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58 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-(or cat-before a vowel or h)
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prefix
downward, disordered |
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dia-, di-
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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 |
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para-, par-
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prefix
alongside, around |
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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
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form abstract nouns: state, condition
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-ema, -emat
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition.
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-esis
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition, procedure
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-etic
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form adjectives: pertaining to
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ics-, -tics
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forms nouns indicating a particular science or study: science or study of
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-ism
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition, quality
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-ismus
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition, muscular spasm
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-oid, -ode, -id
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form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance
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-oma
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forms abstract nouns: usually tumor, occasionally disease.
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-ose
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a latin-derived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances: full of resembling
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-ous
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a Latin-derived adjectival suffix; pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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-us
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a Latin noun forming ending: condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
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-ize
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a 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
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) larger 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 |