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69 Cards in this Set
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derma, dermatos
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skin
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gaster, gastros
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stomach
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derma
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the skin
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hepar
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the liver
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meninx
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one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord
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soma
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the body
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amphi-, ampho-
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on both sides, around, both
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ana-
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up, back, against
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apo-
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away from
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cata (cat before a vowel or 'h')
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downward, disordered
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dia- ('di' before vowel)
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through, across, apart
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eso-
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within, inner, inward
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eu
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good, normal, healthy
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heter-, hetero-
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different, other, relationship to another
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homo-, homeo-
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same, likeness
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meta ('met' before a vowel or 'h')
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change, transformation, after, behind
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para- (often 'par' before a vowel)
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alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
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pro
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before
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pros-, prosth-
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in place of
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-al (latin derived suffix)
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pertaining to, located in
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-ase
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forms names of enzymes
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-asia, -asis (rare)
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forms abstract nouns, state, condition
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-ema
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition. The combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat
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-esis
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forms abstract nouns: state condition, procedure
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-etic
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forms abstract adj.: often nouns ending in -esis: pertaining to
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-ics, -tics
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forms nouns indicating a particular science or study: science or study of
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-ism
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition, quality
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-ismus
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition, muscular spasm
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-oid, (rarely) -ode, -id
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form both nouns and adj indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
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oma
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forms abstract nouns: usually tumor; occasionally disease. The combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat; the plural is often -omata
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-ose
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a latin derived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling
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-ous
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a latin-derived adj suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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tics (ics)
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forms nouns indicating a perticular science or study
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-us
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latin noun-forming ending: condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
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-ize (verb)
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a commonly used greek-derived suffix that means "to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in"
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-ate
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forms names of chemical substances
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-ide
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forms names of chemical substances
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-ite
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forms names of chemical substances
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-one
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forms names of chemical substances
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acr-
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[highest point] extremitites (particularly the hands and feet)
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ambly-
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dull, faint
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carcin
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[crab] carcinoma, cancer
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-cel*
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hernia, tumor, swelling
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cheir-, chir-
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hand
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chol(e)-
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bile, gall
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col(i)-, colon
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colon
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cyan-
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blue
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cyst(i), cystis
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bladder, cyst
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diplo-
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double, twin
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enter-
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(small) intestine
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erg-
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action, work
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gastr-
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stomach
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hem-, hemat-, -em-
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blood
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hepar-, hepat-
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liver
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lip
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fat
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macr-
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(abnormally) large or long
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mega-, megal-
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(abnormally) large or long
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melan-
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dark, black
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micr
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(abnormally) small
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nyct-
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night
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odyn-
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pain
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onc-
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tumor
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pachy-
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thick
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pseud-
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false
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py-
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pus
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sarc-
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flesh, soft tissue
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spasm
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spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
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splen
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spleen
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stom-, stomat-
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mouth, opening
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