Whitley Virgil Lesson 2 Flashcards

Front 1

amphi-, ampho-

Back 1

prefix on both sides, around, both

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ana-

Back 2

prefix up, back, against

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apo-

Back 3

prefix away from

Front 4

cata- (cat- before a vowel or ha)

Back 4

prefix, downward, disordered

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dia- (di- before a vowel)

Back 5

prefix through, across, apart

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eso-

Back 6

prefix within, inner, inward

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eu-

Back 7

prefix good, normal, healthy

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heter-, hetero-

Back 8

prefix different, other, relationship to another

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homo-, homeo-

Back 9

prefix same, likeness

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meta- (met- before a vowel or h)

Back 10

prefix change, transformation, after, behind

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para- (par- before vowel)

Back 11

prefix alongside, around, abnormal, beyond

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pro-

Back 12

prefix before

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pros-, prosth-

Back 13

prefix in place of

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-al

Back 14

adjective-forming suffix pertaining to, located in

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-ase

Back 15

suffix forms names of enzymes

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-asia, -asis

Back 16

noun-forming suffix state, conditon

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-ema

Back 17

noun-forming suffix state, condition

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-esis

Back 18

noun-forming suffix state, condition, procedure

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-etic,

Back 19

adjective-forming suffix pertaining to

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-itcs, -tics

Back 20

noun-forming suffix indicating a particular science or study; science or study of

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-ism

Back 21

noun-forming suffix state, condition, quality

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-ismus

Back 22

noun-forming suffix state, condition, muscular spasm

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-oid, -ode, -id

Back 23

noun-forming and adjective-forming suffix indicating a particular shape, form or resemblance: like, resembling

Front 24

-oma. -omat, -omata

Back 24

noun-forming suffix usually tumor; occasionally disease.

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-ose

Back 25

adjective-forming suffix used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling

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-ous

Back 26

adjective-forming suffix pertaining to, characterized by, full of

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-tics

Back 27

noun-forming suffix indicating a particular science or study; science or study of

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-us

Back 28

noun-forming suffix condition, person (sometimes a malformed fetus)

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-ize

Back 29

verb-forming suffix to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in

Front 30

acr-

Back 30

combining form [highest point] extremities (particularly the hands and feet)

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ambly-

Back 31

combining form dull, faint

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carcin-

Back 32

combining form [crab] carcinoma, cancer

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-cel-

Back 33

combining form hernia, tumor, swelling

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cheir-, chir-

Back 34

combining form hand

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chol(e)-

Back 35

combining form bile, gall

Front 36

col(i)-, colon-

Back 36

combining form colon

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cyan-

Back 37

combining form blue

Front 38

cyst(i)-, -cystis

Back 38

combining form bladder, cyst

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diplo-

Back 39

combining form double, twin

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enter-

Back 40

combining form (small) intestine

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erg-

Back 41

combining form action, work

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gastr-

Back 42

combining form stomach

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hem-, hemat-, -em

Back 43

combining form blood

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hepar-, hepat-

Back 44

combining form liver

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lip-

Back 45

combining form fat

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macr-

Back 46

combining form (abnormally) large or long

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mega-, megal-

Back 47

combining form (abnormally) large or long

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melan-

Back 48

combining form dark, black

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micr-

Back 49

combining form (abnormally) small

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nyct-

Back 50

combining form night

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odyn-

Back 51

combining form pain

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onc-

Back 52

combining form tumor

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pachy-

Back 53

combining form thick

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pseud-

Back 54

combining form false

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py-

Back 55

combining form pus

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sarc-

Back 56

combining form flesh, soft tissue

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spasm-

Back 57

combining form spasm, involuntary muscular contraction

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splen-

Back 58

combining form spleen

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stom-, stomat-

Back 59

combining form mouth, opening