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28 Cards in this Set
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Amphi-, Ampho-
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On both sides, around, both
(amphi-bious) |
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Ana-
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up, back, against
(Ana-tomy) |
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Apo-
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Away from
(Apo-ptosis) |
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Cata-
(cat- before vowel or h) |
Downward, disordered
(Cata-bolism) |
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Dia-
(di before vowel) |
Through, across, apart
(dia-clasis) |
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Eso-
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Within, inner, inward
(eso-tropia) |
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Eu-
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Good, normal, healthy
(eu-phoria) |
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Heter-, Hetero-
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Different, other, relationship to another
(hetero-sexual) |
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Homo-, Homeo-
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Same, likeness
(Homeo-Stasis) |
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meta-,
(met- before vowel or h) |
change, transformation, after, behind
(meta-bolism) |
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Para-
(often par- before a vowel) |
Alongside, around, beyond
(Para-thyroid) |
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Pro-
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Before
(Pro-gnosis) |
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Pros-, Prosth-
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In place of
(Pros-thesis) |
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-al
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Adjectival suffix: pertaining to, located in
(Bronchi-al) |
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-ase
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Noun-forming, forms names of enzymes
(Lact-ase) |
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-asia, -asis
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noun-forming abstact- state, condition.
(xer-asia) |
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-ema
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abstract-noun forming- state.
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-esis
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noun-forming abstract- state, condition, procedure
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-etic
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forms adjectives, from nouns ending in -esis
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-ics, -tics
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form nouns- the science or study of
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-ism
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form nouns, state, condition, quality
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-ismus
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form nouns- state, condition, muscular spasm
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-oid, -ode, -id
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forms nouns AND adjectives, indicating particular shape, form, or resemblance.
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-oma
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forms nouns, usually tumor, occasionally disease
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-ose
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forms adjectives AND nouns, also to form names of chemical substances
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-ous
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forms adjectives, pertaining to, characterized, full of
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-us
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forms nouns, condition, person
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-ize
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meaning "to make, become, cause to be, engage in"
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