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71 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-)
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prefix
downward, disordered |
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dia-(di-)
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prefix
through, across, part |
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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-)
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prefix
change, transformation, after, behind |
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para-(par-)
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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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adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, located in |
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-ase
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noun-forming suffix
forms names of enzymes |
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-asia (-asis)
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition |
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-ema
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noun-forming suffix
state condition |
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-ema (-emat)
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combining form for nouns
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-esis
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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
indicate a particular science or study; science or study of |
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-ism
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition, quality |
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-ismus
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm |
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-oid,(-ode),(-id)
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noun-forming suffix
adjective-forming suffix particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling |
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-oma
-oma,(-omat) -omata |
noun-forming suffix
combining form plural form usually tumor, occasionally disease |
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-ose
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adjective-forming suffix
forms names of chem substances full of, resembling |
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-ous
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adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of |
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-us
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noun-forming suffix
condition, person: (sometimes unborn fetus) |
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-ize
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verb-forming suffix
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in |
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-ate
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chemical substance
chlor-ate |
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-ide
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chemical substance
brom-ide |
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-ite
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chemical substance
nitr-ite |
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-one
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chemical substance
testoster-one |
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acr-
|
combining form
(highest point) extremities (particularly the hands and feet) |
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ambly-
|
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
preceding hyphen hernia, tumor, swelling |
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cheir-, chir-
|
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
preceding hyphen bladder, cyst |
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cholecyst-
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combining form
gallbladder |
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diplo-
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combining form
twin, double |
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enter-
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combining form
(small) intestine |
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erg-
|
combining form
action, work |
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gastr-
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combining form
stomach |
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hem-, hemat-, -em-
|
combining form
preceding hyphen 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-
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combining form
dark, black |
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micr-
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combining form
(abnormally) small |
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nyct-
|
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 |
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-cele
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combining form
suffix form hernia, the protusion of an organ or part of an organ through the wall of the vacity that normally contains it |
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kel-
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combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling (variation of cel-) |
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derma
|
combining form
can be used with or without prefix skin |
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hepar
|
combining form
can be used with or without prefix liver |
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meninx
|
combining form
can be used with or without prefix one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord |
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soma
|
combining form
can be used with or without prefix body |
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coli-
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combining form
reference to colon bacteria Escherichia coli |