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59 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
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prefix
(cat- before a vowel or h) downward, disordered |
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dia
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prefix
(di- before a vowel or h) 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
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prefix
(met- before a vowel or h) change, transformation, after, behind |
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para
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prefix
(often par- before a vowel) 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
pertaining to, located in |
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ase
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noun-forming suffix
forms names of enzymes |
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asia / asis (rare)
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition |
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ema
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noun-forming suffix
state, condition combining form on nouns ending in -ema is -emat- |
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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
indicating a particular science or study: science of study 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 (rarely ode / id)
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noun-forming 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; occasionally disease combining form ending in -oma is -omat-; plural is often -omata |
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ose
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noun-forming suffix
also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling |
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ous
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Latin-derived adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of |
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us
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Latin noun-forming suffix
condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus) |
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ize
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Verb-forming suffix
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in |
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acr
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combining form
extremetities (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
carcinoma, cancer |
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cel
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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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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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(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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suffixes used to form names of chemical substances
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-ate
-ide -ite -one |