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62 Cards in this Set
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amphi- ampho-
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prefix
on both side, 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-
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prefix
downward, disordered |
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dia-
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prefix
through, across, apart |
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eso-
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prefix
within, inner, inwards |
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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-
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prefix
change, transformation |
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para-
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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
latin-derived adjuctival: pertaining to, located in |
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-ase
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suffix
forms names of enzymes |
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-asia
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suffix
forms abstract nouns state, condition |
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-ema
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suffix
forms abstract nouns state, condition |
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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, forms nouns ending in esis pertaining to |
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-ics,-tics
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suffix
forms 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
forms both nouns and adjectives indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblance |
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-oma
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suffix
forms abstract nouns usually tumor, sometimes disease |
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-ose
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suffix
latin derived adjectival also used to form the names of chemical substances, full of resembling |
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-ous
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suffix
latin derived adjectival pertaining to characterized by, full of |
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-us
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suffix
Latin noun forming condition, person (sometims a malformed fetus) |
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-ize
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suffix
verb forming to make, become, cause to be, suject to, engage in |
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-ate
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suffix
forms name of chemical subtances |
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-ide
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suffix
forms name of chemical substances |
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-ite
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suffix
forms name of chemical substances |
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-one
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suffix
forms name of chemical substances |
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acr-
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combining form
(highest point) extremeties (particularly the 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
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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combining form
(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 |
