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58 Cards in this Set
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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 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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Adj. 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
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noun forming suffix
state, condition |
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-ema(combining form is -emat)
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noun forming suffix
state, 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
indicates a particular science or study: science or 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, -ode, -id
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(both nound & adj forming suffix)
indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance; like, resembling |
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-oma (combining form is omat; plural is omata)
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(noun forming suffix)
tumor; occasionally disease |
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-ose
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(adj. forming suffix)
full of, resembling |
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-ous
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(adj. forming suffix)
pertaining to, characterized by, full of |
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-us
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(noun ending 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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acr-
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combining form
[highest point] extremities (particularly hands & 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
[crab] 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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coli(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, 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 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 |
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-ate, -ide, -ite, -one
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suffix used to name chemical substances
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