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60 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 before a vowel or h) |
prefix
downward, disordered |
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dia
(di before a vowel) |
prefix
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 before a vowel or h) |
prefix
change, transformation, after, behind |
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para
(often par before a vowel) |
prefix
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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suffix
Latin derived adjectival suffix pertaining to, located in |
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ase
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suffix
forms names of enzymes |
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asia, asis(rare)
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suffix
abstract nouns state , condition |
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ema
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suffix
abstract nouns state, condition (combining forms of nouns ending in -ema is -emat |
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esis
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suffix
abstract nouns state, condition,procedure |
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etic
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suffix
adjective forming pertaining to (often from nouns ending in -esis |
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ics, tics
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suffix
nouns indicating a particular science or study science or study of |
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ism
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suffix
abstract nouns state, condition, quality |
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ismus
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suffix
abstract nouns state, condition, muscular spasm |
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oid ode, id
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suffix
both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance. like, resembling |
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oma
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suffix
abstract nouns usually tumor, occasionally disease. the combining form of nouns ending in oma is omat. plural is often omata. |
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ose
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suffx
latin derived adjectival also used to form names of chemical substances full of, resembling |
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ous
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suffix
latin derived adjectival pertaining to, characterized by, full of |
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tics
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suffix
nouns indicating a particular science or study of, |
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us
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suffix
Latin noun forming ending condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus) |
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ize
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verb forming suffix
greek derived to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in. |
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ate, ide, ite, one
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suffixes used to form names of chemical substances.
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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) 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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chol(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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nem, 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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splen
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combining fomr
spleen |
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stom, stomat
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combining form
mouth, opening |
