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58 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 vowel 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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a Latin derived adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, located in |
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-ase
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Suffix
Forms names of enzymes |
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-asia -asis
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Abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition |
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-ema
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Abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition |
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-esis
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Abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition, procedure |
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-etic
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Adjective forming suffix
pertaining to |
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-ics -tics
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Noun forming suffix
science or study of |
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-ism
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Abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition, quality |
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-ismus
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Abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm |
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-oid -ode, -id
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Noun and adjective forming suffix
like, resembling |
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-oma -omat -omata
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Abstract noun forming suffix
usually tumor, occasionally disease |
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-ose
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A Latin-derived adjectival suffix
full of, resembling |
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-ous
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A Latin-derived adjectival suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of |
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-us
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A Latin noun-forming ending
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus) |
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-ize
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Verb-forming suffix
Greek derived to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in |
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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
(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, blue |
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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 |