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65 Cards in this Set
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a
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prefix- not, without, lacking
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anti- (ant-)
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prefix- against, opposed to, preventing, relieving
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di-
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prefix- two, twice, double
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dys-
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prefix- difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
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ec- (ex-)
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prefix- out of, away from
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ecto- (ect-)
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prefix outside of
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en- (em-)
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prefix- in, into, within
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endo- (ento, end, ent)
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prefix within
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epi- (ep)
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prefix upon, over, above
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exo-
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prefix- outside, from the outside
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hemi-
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prefix half, partial
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hyper-
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prefix- over, above, excessive
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hypo-
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prefix under, deficient
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mono-
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prefix one, single
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peri-
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prefix around, surrounding
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syn- (sym)
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prefix: together, with, joined
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-a
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suffix: abstract noun: condition
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-ac
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suffix: adjectives: pertaining to, located in
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-ia
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suffix: abstract nouns: state, condition, process
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-iac
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suffix: nouns: person afflicted with
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-iasis
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suffix: abstract nouns: disease, abnormal condition, *when used with lith- formation or presence of calculi
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-ic
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suffix: adjectives: pertaining to, located in *often indicated drug or agent
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-in
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forms names of substances
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-ist
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suffix: nouns: a person interested in
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-itic
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suffix: adjectives: pertaining to, inflammation *often indicates drug or agent
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-itis
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suffix: nouns: indicates an inflamed condition
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-itides
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plural form for words ending in -itis
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-ium
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nouns: membrane, connective tissue *can name a region of the body
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-ma
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nouns: abnormal disease
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-osis
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abstract nouns: abnormal or diseased condition
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-otic
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adjectives from nouns ending in -osis: pertaining to
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-sia
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abstract nouns: state, condition
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-sis
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abstract nouns: state, condition
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-tic
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adjectives from nouns in -sis: pertaining to *often indicate a drug or agent
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-y
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abstract nouns: used with -ia
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acanth-
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thorn, spine
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alg-
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pain
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alges-
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sensitivity to pain
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all-
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other, different from
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angi-
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blood vessel or duct
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arteri-
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air passage artery
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arthr-
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joint
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bi-
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life
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brady-
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slow
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cardi-
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heart
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cephal-
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head
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crani-
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skull
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encephal-
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brain
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erythr-
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red, red blood cell
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lept-
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thin, fine, slight
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leuk-
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white, white blood cell
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lith-
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stone, calculus
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log-
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word, study
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malac-
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soft
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mes-
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middle, partial
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-meter, metr-
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measure, device
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nephr-
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kidney
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neur-
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nerve, nervous system
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oste-
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bone
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prosop-
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face
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prot-
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first, early
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scler-
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hard
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sten-
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narrow
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stere-
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solid, having 3 dimensions
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tachy-
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rapid
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