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67 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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latin derived adjective suffix
pertaining to, located in |
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-ase
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forms names of enzymes
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-asia (-asis)...rare
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form abstract NOUNS, suffix
state, condition |
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-ema
conbining form is -emat |
forms abstract NOUNS, suffix
state, condition |
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-esis
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forms abstract NOUNS, suffix
state, condition, procedure |
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-etic
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forms ADJECTIVES, often from nouns ending in -esis, suffix
pertaining to |
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-ics (-tics)
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forms NOUNS indicating a particular science or study, suffix
science or study of |
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-ism
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forms abstract NOUNS, suffix
state, condition, quality |
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-ismus
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forms abstract NOUNS, suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm |
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-oid (-ode, -id)...rare
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form NOUNS and ADJECTIVES indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance, suffix
like, resembling |
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-oma
combining form -omat plural -omata |
forms abstract NOUNS, suffix
usually tumor, occasionally disease |
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-ose
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latin dervived ADJECTIVE, suffix
also used to form names of chemical substances full of, resembling |
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-ous
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a latin derived ADJECTIVE, suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of |
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-tics
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forms NOUNS, suffix
science or study of |
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-us
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a latin NOUN, suffix
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus) |
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-ize
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forms VERBS, greek derived suffix
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 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
harnia, 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, black |
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micr-
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combining form
(abnomally) 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 |
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-ate
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chemical substance suffix
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-ide
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chemical substance suffix
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-ite
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chemical substance suffix
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-one
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chemical substance suffix
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derma
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the skin
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hepar
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the liver
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meninx
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one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord
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soma
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the body
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