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59 Cards in this Set
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prefix
amphi-, ampho- |
on both sides, around, both
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prefix
ana- |
up, back, against
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prefix
apo- |
away from
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prefix
cata-, (cat- before a vowel or h) |
downward, disordered
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prefix
dia-, (di- before a vowel) |
through, across, apart
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prefix
eso- |
within, inner, inward
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prefix
eu- |
normal, good, healthy
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prefix
heter-, hetero- |
different, other, relationship to another
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prefix
homo-, homeo- |
same, likeness
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meta-, (met- before a vowel or h) |
change, transformation, after, behind
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prefix
para-, (often par- before a vowel) |
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
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prefix
pro- |
before
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prefix
pros-, prosth- |
in place of
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adjective-forming suffix
-al |
pertaining to, located in
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noun-forming suffix
-ase |
forms names of enzymes
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noun-forming suffix
-asia, -asis |
state or condition
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noun-forming suffix
-ema |
state or condition
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noun-forming suffix
-esia |
state, condition, procedure
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adjective-forming suffix
-etic |
pertaining to
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noun-forming suffix
-ics, -tics |
science or study of
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noun-forming suffix
-ism |
stae, condition, quality
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noun-forming suffix
-ismus |
state, condition, muscular spasm
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noun-forming and adjective-forming suffix
-oid, -ode, -id |
like, resembling
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noun-forming suffix
-oma, -omat, -omata (plural) |
usually tumor; occasionally disease
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adjective-forming suffix, also used to form names of chemicals
-ose |
full of, resembling
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adjective-forming suffix
-ous |
pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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noun-forming suffix
-tics |
science or study of
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noun-forming suffix
-us |
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
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verb-forming suffix
-ize |
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
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combining form
acr- |
extremities (particularly the hands and feet)
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combining form
ambly- |
dull, faint
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combining form
carci- |
[crab] carcinoma, cancer
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combining form
-cel- |
hernia, tumor, swelling
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combining form
cheir-, chir- |
hand
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combining form
chol(e)- |
bile, gall
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combining form
col(i)-, colon- |
colon
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combining form
cyan- |
blue
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combining form
cyst(i)-, -cystis |
bladder, cyst
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combining form
diplo- |
double, twin
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combining form
enter- |
(small) intestine
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combining form
erg- |
action, work
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combining form
gastr- |
stomach
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combining form
hem-, hemat-, -em- |
blood
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combining form
hepar-, hepat- |
liver
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combining form
lip- |
fat
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combining form
macr- |
(abnormally) large or long
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combining form
mega-, megal- |
(abnormally) large or long
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combining form
melan- |
dark, black
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combining form
micr- |
(abnormally) small
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combining form
nyst- |
night
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combining form
odyn- |
pain
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combining form
onc- |
tumor
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combining form
pachy- |
thick
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combining form
pseud- |
false
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combining form
py- |
pus
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combining form
sarc- |
flesh, soft tissue
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combining form
spasm- |
spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
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combining form
splen- |
spleen
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combining form
stom-, stomat- |
mouth, opening
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