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prefixes and suffixes 2nd 1/2 Flashcards

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1
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-ema

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condition

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-osmia

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smell

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-sphyxia

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pulse

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-thorax

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pleural cavity, chest

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-apheresis

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removal, a carrying away

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-blast

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immature or embryonic cell

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-cytosis

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abnormal condition of cells (increase in cells)

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gen

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giving rise to; producing

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-globin, -globulin

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protein

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-lytic

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pertaining to destruction

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-oid

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derived or originating from

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phage

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eat, swallow

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-philia

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attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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-poiesis

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formation

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-stasis

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stop, control

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ana-

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again, anew

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inter-

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between

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-blast

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embryonic or immature cell

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-clast

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to break

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-listhesis

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slipping

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-malacia

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softening

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-physis

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to grow

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-porosis

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pore, passage

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-desis

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to bind, tie together

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-asthenia

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lack of strength

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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towards

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dorsi-

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back

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poly-

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many, much

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-opia, -opsia

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vision

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-tropia

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to turn

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-acusis, -cusis

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hearing

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-meter

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instrument to measure

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-otia

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ear condition

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-agon

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assemble, gather together

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-emia

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blood condition

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-in, -ine

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substance

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-tropin

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stimulating the function of (to turn or act on)

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-uria

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urine condition

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eu-

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good, normal

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hyper-

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excessive; above

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hypo-

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deficient; below; under; less than normal

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oxy-

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rapid, sharp, acid

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pan-

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all

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poly-

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many or increased

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ana-

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upward, excessive

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anti-

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against

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contra-

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against, opposite

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par-

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other than, apart from

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syn-

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together, with

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-blastoma

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immature tumor

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-genesis

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formation

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-oma

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mass, tumor

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-plasia, -plasm

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formation, growth

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-suppression

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to stop

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-therapy

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treatment

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ana-

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backward

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apo-

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off, away

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brachy-

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short (distance)

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epi-

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upon

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meta-

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beyond, change

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neo-

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new

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tele-

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far

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-gram

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record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-lucent

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to shine

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-opaque

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obscure

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echo-

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a repeated sound

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ultra-

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beyond

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-genic

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produced by

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-leptic

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to seize hold of

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-mania

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obsessive preoccupation

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-phobia

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fear (irrational and often disabling)

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-phoria

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feeling, bearing

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-thymia

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mind

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a-, an-

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no, not

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cata-

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down

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hypo-

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deficient, less than, below

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para-

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abnormal

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