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70 Cards in this Set
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derma
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the skin
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hepar
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the liver
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meninx
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one of the coverings of the brain or spinal cord
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soma
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the body
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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)
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prefix
downward, disordered |
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dia-
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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(o)-
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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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met(a)-
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prefix
change, transformation, after, behind |
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par(a)
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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(th)-
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prefix
in place of |
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-al
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adj forming suffix
pertaining to or located in |
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-ase
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suffix
forms names of enzymes |
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-asia, -asis
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noun forming suffix
state or condition |
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-ema
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noun forming suffix
state or condition |
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emat
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combining form
state or condition |
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-esis
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noun forming suffix
state, condition, procedure |
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-etic
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adj forming suffix
pertaining to |
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-ics, -tics
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noun forming suffix
study, science 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, -ode, -id
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noun forming suffix and adj forming suffix
indicating a particular shape, form or resemblance, like or resembling |
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-oma-, -omata-
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noun forming suffix or combining form
usually a tumor, occasionally a disease |
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-ose
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adj forming suffix or noun forming suffix
forms names of chemical substances, full of or resembling |
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-ous
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adj forming suffix
pertaining to, characterized by or 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 or engage in |
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-ate
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noun forming suffix
forms name of chemical substance |
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-ide
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noun forming suffix
forms name of chemical substance |
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-ite
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noun forming suffix
forms name of chemical substance |
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-one
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noun forming suffix
forms name of chemical substance |
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coli-
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refers to colon bacillus (e coli)
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cysti-
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urinary bladder
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cholecyst-
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gall bladder
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acr-
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combining form
highest point extremities, usually 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-
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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 or 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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combining form
flesh, soft tissue |
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spasm
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combining form
spasm, involuntary mm contraction |
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splen
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combining form
spleen |
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stom(at)-
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combining form
mouth, opening |