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67 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
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(prefix) (cat before a vowel or b) downward, disordered
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Dia, di
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(prefix) (di before a vowel) 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) (met before a vowel or b) change, transformation, after, behind
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Para, par
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(prefix) (often part before a vowel) 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) a latin-derived adjectival 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 (rare)
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(noun-forming suffix) state, condition
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Ema
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(noun-forming suffix) state condition. The combining form of nouns ending in –ema is –emat-
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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) forms adjectives, 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 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 (rarely) ode, id
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(noun-forming and adjective-forming suffix) indicating a particular shape, form or resemblance; like, resembling
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Oma
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(noun-forming suffix) usually tumor; occasionally disease. The combining form of nouns ending in –oma is –omat; the plural often is omata
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Ose
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(adjective forming suffix) latin-derived; also a noun-forming suffix when used to form names of chemical substances; full of, resembling
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Ous
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(adjective-forming suffix) latin-derived; pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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Tics
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(noun-forming suffix) same as ics. Forms nouns indicating a particular science or study; science or study of.
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Us
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(noun-forming suffix) latin; condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)
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Ize
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(Verb-forming suffix) a commonly used Greek-derived suffix that means “to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in.”
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ate
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(noun-forming suffix) indicating names of chemical substances
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ide
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(noun-forming suffix) indicating names of chemical substances
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ite
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(noun-forming suffix) indicating names of chemical substances
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one
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(noun-forming suffix) indicating names of chemical substances
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Combining forms preceded by a hyphen (e.g., -em-) are found only
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following a prefix or another combining form
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Words beginning with or containing coli- usually refer to
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the colon bacillus, Escherichia coli.
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Words containing cyst(i)- usually refer to
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the urinary bladder
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Words containing cholecyst- refer to
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the gallbladder
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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] (fig 2-1) 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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Chole(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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Spleen
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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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