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75 Cards in this Set
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Prefix
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Word part found at the beginning of the word.
Usually indicates number, location, time, or status. |
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Root
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Word part that gives the essential meaning.
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Combining Vowel
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Single vowel, usually an O,
that is added to the end of the root to make the word easier to pronounce. |
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Combining Form
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Combination of the root and the combining vowel.
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Suffix
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Word part found at the end of a word. Usually indicates procedure, condition, disease, or disorder.
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Epi
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Upper
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Extra
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Outside
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Hyper
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Above
Increased More |
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Hypo
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Below
Decreased Under |
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Infra
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Beneath
Below |
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Inter
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Between
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Intra
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Within
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Meta
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Beyond
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Per
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Throughout
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Sub
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Below
Decreased Under |
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Super
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Above
Increased More |
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Supra
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Above
Increased More |
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Trans
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Across
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Ultra
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Above
Increased More |
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A
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Without
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AB
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Away From
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AD
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Toward
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ANTI
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Against
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DYS
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Difficult
Painful Hard |
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EU
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Good
Easy Normal |
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ENDO
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Within
Inside |
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EX/EXO
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Without
Out External |
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ECTO
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Outside
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HYPER
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Elevated
Higher More |
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HYPO
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Depressed
Lower Less |
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INTER
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Between
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INTRA
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Within
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POLY
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Many
Excessive |
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OLIGO
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Scant
Little |
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PRE
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Before
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PERI
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Around
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POST
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After
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SUB
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Below
Under Less |
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SUPER / SUPRA
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Above
Beyond Excess |
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AC
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"Pertaining To"
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AL
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"Pertaining To"
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AN
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"Pertaining To"
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AR
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"Pertaining To"
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ARY
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"Pertaining To"
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EAL
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"Pertaining To"
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IC
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"Pertaining To"
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INE
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"Pertaining To"
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"Pertaining To"
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TIC
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"Pertaining To"
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Ectomy
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Surgical Removal.
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Pexy
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Suture To Stabilize.
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Plasty
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Surgical Repair.
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Stomy
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Surgically Created Opening.
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Tomy
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Cutting Into.
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Centesis
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid/gas.
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Gram
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Record of.
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Graph
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Instrument that records -or- Record of.
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Graphy
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Procedure that records.
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Lysis
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Separation
Breakdown |
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Scope
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Instrument to visually examine.
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Scopy
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Procedure to visually examine.
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Therapy
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Treatment.
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RRHAGIA / RRHAGE
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Bursting Forth
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RRHAPHY
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To Suture
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RRHEA
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Flow
Discharge |
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RRHEXIS
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Rupture
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ALGIA
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Pain
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ITIS
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Inflammation
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DYNIA
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Pain
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MALACIA
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Abnormal Softening
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MENGALY
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Enlargement
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OSIS
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Abnormal Condition
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PATHY
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Disease
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SCLEROSIS
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Abnormal Hardening
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UM
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Structure
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