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61 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)
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prefix
downward, disordered |
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dia- (di-beforea vowel)
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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)
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prefix
change, transformation, after, behind |
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para- (often par- before a vowel)
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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
form abstract nouns, state, condtion |
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-ema
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suffix
forms abstract nouns, state or condition. The combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat |
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-esis
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suffix
forms abstract nouns, state or condition, procedure |
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-etic
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suffix
forms adjectives, often from nouns ending in -esis. pertaining to: |
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-ics -tics
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suffix
form nouns indicating a particular science or study; science or study of: |
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-ism
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suffix
forms abstract nouns: state or condition, quality |
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-ismus
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suffix
forms abstract nouns, state or condtion, muscular |
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-oid (rare) -ode -id
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suffix
form both nouns and adjective indicating a particular shape, form , or resembling |
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oma
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suffix
forms abstract nouns, usually tumor, ocassionally disease |
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-ose
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suffix
Latin derived adjectival suffix, alo used in names of chemical substances, full of or resembling |
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-ous
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Latin derived adjectival suffix:pertaining to characterized by, full of
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-us
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suffix
Latin noun forming ending:condtion, person or sometimes a maldeformed fetus |
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-ize
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verb forming suffix
commmon used greek derived word "to make become, cause to be, subject to, engage in" |
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acr-
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combining form
highest point, extremities particulary on 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)- -cystis
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combining form
bladder, cyst |
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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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hem-, 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 form
spleen |
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stom- -stomat
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combining form
mouth, opening |
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coli-
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verb forming suffix
usually refering to colon bacillus |
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cyst(i)-
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verb forming suffix
usually refer to the urinary bladder |
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cholecyst-
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verb forming suffix
refer to the gallbladder |