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57 Cards in this Set
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amphi; ampho |
prefix on both sides, around, both ex: amphibious amphocyte |
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ana |
prefix up, back, against ex: anatomy; anagen |
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apo |
prefix away from ex: apoctye; apoptosis |
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cata (cat before a vowel or h) |
prefix downward; disordered ex: catabloism; cathode |
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dia- (di before vowel) |
prefix through,across, apart ex:diaclasis; dioptometer |
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eso |
prefix within,inner, inward ex: esogastritis;esotropia |
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eu- |
prefix good, normal, healthy ex: euthyroid; euphoria |
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heter-, hetero- |
prefix different, other,relationship to another ex: heterochromia; heterosexual |
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homo-; homeo |
prefix same;likeness ex: homosexual; homotopic |
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meta- (met before vowel or h) |
prefix changes;transformation, after, behind ex: metabolism ; metencephalon |
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para (par before vowel or h) |
prefix alongside; around; abnormal; beyond ex:parathyroid, paronychia |
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pro |
prefix before ex:prodromal, prophylaxis |
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pros- (prosth-) |
prefix in place of ex: prosthesis, prosthodontics |
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-al |
adjective forming suffix pertaining to; located in ex: bronchial; psychological |
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-ase |
noun forming suffix name of an enzyme ex; amylase; lipase |
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-asia (-asis) |
noun forming suffix state;condition ex: metochromasia, xerasia, blepharochalasis |
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-ema |
noun forming suffix state;conditon; the combining form of nouns ending in ema or- emat ex; emphysema; erythema |
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-esis |
noun forming suffix state; condition; precedure ex: vasoparesis; amniocentesis |
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-etic |
adjective forming suffix pertaining to ex: genetics; diuretics |
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-ics;-tics |
noun forming suffix science or study of ex: pediatrics, orthotics |
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-ism |
noun-forming suffix state; condition; quality |
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-ismus |
noun forming suffix state; condition; muscular spasm |
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-oid, -ode , -id |
noun and adjective forming suffix like; resembling |
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-oma |
noun forming suffix tumor; ocassionally disease; combinig forms of nouns ending in oma or omat |
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-ose |
adjective forming suffix full of; resembing; also used in chemical names |
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-ous |
adjective forming suffix pertaining to; characterized by; full of |
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-us |
noun forming suffix condition; person ( sometimes a malformed fetus) |
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-ize |
verb forming suffix to make; become; cause; to be;subject to; engage in |
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acr- |
combining form (highest point) extremities (usually hands or feet) |
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ambly- |
combining form dull, faint |
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carcin- |
combining form (crab) carcinoma, cancer |
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-cel- |
combining form hernia; tumor; swelling |
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CHEIR- ; CHIR |
combining form hand |
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col(i); colon- |
combining form colon |
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cyan- |
combining form blue |
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cyst(i)- ; cystis |
combining form bladder, cyst |
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diplo- |
combining form double; twin |
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enter- |
combining form (small) intestine |
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ERG |
combining form action; work |
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gastr- |
combining form stomach |
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hem- ; hemat- ; -em- |
combining form blood |
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hepar- ; hepat- |
combining form liver |
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lip- |
combining form fat |
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macr- |
combining form (abnormally) large or long |
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mega- ; megal- |
combining form (abnormally) large or long |
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melan- |
combining form dark; black |
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micr- |
(abnormally) small |
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nyct- |
combining form night |
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odyn- |
combining form pain |
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onc- |
combining form tumor |
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pachy- |
combining form thick |
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pseud- |
combining form false |
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py- |
combining form pus |
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sarc- |
combining form flesh; soft tissue |
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spasm- |
combining form spasm; involuntary muscle contractions |
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splen- |
combining form spleen |
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stom- ; stomat- |
combining form mouth; opening |