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60 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 a vowel) |
prefix
downwad, disordered |
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dia- (di- before a vowel) |
prefix through, across, apart |
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esco- |
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-) |
prefix change, formation, after, behind |
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para- (often 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 |
(Latin derived) adjectival suffix located in |
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-ase |
noun forming suffix forms names of enzymes |
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-asia (-asis) |
(abstract) noun forming suffix state/condition |
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-ema (-emat) |
(abstract) noun forming suffix state/condition |
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-esis |
(abstract) noun forming suffix state/condition/procedure |
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-etic (-esis) |
adjective forming noun suffix pertaining to |
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-itic, -tics |
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/quantity |
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-oid, -ode, -id |
noun and adjective forming suffix indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance; like resembling |
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-oma (-omat, -omata) |
(abstract) noun forming suffix usually tumor; occasionally disease |
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-ose |
(Latin derived) adjectival suffix used to form names of chemical substances; full of/resembling |
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-ous |
(Latin derived) adjectival suffix pertaining to, characterized by, full of |
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-tics |
noun forming suffix science or study of |
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-ize |
Greek derived suffix "to make, to become, to cause to be, subject to, engage in" |
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acr- |
combining form (highest point) extremities (particualrly 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- |
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
fat |
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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 or 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 |
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-us |
(Latin) noun forming ending suffix condition, person, (sometimes mal formed fetus) |
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-ate -ide -ite -one |
suffixes used to form chemical substances |