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62 Cards in this Set
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amphi- or 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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Adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to, located in |
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-ase
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Suffix
forms names of enzymes |
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-asia , -asis (rare)
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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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The combining form of nouns ending in -ema is?
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-emat-
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-esis
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Noun-forming suffix
condition, procedure |
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-etic
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Adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to from nouns ending in -esis |
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-ics , -tics
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noun-forming suffix indicating a particular science or study
science, 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 , (rarelty) -ode , -id
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noun-forming, adjective-forming suffix
particular shape, form, or resemblance like, resembling |
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-oma
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noun-forming suffix
usually tumor, occasionally disease |
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-omat-
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combining form of -oma
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-omata
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plural noun-forming suffix of -oma
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-ose
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adjective-forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances 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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-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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what suffixes form the names of chemical substances?
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-ate , -ide , -ite , -one
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Acr-
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combining form
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
carcinoma, cancer |
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-cel-
|
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-
|
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-
|
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-
|
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 |