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75 Cards in this Set
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Cheir
Combining Form |
Hand
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Derma, Derm
Combining Form |
Skin
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Gastr
Combining Form |
Stomach
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Hepar, Hep
combining Form |
Liver
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Meninx
Combining Form |
one of the coverings of the brain and spinal cord
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Soma
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the body
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Amphi, Ampho
Prefix |
on both sides, around, both
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Ana
Prefix |
Up, Back, Against
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Apo
Prefix |
Away from
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Cata
Cat before a vowel or h Prefix |
Downward, disordered
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Dia
Di before a vowel Prefix |
Through, Across, Apart
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Eso
Prefix |
Within, Inner, Inward
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Eu
Prefix |
Good, Normal, Healthy
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Heter, Hetero
Prefix |
Different, Other, Relationship to another
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Homo, Homeo
Prefix |
Same, Likeness
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Meta
Met before a vowel or h Prefix |
Change, Transformation, After, Behind
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Para
Often Par before a vowel Prefix |
Alongside, Around, Abnormal, Beyond
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Pro
Prefix |
Before
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Pros, Prosth
Prefix |
In place of
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al
adjective suffix |
Pertaining to, Located in
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ase
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noun formming suffix
forms names on enzymes |
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asia, asis
(rare) |
forms abstract nouns
state, Condition |
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ema
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forms abstract nouns
State, condition |
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ema
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combining form of nouns ending in ema is emat
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esis
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forms abstract nouns
state, condition or procedure |
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etic
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forms adjectives often from nouns ending in esis
Pertaining to |
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ics, tics
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forms nound indicating a particular science or study
Science or study of |
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ism
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forms abstract nouns
state, condition, quality |
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ismus
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forms abstract nouns
state, condition muscular spasm. |
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oid, (rare) ode, id
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forms both nouns and adjectives indicating a particular shape, form, or resemblance
Like, resembling |
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oma
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forms abstract nouns, usually tumor, occasionally disease
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oma
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combining form of nouns ending in oma is omat;
disease, tumor |
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oma
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plural is omata;
disease, tumor |
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ose
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adjective suffix also used to form names f chemical substances;
full of, resembling |
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ous
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adjective 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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ate
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forms names of chemical substances
(chlorate) |
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ide
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forms names of chemical substances
(bromide) |
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ite
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forms names of chemical substances
nitrite |
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one
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forms names of chemical substances
Testosterone) |
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coli
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prefix
Colon |
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cyst(i)
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words containing cyst usually pertain to the urinary bladder
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cholecyst
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words containing cholecyst refer to the gallbladder
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acr
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combining form
[Highest point] extremeties (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
[crab] carcinoma, cancer |
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cel
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combining form
hernia, tumor, swelling |
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chir
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combining form
Hand |
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ite
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forms names of chemical substances
nitrite |
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chol
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combining form
gall, bile |
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colon
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combining form
colon |
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cyan
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combining form
blue |
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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 fore
stomach |
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hem
hemat em |
combining form
blood |
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hepar
hepat |
combining form
liver |
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macr
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combining form
(abnormally) large or long |
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mega
megal |
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 |
combining form
mouth, opening |
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cel
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adjective forming noun
scarlike growth of tissue |