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58 Cards in this Set
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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 a 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
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adjective-forming 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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noun-forming suffix
state, condition |
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-ema
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition |
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-esis
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition, procedure |
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-etic
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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
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition, quality |
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-ismus
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm |
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-oid
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forms both nouns and adjectives
like, resembling |
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-oma
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noun-forming suffix
tumor (sometimes disease) |
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-ose
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adjective-forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances full of, resembling |
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-ous
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adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of |
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-us
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noun-forming suffix
condition, person (sometimes malformed fetus) |
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-ize
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verb-forming suffix
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in |
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acr-
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combining form
[highest point] extremities(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
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, involuntary 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 |