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Affixes Flashcards

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an

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without

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ab

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away from

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ad

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toward

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algia

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pain

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ante

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before

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anti

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against

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bi

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two/double

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brady

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slow

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circum

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around

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co

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together

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con

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together

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contra

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against

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de

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down/away

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desis

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binding/fixation

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dia

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through

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dys

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abnormal/difficult

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ecto

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outside

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ectomy

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excision/removal

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endo

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within

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epi

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outer/over/top

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exo

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away from

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extra

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outside/beyond

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ferro

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iron

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fore

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before/in front of

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form

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shape

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graph

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writing/record

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hemi

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half

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hydra

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water

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hydro

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water

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hyper

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above

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hypo

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below/under

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a

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without

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iasis

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condition of

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iatric

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medicine

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ic

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pertaining to

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inter

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between

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intra

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within

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isis

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condition of

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asis

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condition of

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itis

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inflammation of

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juxta

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near

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kinesis

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movement

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kypho

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humped

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logia

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science of/study of

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logy

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science of/study of

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lysis

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disintegration/breakdown

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macro

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large/long

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malacia

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med

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medio

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mega

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enlargement

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megaly

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enlargement

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micro

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mono

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single/one

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multi

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neo

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ob

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oid

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like/resemble

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oligo

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oma

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osis

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otomy

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pachy

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para

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near/normal

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path

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penia

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deficiency

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peri

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pexy

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fixation/suspension

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phobia

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phoresis

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transmission

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plasty

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surgical correction (plastic)

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plegia

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paralysis/stroke

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poly

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post

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pre

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pro

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in front of/on behalf of

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pseudo

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ptosis

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re

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back/again

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retro

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rrhaphy

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rhexis

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scopy

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semi

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sphygmo

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sub

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super

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supra

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sym

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together/joined

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syn

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together/joined

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tachy

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swift/fast

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tele

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toxo

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toxic/poison

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trans

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tri

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ultra

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uni

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xeno

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xero

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albus

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chloro

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chrom

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cirrhos

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cyano

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erythr

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leuko

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melano

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polio

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purpura

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rhodo

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rubeo

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xantho

Medical Terminology (14 decks)

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