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66 Cards in this Set
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derma
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skin
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gastros
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stomach
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hepar
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liver
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meninx
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one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord
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soma
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the body
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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-
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prefix: change, transformation, after, behind
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para-
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prefix: alongside, around, abnormal, beyon
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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: pertaining to, located in
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-ase
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noun-forming suffix: forms names of enzymes
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-asia, -asis
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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: often from nouns ending in -esis: pertaining to
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-ics, -tics
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noun-forming suffix: indicating a particular science of study
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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 spasms
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-oid, -ode, -id
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adjective or noun-forming suffix: ndicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
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-oma
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noun-forming suffix: usually tumor, occasionally disease
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-ose
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adjective-forming or noun-forming suffix: used to form 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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-tics
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noun-forming suffix: indicating a particular science or study of
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-us
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noun-forming suffix: a condition, person
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-ize
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verb-forming suffix: a commonly used Greek-derived suffix, to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
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arc-
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combining form: extremities, highest point
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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: 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: large or long
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mega-, megal-
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combining form: 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: 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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mouth, opening
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coli-
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colon bacillus, E. coli
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cholecyst-
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gallbladder
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