iso-
A
Equal
19
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latus-, lat-
A
Broad, side
20
Q
longus-
A
Long
21
Q
macro
A
Large, abnormal size
22
Q
magni-
A
Large, great
23
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malaco-
A
Soft
24
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mal-
A
Bad
25
medi-
Middle
26
mega-
Great
27
megalo-
Huge
28
meso-
Middle, mid
29
micro-
Small
30
minimus-
Smallest
31
multi-, -poly
Many, much
32
necro-
Dead
33
neo-
New
34
oligo-
Few, scanty, little
35
ortho-
Straight, normal, correct
36
oxy-
Sharp, quick, acute
37
poly-
Many, much
38
pronus-, prono-
Face down
39
pseudo-
False
40
sclero-
Hard
41
scolio-
Twisted, crooked
42
sinistro-
Left
43
stasis-
Stop
44
steno-
Narrow
45
stalsis
Contract
46
tachy-
Fast, swift
47
tele-, tel-, telo-
End, far away
48
thermo-
Heat
49
trachy-
Rough
50
xero-
Dry