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64 Cards in this Set
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a- (an- before a vowel or h)
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not, without, lacking, deficient
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anti- (ant- often before a vowel or h; hyphenated before i)
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against opposed to, preventing, relieving
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di- (rarely dis-)
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two, twice double
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ec- (ex- before a vowel)
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out of, away from
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ecto- (ect- before a vowel)
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outside of
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en- (em- before b,m,and p)
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in, into, within
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epi- (ep- before a vowel or h)
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upon, over, above
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exo-
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outside, from the outside, towards the outside
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hemi-
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half, partial; (often) one side of the body
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hyper-
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over, above, excessive, beyond normal
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hypo- (hyp- before a vowel or h)
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under, deficient, below normal
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mono- (mon- before a vowel or h)
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one, single
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peri-
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around, surrounding
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syn- (sym- before b, p, and m; the n assimilates or is dropped before s)
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together, with, joined
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-a
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state, condition
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-ac
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pertaining to, located in
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-ia
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state, condition (can appear in -y form)
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-iac
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person afflicted with
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-iasis
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disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of: often used with the name of a parasitic organism. When used with lith-: formation and/or presence of calculi in the body
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-ic
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pertaining to, located in; indicate a drug or agent OR a person suffering from a certain disability or condition
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-in, -ine
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names of substances
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-ist
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person interested in...
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-itic
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pertaining to; pertaining to inflammation; indicate a drug or agent
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-itis
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indicate an inflammed condition
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-itides
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plural form for words ending in -itis
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-ium (rarely -eum)
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membrane; connective tissue OR region of the body
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-ma (combining form: -mat-
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abnormal or diseased condition.
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-osis
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abnormal or diseased condition
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-otic
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pertaining to:
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-sia
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state, condition
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-sis
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state, condition
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-tic
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pertaining to; often indicate a drug or agent OR can refer to a person suffering form a certain disability or condition
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ACANTH-
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thorn, spine
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ALG-
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pain
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ALGES-
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sensitivity to pain
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ALL-
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other, divergence, difference from
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ANGI-
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blood vessel, duct
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ARTERI-
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artery
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ARTHR-
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joint
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BI-
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life
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BRADY-
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slow
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CARDI-
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heart
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CEPHAL-
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head
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CRANI-
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skull
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CYT-
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cell
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ENCEPHAL-
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brain
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ERYTHR-
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red blood cell
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LEPT-
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thin, fine, slight
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LEUK-
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white blood cell
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LITH-
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stone, calculus
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LOG-
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word, study
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MALAC-
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soft
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MES-
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middle, secondary, partial, mesentery
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-METER, METR-
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measure, measuring device
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NEPHR-
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kidney
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NEUR-
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nerve, nervous system
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OSTE-
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bone
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PROSOP-
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face
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PROT-
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first, primitive, early
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SCLER-
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hard
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STEN-
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narrow
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STERE-
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solid, having three dimensions
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TACHY-
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rapid
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TOX(I)-
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poison
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