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61 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-)
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prefix downward, disordered |
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dia-(di-)
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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- |
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-)
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prefix
change, transformation, after, behind |
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para-(par-)
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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 |
adjective forming suffix
pertaining to, located in |
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-ase |
suffixforms
names of enzymes |
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-asia, -asis
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abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition |
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-ema |
abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition |
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-esis
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abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition, procedure |
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-etic |
adjective forming suffix
pertaining to |
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-ics, -tics
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noun forming suffix
science or study of |
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-ism |
abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition, quality |
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-ismus |
abstract noun forming suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm |
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-oid, -ode, -id
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noun forming suffix
like, resembling |
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-oid, -ode, -id
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adjective forming suffix
like, resembling |
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-oma |
abstract noun forming suffix
usually tumor; occasionally disease |
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-ose |
adjective forming suffix
also used to form names of chemical substances, full of, resembling |
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-ous |
adjective 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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-ize |
suffix
to make, 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
(crab) carcinoma, cancer |
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-cel- |
combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling |
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cheir-, chir-
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combining form hand |
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chole(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- |
combining form blue |
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cyst(i)-, -cystis
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combining form
bladder, cyst |
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diplo- |
combining form
double, twin |
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-emat |
combining form
state, condition |
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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-
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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-
|
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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micro- |
combining form
(abnormally) small |
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nyct- |
combining form night |
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odyn- |
combining form pain |
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-omat, -omata
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combining form
tumor; occasionally disease |
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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 |