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64 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 a 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 a 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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ajective-forming suffix
pertaining to, located in |
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-ase
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noun-forming suffix
names of enzymes |
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-asia, -asis
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition |
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-ema, -emat
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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, -tic
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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, -ode, -id
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noun or adjective forming suffix
like, resembling |
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-oma, (-oma, -omat, -omata)
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noun-forming suffix
usually tumor, occasionally disease |
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-ose
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adjective-forming suffix
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 a 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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-ate, -ide, -ite, -one
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noun-forming suffix
names of chemical substances |
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coli-
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combining form
colon bacillus |
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cyst(i)-
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combining form
urinary bladder |
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cholecyst-
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combining form
gall bladder |
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acr-
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combining form
(highest point)extremities(usually 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, a form of 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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meninx-
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combining form
brain/spinalcord covering |
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soma-
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combining form
body |
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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
fake, false |
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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
involuntary muscle 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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derma-
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combining form
skin |
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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 |