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78 Cards in this Set
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a- (an- before a vowel or h) |
prefix not, without, lacking,deficient |
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anti- (ant- often before a vowel or h) |
prefix against, opposed to, preventing, relieving |
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di- (rarely dis-) |
prefix two,twice,double |
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dys- |
prefix difficult, painful, defective, abnormal |
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ec- (ex- before a vowel) |
prefix out of, away from |
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ecto- (ect- often before a vowel) |
prefix outside of |
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en- (em- before b, m, and p) |
prefix in, into, within |
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endo-, ento- (end-, ent- before a vowel) |
prefix within |
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epi- (ep- before a vowel or h) |
prefix upon, over, above |
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exo- |
prefix outside, from the outside, toward the outside |
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hemi- |
prefix half, partial; (often) one side of the body |
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hyper- |
prefix over, above, excessive, beyond normal |
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hypo- (hyp- before a vowel or h) |
prefix under, deficient, below |
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mono- (mon- before a vowel or h) |
prefix one, single |
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peri- |
prefix around, surrounding |
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syn- (sym- before b, p and m; the n assimilates or is dropped before s) |
prefix together, with, joined |
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-a |
noun-forming suffix state, condition, process,procedure,quality |
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-ac |
adjective-forming suffix pertaining to, located in |
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-ia |
noun-forming suffix state, condition, quality, process, procedure |
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-iac |
noun-forming suffix person afflicted with |
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-iasis |
noun-forming suffix disease, abnormal condition with a parasitic organism infestation of the the body by that organism with lith- formation or presence of calculi in the body |
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-ic |
adjective-forming suffix pertaining to, located in |
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-ic |
noun-forming suffix drug or agent person suffering from a certain disability or condition |
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-in, -ine |
noun-forming suffix form names of substances |
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-ist |
noun-forming suffix a person interested in |
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-itic |
adjective-forming-suffix pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation |
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-itic |
noun-forming suffix a drug or agent |
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-itis |
noun-forming suffix inflammation, inflamed condition |
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-itides |
plural noun-forming suffix inflammation, inflamed condition |
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-ium (-eum) |
noun-forming suffix membrane connective tissue a region of the body |
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-ma |
noun-forming suffix abnormal or diseased condition |
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-ma, -mat,-m |
combining form abnormal or diseased condition |
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-osis |
noun-forming suffix abnormal or diseased condition |
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-otic |
adjective-forming suffix pertaining to an abnormal or diseased condition |
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-sia |
noun-forming suffix state, condition, quality, process, procedure |
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-sis |
noun-forming suffix state, condition, process, quality, procedure |
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-tic |
adjective-forming suffix pertaining to |
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-tic |
noun-forming suffix drug or agent |
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-y |
noun-forming suffix state, condition, process, procedure, quality |
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acanth- |
combining form thorn, spine |
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alg- |
combining form pain |
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alges- |
combining form sensitivity to pain |
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all- |
combining form other, divergence, difference from |
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angi- |
combining form (blood) vessel, duct |
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arteri- |
combining form artery |
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arthr- |
combining form joint |
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bi- |
combining form life |
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brady- |
combining form slow |
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cardi- |
combining form heart |
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cephal- |
combining form head |
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crani- |
combining form skull |
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cyt- |
combining form cell |
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encephal- |
combining form brain |
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erythr- |
combining form red |
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lept- |
combining form thin, fine, slight |
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leuk- |
combining form white, white blood cell |
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lith- |
combining form stone, calculus |
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log- |
combining form word, study |
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malac- |
combining form soft |
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mes- |
combining form middle, secondary, partial, mesentery |
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-meter, metr- |
combining form measure measuring device (on the end of a word) |
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nephr- |
combining form kidney |
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neur- |
combining form nerve, nervous system |
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oste- |
combining form bone |
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prosop- |
combining form face |
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prot- |
combining form first, primitive, early |
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scler- |
combining form hard |
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sten- |
combining form narrow |
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stere- |
combining form solid, having three dimensions |
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tachy- |
combining form rapid |
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tox(i)- |
combining form poison |
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-logy |
suffix form study, science, the study or science of |
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-logist |
suffix form one who specializes in a certain study or science |
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-malacia |
suffix form the softening (of tissues) of |
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-sclerosis |
suffix form the hardening (of tissues) of |
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-stenosis |
suffix form the narrowing (of a part of the body) |
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-toxic |
suffix form poisonous (to an organ) |
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-toxin |
suffix form a substance poisonous to (a part of the body) |