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70 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-)
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Prefix
downward, disordered |
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dia-(di)
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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 with another |
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homo-, homeo-
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Prefix
same, likeness |
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meta-(met-)
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Prefix
change, transformation, after, behind |
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para-(par-)
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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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Latin derived adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, located in |
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-ase
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noun-forming suffix
forms names of enzymes |
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-asia, -asis
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition |
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-ema
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition |
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-emat-
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combining form of nouns ending in -ema
state, condition |
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-esis
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition, procedure |
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-etic
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adjective-forming suffix, often from nouns ending in -esis
pertaining to |
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-ics, -tics
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noun-forming suffix
indicates a particular science or study; science or study of |
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-ism
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition, quality |
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-ismus
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition; muscular spasm |
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-oid, -ode, -id
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noun-forming suffix
indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling |
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-oid, -ode, -id
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adjective-forming suffix
indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblence: like, resembling |
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-oma
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noun-forming suffix
usually tumor, occasionally disease |
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-omat-
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combining form
usually tumor, occasionally disease |
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-omata
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plural noun-forming suffix
usually tumor, occasionally disease |
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-ose
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Latin-derived adjectival suffix
full of, resembling |
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-ose
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noun-forming suffix
used to form names of chemical substances |
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-ous
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Latin-derived adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of |
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-us
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Latin noun-forming suffix
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus) |
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-ize
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Greek derived verb-forming suffix
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in |
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-ate
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noun-forming suffix
used to form names of chemical substances |
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-ide
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noun-forming suffix
used to form names of chemical substances |
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-ite
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noun-forming suffix
used to form names of chemical substances |
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-one
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noun-forming suffix
used to form names of chemical substances |
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coli-
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prefix
usually referring to the colon bacillus, Escherichia coli |
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cyst(i)-
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prefix
usually referring to the urinary bladder |
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cholecyst-
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prefix
referring to the gallbladder |
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acr-
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combining form
[highest point] extremities (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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combining form
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-
|
combining form
blue |
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cyst(i)-,-cystis
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combining form
bladder, cyst |
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diplo-
|
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 |