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63 Cards in this Set
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Amphi-, Ampho-
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both sides, around, both
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Ana-
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up, back, against
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apo-
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prefix-away from
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cat/a-
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downward, disordered
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di/a-
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through, across, apart
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eso-
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within, inner, inward
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eu-
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good, normal, healthy
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heter/o-
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different, other, relationship to another
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homo-, homeo-
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same, likeness
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met/a-
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change, transformation, after, behind
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par/a-
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alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
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pro-
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before
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pros/th-
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in place of
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-al
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adjective forming suffix: pertaining to, located in
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-ase
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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
combining form -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: pertaining to
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-ics, -tics
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noun forming suffix: 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
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noun and adjective forming suffixes: particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
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-oma
--omat Pl. Form- omata |
usually tumor, occasionally disease
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-ose
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adjective suffix: forms name 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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-us
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noun suffix: condition, person
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-ize
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verb-forming suffix: to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
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Acr-
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[highest point] extremities
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Ambly-
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dull, faint
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Carcin-
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[crab] carcinoma, cancer
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-cel
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hernia, tumor, swelling
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Cheir-
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hand
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Chol/e-
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bile, gall
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Cyan-
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blue
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cyst(i)/s
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bladder, cyst
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diplo-
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double, twin
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enter-
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(small) intestine
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erg-
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action, work
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gastr-
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stomach
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hem-, hemat-, -em-
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blood
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hepar-, hempat-
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liver
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lip-
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fat
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macr-
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(abnormally) large or long
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mega-, megal-
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(abnormally) large or long
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melan-
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dark, black
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micr-
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(abnormally) small
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nyct-
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night
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odyn-
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pain
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onc-
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tumor
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pachy-
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thick
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pseud-
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false
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py-
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pus
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sarc-
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flesh, soft tissue
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spasm-
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spasm, involuntary muscular contaction
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splen-
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spleen
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stom-, stomat-
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mouth, opening
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Suffixes: -ate, -ide, -ite, & -one form what?
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Chemical substances
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Cyst(i) referes to what usually?
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Urinary bladder
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Cholecyst- refers to what?
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Gallbladder
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-oma
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abnormal, diseased condition
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-cele usually means?
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hernia or swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid
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-gaster
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embryonic structures
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