Suffixes/Prefixes (Nervous)

Question 1

-phasia

Answer 1

Speech
*a/phasia = without speech (absence of speech)
[a-=without, not]

Question 2

Dys-

Answer 2

Bad, painful, difficult
*dys/phasia = difficulty speaking or impairment in the production of speech
[-phasia = speech]

Question 3

Hemi-

Answer 3

One half
*hemi/paresis = partial paralysis of one half of the body (right or left half)
[-paresis = partial paralysis]

Question 4

Para-

Answer 4

Near; besides; beyond
*para/plegia = paralysis of both legs and the lower part of the body
[-plegia=paralysis]

Question 5

Quadri-

Answer 5

Four
*quadri/plegia = paralysis of all four limbs
[-plegia= paralysis]

Question 6

-lepsy

Answer 6

Seizure
*epi/lepsy= seizure disorder
[epi=above, upon]