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58 Cards in this Set
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amphi- (ampho-) |
Prefix on both sides, around both |
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ana- |
Prefix up, back, against |
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apo- |
Prefix away from |
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cata- (cat-) |
Prefix downward, disordered |
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dia- (di-) |
Prefix through, across, apart |
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eso- |
Prefix within, inner, inward |
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eu- |
Prefix good, normal, healthy |
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heter- (hetero-) |
Prefix different, other, relationship to another |
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homo- (homeo-) |
Prefix same, likeness |
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meta- (met-) |
Prefix change, transformation, after, behind |
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para- (par-) |
Prefix alongside, around, abnormal, beyond |
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pro- |
Prefix before |
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pros- (prosth-) |
Prefix in place of |
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-al |
Adjective forming suffix pertaining to, located in |
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-ase |
Noun forming suffix forms names of enzymes |
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-asia (-asis) |
Noun forming suffix state, condition |
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-ema (-emat) |
Noun forming suffix state, condition |
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-esis |
Noun forming suffix state, condition, procedure |
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-etic |
Adjective forming suffix Forms adjectives from nouns ending in -esis, meaning state, condition, and/or procedure |
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-ics (-tics) |
Noun forming suffix science or study of something |
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-ism |
Noun forming suffix state, condition, quality |
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-ismus |
Noun forming suffix state, condition, muscular spasm |
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-oid (-ode, -id) |
Noun and adjective forming suffix Indicates a particular shape, form, or resemblance. Like, resembling |
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-oma (-omat, -omata) |
Noun forming suffix tumor, occasionally disease |
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-ose |
Noun forming suffix form names of chemical substances, full of, resembling |
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-ous |
Adjective forming suffix pertaining to, characterized by, full of |
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-us |
Noun forming suffix condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus) |
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-ize |
Verb forming suffix to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in |
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acr- |
Combining Form highest point, extremities |
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ambly- |
Combining Form dull, faint |
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carcin- |
Combining Form crab, carcinoma, cancer |
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-cel- |
Combining Form hernia, tumor, swelling |
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cheir- (chir-) |
Combining Form hand |
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chol- (chole-) |
Combining Form bile, gall |
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col- (coli-, colon-) |
Combining Form colon |
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cyan- |
Combining Form blue |
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cyst- (cysti-, -cystis) |
Combining Form bladder, cyst |
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diplo- |
Combining Form double, twin |
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enter- |
Combining Form (small) intestine |
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erg- |
Combining Form action, work |
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gastr- |
Combining Form stomach |
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hem- (hemat-, -em-) |
Combining Form blood |
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hepar- (hepat-) |
Combining Form liver |
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lip- |
Combining Form fat |
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macr- |
Combining Form abnormally large or long |
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mega- (megal-) |
Combining Form abnormally large or long |
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melan- |
Combining Form dark, black |
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micr- |
Combining Form abnormally small |
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nyct- |
Combining Form night |
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odyn- |
Combining Form pain |
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onc- |
Combining Form tumor |
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pachy- |
Combining Form thick |
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pseud- |
Combining Form false |
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py- |
Combining Form pus |
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sarc- |
Combining Form flesh, soft tissue |
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spasm- |
Combining Form spasm, involuntary muscle contraction |
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splen- |
Combining Form spleen |
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stom- (stomat-) |
Combining Form mouth, opening |