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58 Cards in this Set
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amphi-, ampho- |
prefix
on both side, around, both |
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ana- |
prefix
up, back, against |
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apo- |
prefix
away from |
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cata-, (cat- before a vowel or H) |
prefix
downward, disordered |
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dia-, di- before vowel |
prefix
through, across, apart |
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eso- |
prefix
within, inner, inward |
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eu- |
prefix
good, normal, healthy |
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heter-, hetero |
prefix
different, other, relationship to another |
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homo-, homeo- |
prefix
same, likeness |
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meta- (met- before vowel or H) |
prefix
change, transformation, after, behind |
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para- (par- before a vowel) |
prefix
alongside, around, abnormal, beyond |
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pro- |
prefix
before |
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pros-, prosth- |
prefix
in place of |
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-al |
adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, located in |
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-ase |
noun-forming suffix
forms names of enzymes |
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-asia, -asis |
noun-forming suffix
state, condition |
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-ema |
noun-forming suffix
state, condition |
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-esis |
noun-forming suffix
state, condition, procedure |
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-etic |
adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to |
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-ics, -tics |
noun-forming suffix
science or study of |
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-ism |
noun-forming suffix
state, condition, quality |
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-ismus |
nouns-forming suffix
state, condition; muscular spasm |
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-oid, -ode, -id |
noun-forming and adjective-forming suffix
like, resembling |
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-oma |
nouns-forming suffix
usually tumors, occasionally disease |
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-ose |
latin derived adjective-forming suffix; also used to form names of chemical substance
full of, resembling |
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-ous |
latin derived adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, full of, characterized by |
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-us |
a latin noun-forming suffix
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus) |
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-ize |
verb-forming suffix
to make, to become, cause to be, subject to, engage in |
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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- |
combining form
cancer |
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-cel- |
combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling |
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cheir-, chir- |
combining form
hand |
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chol(e)- |
combining form
bile, gall |
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col(i)-, colon- |
combining form
colon |
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cyan- |
combining form
blue |
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cyst(i)-, cystis- |
combining form
bladder, cyst |
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diplo- |
combining form
double, twin |
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enter- |
combining form
(small) intestine |
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erg- |
combining form
action, work |
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gastr- |
combining form
stomach |
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hem-, hemta-, -em- |
combining form
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-, megla- |
combining form
(abnormally) large or long |
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melan- |
combining form
dark, black |
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micr- |
combining form
(abnormally) small |
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nyct- |
combining form
night |
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odyn- |
combining form
pain |
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onc- |
combining form
tumor |
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pachy- |
combining form
thick |
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pseud- |
combining form
false |
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py- |
combining form
pus |
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sarc- |
combining form
flesh, soft tissue |
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spasm- |
combining form
spasm, involuntary muscle contraction |
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splen- |
combining form
spleen |
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stom-, stomat- |
combining form
mouth, opening |