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58 Cards in this Set
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amphi-
ampho- |
on both sides, around, both
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ana-
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up, back, against
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apo-
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away from
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cata-
(cat- before a vowel or h) |
downward, disordered
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dia-
(di- before a vowel) |
through, across, apart
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eso-
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within, inner, inward
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eu-
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good, normal, healthy
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heter-
hetero- |
different, other, relationship to another
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homo-
homeo- |
same, likeness
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para-
(often par- before a vowel) |
alongside, around
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pro-
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before
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pros-
prosth- |
in place of
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-al
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a Latin-derived adjectival suffix: pretending to, located in
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-ase
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forms names of enzymes
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-asia
-asis (rare) |
form abstrat nouns: state, condition
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-ema
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition. The combining form of nouns ending in -ema is -emat-
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-esis
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition, procedure
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-etic
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forms adjectives, often from nouns ending in -esis: pertaining to
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-ics
-tics |
form nouns indicating a particular science or study: science or study of
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-ism
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition, quality
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-ismus
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forms abstract nouns: state, condition; muscular spasm
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-oid
-ode -id |
form both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
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-oma
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forms abstract nouns: usually tumor; occasionally disease
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-ose
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a latin-derived adjectival suffix; also used to form names of chemical substances: full of, resembling
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-ous
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a latin-derived adjectival suffix; pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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-tics
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see -ics
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-us
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a latin noun-froming ending: condition, person
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-ize
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a commonly used Greek_derived suffix that means "to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in"
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acr-
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[highest point] extemities (particulary the hands and feet)
combining form |
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ambly-
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dull, faint
combining form |
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carcin-
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[crab] carcinoma, cancer
combining form |
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-cel
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hernia, tumor, swelling
combining form |
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cheir-
chir- |
hand
combining form |
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chol(e)-
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bile, gall
combining form |
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col(i)-
colon- |
colon
combining form |
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cyan-
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blue
combining form |
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cyst(i)-
-cystis |
bladder, cyst
combining form |
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diplo-
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double, twin
combining form |
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enter-
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(small) intestine
combining form |
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erg-
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action, work
combining form |
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gastr-
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stomach
combining form |
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hem-
hemat- -em- |
blood
combining form |
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hepar-, hepat-
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liver
combining form |
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lip-
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fat
combining form |
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macr-
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(abnormally) large or long
combining form |
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mega-
megal- |
(abnormally) large or long
combining form |
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melan-
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dark, black
combining form |
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micr-
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(abnormally) small
combining form |
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nyct-
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night
combining form |
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odyn-
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pain
combining form |
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onc-
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tumor
combining form |
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pachy-
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thick
combining form |
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pseud-
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false
combining form |
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py-
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pus
combining form |
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sarc-
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flesh, soft tissue
combining form |
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spasm-
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spasm, involuntary muscular contraction
combining form |
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splen-
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spleen
combining form |
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stom-
stomat- |
mouth, opening
combining form |