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34 Cards in this Set
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Prefix that means above or more than normal
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Hyper-
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Prefix that means below or less than normal
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Hypo-
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Means progressive degeneration
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Hypotrophy
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Suffix that means nourishment
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-trophy
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Abnormally high blood pressure
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Hypertension
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Combining form that refers to glands
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Aden/o
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Inflammation of the glands
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Adenitis
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Suffix for tumor
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-oma
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Means disease of a gland
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Adenopathy
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Combining form for fat
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Lip/o
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Combining form meaning crab
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Carcin/o
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Cancerous tumor
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Carcinoma
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Prefix meaning beyond
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Meta-
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Suffix meaning in one place
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-stasis
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Cancer of connective tissue
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Sarc/oma
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Plural form of -oma
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-mata
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Combining form meaning mass
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Onc/o
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Suffix meaning like or resembling
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-oid
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Combining form meaning fatty
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Ather/o
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Prefix meaning new
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Neo-
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Prefix meaning against
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Anti-
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Suffix meaning development
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-genesis
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Combining form meaning arteries
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Arteri/o
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Combining form meaning joints
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Arthr/o
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Word root meaning head
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Cephal
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Combining form meaning brain
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Encephal/o
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Hernia of the brain
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Encephalocele
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Meaning softening of a tissue
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Malacia
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Combining form referring to the skull
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Crani/o
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Suffix meaning surgical repair
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-plasty
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Softening of the bones of the skull
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Craniomalacia
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Inflammation of the cerebrum
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Cerebritis
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Cerebral tumor
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Cerebroma
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Combining form meaning membrane
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Mening/o
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