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63 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-
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prefix, downward, disordered
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dia-
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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-
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prefix, change, transformation, after, behind
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para-, par-
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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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adjective-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, -tics
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noun-forming suffix, a particular science or study: 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 and adjective forming suffix, indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
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-oma, -omat, -omata
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noun-forming suffix, tumor, disease
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-ose
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noun and adjective forming suffix, nouns: names of chemical substances: adjectives: 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
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noun-forming suffix, names of chemical substances
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-ide
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noun-forming suffix, names of chemical substances
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-ite
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noun-forming suffix, names of chemical substances
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-one
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noun-forming suffix, names of chemical substances
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acr-
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combining form, {highest point}, extremities (particularly 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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cholecyst-
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combining form, gallbladder
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col(i)-, colon-
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combining form, colon, usually refer to the colon bacillus, Escherichia coli
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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, usually refers to the urinary bladder
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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 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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