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62 Cards in this Set
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Amphi-(ampho-)
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prefix
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on both sides, around, both
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Ana-
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prefix
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up, back, against
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Apo-
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prefix
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away from
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Cata-(cat-)
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prefix
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downward, disordered
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Dia(di-)
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prefix
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through, across, apart
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Eso-
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prefix
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within, inner, inward
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Eu-
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prefix
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good, normal, healthy
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Heter-(Hetero-)
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prefix
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different, other, relationship to another
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Homo-(homeo-)
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prefix
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same, likeness
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Meta-(met-)
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prefix
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change, transformation, after, behind
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Para-(par-)
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prefix
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alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
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Pro-
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prefix
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before
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Pros-(prosth-)
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prefix
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in place of
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-al
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adjective-forming suffix
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pertaining to, located in
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-ase
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name-forming suffix
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forms names of enzymes
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-asia (-asis)
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noun-forming suffix
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state, condtion
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-ema (-emat-)
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noun-forming suffix
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state, condition
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-esis
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noun-forming suffix
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state, condition, procedure
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-etic
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adjective-forming suffix
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pertaining to
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-ics (-tics)
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noun-forming suffix
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science, study of
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-ism
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noun-forming suffix
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state, condition, quality
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-ismus
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noun-forming suffix
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state, condition, quality; muscular spasm
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-oid, (-ode) (-id)
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noun and adjective forming suffix
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indicates a particular shape; form or resemblence; like, resembling
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oma (-omat-)
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noun forming suffix
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usually tumor, occasionally disease
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-ose
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adjectival suffix
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also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling
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-ous
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adjectival suffix
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pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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-us
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noun forming suffix
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condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
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-ize
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suffix
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"to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in"
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-ate (-ide) (-ite) (-one)
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suffix
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names of chemical substances
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Coli-
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misc.
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colon bacillus, Escherichia coli
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Cyst(i)
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misc.
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urinary bladder
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cholecyst-
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prefix
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pertaining to the gallbladder
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acr-
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combining form
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[higest point] extremities (particularly the hands and feet)
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ambly-
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combining form
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dull, faint
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carcin-
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combining form
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[crab] carcinoma, cancer
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-cel-
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combining form
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hernia, tumor, swelling
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cheir-, (chir-)
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combining form
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hand
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chol(e)
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combining form
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bile, gal
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col(i)-, colon-
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combining form
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colon
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cyan-
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combining form
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blue
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cyst(i)- -cystis
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combining form
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bladder, cyst
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diplo-
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combining form
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double, twin
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enter-
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combining form
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(small) intestine
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erg-
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combining form
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action, work
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gastr-
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combining form
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stomach
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hem-, hemat-, -em-
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combining form
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blood
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hepar-, hepat-
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combining form
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liver
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lip-
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combining form
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fat
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macr-
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combining form
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(abnormally) large or long
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mega-, megal-
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combining form
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(abnormally) large or long
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melan-
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combining form
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dark, black
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micr-
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combining form
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(abnormally) small
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nyct-
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combining form
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night
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odyn-
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combining form
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pain
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onc-
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combining form
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tumor
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pachy-
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combining form
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thick
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pseud-
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combining form
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false
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py-
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combining form
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pus
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sarc-
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combining form
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flesh, soft tissue
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spasm-
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combining form
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spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
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splen-
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combining form
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spleen
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stom-, stomat-
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combining form
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mouth, opening
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