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62 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-)
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prefix
downward, disordered |
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dia- (di-)
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prefix
through, apart, across |
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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-
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prefix
change, transformation, after, behind |
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para- par-
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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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adjective-forming suffix
pretaining to, located in |
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-ase
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forms names of enzymes
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-asia -asis
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition |
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-ema
-emat (combining form) |
noun-forming suffix
state, condition |
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-esis
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition, procedure |
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-etic
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adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to |
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-ics, -tics
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noun-forming suffix
forms nouns indicating a particular science or study; study or science of |
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-ism
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition, quality |
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-ismus
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm |
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-oid
-ode, - id |
noun and adjective-forming suffix
indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling |
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oma
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noun-forming suffix
usually tumor; ocasionally disease. Combining form of nouns ending in -oma is -omat; plural -omata |
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-ose
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adjective-forming suffix
also used to form names of chemical substances; full of, resembling |
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-ous
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adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of |
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-us
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noun-forming suffix
condition, person, (sometimes a malformed fetus) |
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-ize
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Greek suffix
"to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in" |
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-ate
-ide -ite -one |
suffixes used to form names of chemical substances.
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coli
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refer to colon bacillus
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cyst(i)
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refer to the urinary bladder
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cholecyst
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refer to gallbladder
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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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(crab) carcinoma, cancer
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-cel-
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combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling |
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cheir-
chir- |
combining form
hand |
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chol(e)-
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combining form
bile, gall |
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col(i)-
colon- |
combining form
colon |
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cyan-
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combining form
blue |
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cyst(i)-
-cystis |
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- |
combining form
blood |
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hepar-
hepat- |
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- |
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- |
combining form
mouth, opening |