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59 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- before vowel or h)
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Prefix: downward, disordered
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dia (di- before a vowel)
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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-
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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- before vowel or h)
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Prefix: change, transformation, after, behind
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para- (often par- before a vowel)
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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
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Latin-Derived adjectival suffix: 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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abstract noun forming-suffix: state, condition
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-ema
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abstract noun-forming suffix: state, condition
Combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat- |
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-esis
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abstract noun-forming suffix: state, condition, procedure
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-etic
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adjective-forming suffix, often from nouns ending in -esis: pertaining to
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-ics, -tics
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noun-forming suffix indicating a particular science or study: science or study of
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-ism
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abstract noun-forming suffix: state, condition, quality
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-ismus
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abstract noun-forming suffix: state, condition, muscular spasm
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-oid, (rarely) -ode, id
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nouns and adjective-forming suffixes indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
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oma
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abstract noun-forming suffix: usually tumor; occasionally disease.
The combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat-; the plurarl often is -omata |
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-ose
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adjective-forming suffix (Latin-derived) also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling
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-ous
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Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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tics:
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see -ics
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-us
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(Latin noun-forming suffix): condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
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-ize
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Verb-forming Suffix: commonly used Greek-derived suffix that means "to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in."
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Acr-
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Combining form: [highest point] extremities (particulary the hands and feet)
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Ambly-
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Combining form: dull, faint
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Carcin
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Combining form: [crab] carcinoma, cancer
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-cel-
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Combining form: hernia, tumor, swelling
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Cheir-, Chir-
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Combining form: hand
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Chol(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-
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Combining form: blue
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Cyst(i), -cystis
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Combining form: bladder, cyst
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Diplo-
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Combining form: double, twin
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Enter-
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Combining form: (small) intestine
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Erg-
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Combining form: action, work
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Gastr-
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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
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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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Micr-
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Combining form: (abnormally) small
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Nyct-
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Combining form: night
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Odyn-
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Combining form: pain
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Onc-
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Combining form: tumor
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Pachy-
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Combining form: thick
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Pseud-
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Combining form: false
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Py-
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Combining form: pus
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Sarc-
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Combining form: flesh, soft tissue
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Spasm-
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Combining form: spasm, involunatry muscular contraction
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Splen-
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Combining form: spleen
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Stom-, Stomat-
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Combining form: mouth, opening
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