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60 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) |
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, liekness |
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meta
(met before a vowel) |
prefix
change, transformation, after behind |
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para
(par before a vowel) |
prefix
alongside, sround, 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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suffix adjectival
pertaining to, located in |
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ase
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suffix
forms names of enzymes |
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asia, asis
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suffix abstract nouns
state, condition |
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ema
combining form ending: emat |
suffix absract noun
state, condition |
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esis
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suffix abstract noun
state, condtion |
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etic
noun ending: esis |
suffix adjective
pertaining to |
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ics, tics
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suffix abstract noun
indicating a particular science or study: sceince or study of |
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ism
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suffix abstract noun
state, condition, quality |
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ismus
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suffix abstract noun
state, condition, muscular spasm |
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oid, ode, id
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suffix noun and adjective
indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling |
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oma
combining form ending: omat plural ending: omata |
suffix abstract noun
usually tumor, occasionally disease. |
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ose
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suffix adjective
used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling |
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ous
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suffix adjective
pertaining to, chracterized by, full of |
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us
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suffix noun
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus) |
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ize
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Suffix VERB
"to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in" |
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acr
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combining form
[highest point] extremeties (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 *see etyomolgical notes for more use |
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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 |
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ate, ide, ite, one
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many suffixes used to form names of chemical substances
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coli, cysti, cholecyst
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coli- colon bacillus
cyst(i)- urinary bladder cholecyst- gallbladder |
