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57 Cards in this Set
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amphi-, ampho- |
prefix on both sides, 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 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 (often par- before 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 |
adj forming suffix pertaining to, located in
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-ase |
noun forming suffix forms names of enzymes |
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-asia, (rare) - asis |
noun forming suffix state, condition
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-ema |
noun forming suffix state, condition, the combing form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat |
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-esis |
noun forming suffix state, condition, procedure |
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-etic |
adj forming suffix pertaining to |
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-ic, -itics |
noun forming suffix science of study |
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-ism |
noun forming suffix state, condition, quality |
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-ismus |
abstract forming suffix state, condition; muscular spasm |
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-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id |
adj and noun forming suffix indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblance, like, resemblance |
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-oma |
noun forming suffix usually tumor; occasionally disease |
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-ose |
adj forming suffix name of chemical substances; full of, resembling |
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-ous |
adj forming suffix pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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-us |
noun forming suffix condition, person, (sometimes a malformed fetus) |
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acr- |
combining form extremities, highest point |
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ambly- |
combining form dull, faint |
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carcin- |
combining form cancer, carcinoma |
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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-, hemat-, -em- |
combining form blood |
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hepar-, hepat- |
combining form liver |
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lip- |
combining form lfat |
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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- |
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 muscular contraction |
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splen- |
combining form spleen |
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stom-, stomat- |
combining form mouth opening |