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