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63 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- (before a 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 or h)
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Prefix
change, transformation, after, behind |
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para-(often par- befor 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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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
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Noun-forming Suffix
state, condition |
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-ema
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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
science or 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, -ode, -id
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Noun-forming and Adjective- forming Suffix
like, resembling |
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-oma
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Noun-forming Suffix
tumor, (sometimes disease) |
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-ose
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Adjective-forming Suffix
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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-tics
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Noun-forming Adjective
science or study 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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Verb-forming Suffix
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in |
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-ate
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Noun-forming Suffix
forms names of chemical substances |
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-ide
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Noun-forming Suffix
Forms names of chemical substances |
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-ite
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Noun-forming Suffix
Forms names of chemical substances |
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-one
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Noun-Forming Suffix
Forms 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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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 |