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65 Cards in this Set
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amphi-, ampho-
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prefix; on both sides, around, both
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ana-
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prefix; up, back, against
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apo-
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prefix; away from
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cata- (cat- before a fvowel or h)
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prefix; downward, disordered
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dia- (di- before a vowel)
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prefix; through, across apart
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eso-
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prefix; within, inner, inward
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eu-
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prefix; good, normal, healthy
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heter-, hetero-
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prefix; different, other, relationship to another
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homo-, homeo-
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prefix; same, likeness
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meta- (met- before a vowel or h)
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prefix; change, transformation, after, behind
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para- (often par- before a vowel)
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prefix; alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
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pro-
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prefix; before
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pros-, prosth-
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prefix; in place of
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-al
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adj suffix; pertaining to, located in
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-ase
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noun suffix; forms names of substances
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-asia, -asis
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(rare) noun suffix; state, condition
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-ema
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noun suffix; state, condition. The combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat-
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-esis
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noun suffix; state, condition, procedure
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-etic
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adj suffix; often in nouns ending in -esis: pertaing to
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-ics, -tics
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noun suffix; indicating a particular science or study, study of
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-ism
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noun suffix; state, condition, quality
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-ismus
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noun suffix; state, condition; muscular spasm
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-old,(rarely) -ode, -id
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adj and noun suffix; indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance; like, resembling
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-oma
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noun suffix; usually tumor; occasionally disease. the combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat-; the pleural often is -omata.
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-ose
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adj suffix; full of, resembling; also used to form names of chemical substances
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-ous
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adj suffix; pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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-us
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noun suffix; condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
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acr-
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combining form; [highest point] extermities (particularly the hands and feet)
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ambly-
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combining form; dull, faint
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carcin-
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[crab] carcinoma, cancer
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-cel-
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combining form; hernia, tumor, swelling
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cheir-, chir-
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combining form; hand
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chol(e)-
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combining form; bile, gall
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col(i)-, colon-
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combining form; colon
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cyan-
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combining form; blue
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cyst(i)-, -cystis
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combining form; bladder, cyst
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diplo-
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combining form; double, twin
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enter-
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combining form; (small) intestine
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erg-
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combining form; action, work
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gastr-
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combining form; stomach
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hem-, hemat-, -em-
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combining form; blood
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hepar-, hepat-
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combining form; liver
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lip-
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combining form; fat
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macr-
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combining form; (abnormally) large or long
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mega-, megal-
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combining form; (abnormally) large or long
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melan-
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combining form; dark, black
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micr-
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combining form; (abnormally) small
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nyct-
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combining form; night
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odyn-
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combining form; pain
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onc-
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combining form; tumor
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pachy-
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combining form; thick
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pseud-
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combining form; false
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py-
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combining form; pus
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sarc-
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combining form; flesh, soft tissue
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spasm-
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combining form; spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
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splen-
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combining form; spleen
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stom-, stomat-
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combining form; mouth, opening
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-ize
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verb suffix; to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
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-ate
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noun suffix; forms names of chem substances
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-ide
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noun suffix; forms names of chem substances
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-ite
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noun suffix; forms names of chem substances
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-one
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noun suffix; forms names of chem substances
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coli-
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combining form; usually refers to the colon bacillus, E coli
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cyst(i)-
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combining form; usually refers to the urinary bladder
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cholecyst-
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combining form; usually refers to the gallbladder
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