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58 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- before 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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Adjectival Suffix
Pertaining to, located in |
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-ase
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Noun suffix
names of enzymes |
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-asia, -asis
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Noun suffix
state, condition |
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-ema
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Noun suffix
state, condition |
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-esis
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Noun suffix
state, condition, procedure |
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-etic
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Adjective Suffix
pertaining to |
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-ics, -tics
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Noun suffix
Indicationg a particular science or study; science or study of |
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-ism
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Noun suffix
state, condition, quality |
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-ismus
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Noun suffix
state, condition, muscular spasm |
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-oid, -ode, id
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Noun and Adjective Suffix
Indication a particular shape, form, or ressemblance like, resembling |
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oma
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Noun suffix
usually tumor, occassionaly disease |
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-ose
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Adjective Suffix
forms names of chemical substances, full of, resembling |
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-ous
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Adjective Suffix
pertaining to, characterized by, full of |
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-us
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Noun Suffix
condition, person (sometimes malformed fetus) |
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-ize
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Verb suffix
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in |
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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
carcinome, 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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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 |