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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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Suffix
a Latin-derived adjectival 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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Suffix
form abstract nouns: state, condition |
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-ema
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Suffix
forms abstract nouns: state, condition. The combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat |
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-esis
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Suffix
forms abstract nouns: state, condition, procedure |
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-etic
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Suffix
forms adjectives, often from nouns ending in -esis |
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-ics, -tics
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Suffix
form nouns indicating a particular science or study: science or study of |
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-ism
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Suffix
forms abstract nouns: state, condition, quality |
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-ismus
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Suffix
forms abstract nouns: state, condition; muscular spasm |
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-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id
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Suffix
form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form or resemblance: like, resembling |
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oma
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Suffix
forms abstract nouns usually tumor; occasionally disease. The combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat |
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-ose
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Suffix
a Latin-deprived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling |
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-ous
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Suffix
a Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of |
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-us
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Suffix
a Latin noun-forming ending: condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus) |
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-ize
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Verb-Forming Suffix
a commonly used Greek-derived suffix that means "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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AMBYL-
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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, black |
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MICR-
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(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 |