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35 Cards in this Set
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eponyms
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words based on the personal name of people.
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acronyms
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words created from abbreviations or the first letters of a group of words
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word roots
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the part of a word that contains its primary meaning
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cochlea
appendix uvula |
snail shell
to hang onto grape |
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arter, arteri
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artery
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arthr
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joint
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card, cardi
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heart
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gastr
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stomach
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hepat
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liver
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later
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side
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norm
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a common state
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oste
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bone
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path
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disease
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tens
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pressure
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ven
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vein
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prefix
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the word part that is placed before the root to modify its meaning
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suffix
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the word part that is attached to the end of the word root
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-al
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pertaining to
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logy
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study of
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-meter
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measuring instrument
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-pathy
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disease
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-scope
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viewing instrument
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-scopy
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process of viewing
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combining vowel
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a word part that is used to connect other word parts in the formation of a word but does not modify the the meaning of the word
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arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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cardi/o
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heart
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gastr/o
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stomach
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hepat/o
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liver
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oste/o
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bone
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path/o
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disease
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ven/o
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vein
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