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-a

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  • nominal suffix
  • state, condition; collection of
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a-

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  • prefix
  • primary meaning: without
  • subsidiary meaning: lacking; deficient; not
  • “an-“ before elements beginning with a vowel or H
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aer-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: air
  • subsidiary meaning: gas
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aeti-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: origin
  • subsidiary meaning: cause
  • “aetiology” often just means “cause”
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-al (2)

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  • adjectival suffix – pertaining to, located in

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  • nominal suffix – verb-to-noun
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alve-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: hollow
  • subsidiary meaning: cavity; socket; sac
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alveol-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: alveolus
  • subsidiary meaning: small cavity; small sac
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-an

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  • adjectival suffix
  • pertaining to
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arachn-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: spider
  • subsidiary meaning: web; arachnoid membrane
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-ary (2)

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  • noun-to-adjective adjectival suffix – pertaining to

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  • nominal suffix – place (location)
  • abstract nominal suffix “arium”
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-ate

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  • verbal suffix
  • primary meaning: to act in the specified manner
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aut-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: self
  • subsidiary meaning: (one’s) own; spontaneous
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aux- OR -auxis

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  • root (aux-)
  • abstract nominal suffix (-auxis)
  • primary meaning: increase
  • subsidiary meaning: grow; enlargement
  • also “-auxe”
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bi-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: life
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chem-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: chemical
  • subsidiary meaning: drug; medicine
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chol-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: bile; gall
  • connecting vowel “-e-“
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clys- OR -clysis

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  • clys- (root)
  • -clysis (nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: irrigate
  • subsidiary meaning: rinse; inject fluid
  • root is sometimes “cly-“
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cosm-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: world
  • subsidiary meaning: universe
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cry-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: icy cold
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crym-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: icy cold
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-cy

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  • nominal suffix
  • state; act of
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dendr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: tree
  • subsidiary meaning: dendrite; dendron
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dia-

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  • prefix
  • primary meaning: through
  • subsidiary meaning: across; apart; complete
  • “di-“ before vowels
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dol-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: hurt
  • subsidiary meaning: pain
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-eal
- adjectival suffix - pertaining to
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-ean
- adjectival suffix - pertaining to
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-eme
- nominal suffix - primary meaning: unit - fundamental unit (usually in linguistics)
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-ent
- verb-to-adjective adjectival suffix - primary meaning: doing (the verbal action) - subsidiary meaning: tending (the verbal action)
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epi-
- prefix - primary meaning: upon - subsidiary meaning: over; above; excessive - "ep-" + vowel or H
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-er
- nominal suffix – agent (doer) - primary meaning: one who
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-eum
- nominal suffix - notes: noun-to-adjective adjectival suffix - masculine "-eus" - feminine "-ea"
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ex-
- prefix - primary meaning: out of - subsidiary meaning: away from - Greek: sometimes "ec-" - Latin: sometimes "e-" before consonants, or "ef-" before F
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exo-
- prefix - primary meaning: outside
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extern-
- root - primary meaning: outer
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fac-
- root - primary meaning: make
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-fect
- verbal suffix - primary meaning: make
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fer- OR -ferous
- fer- (root) - -ferous (adjectival suffix) – bearing - primary meaning: bear - subsidiary meaning: carry
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fic-
- root - primary meaning: make - note: usually has a prefix
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-form
- adjectival suffix – shape - primary meaning: form - subsidiary meaning: resembling; shape
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-fugal
- adverbial suffix - primary meaning: moving away from
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gest-
- root - primary meaning: bear - subsidiary meaning: carry
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gloss-
- root - primary meaning: tongue - subsidiary meaning: language - sometimes "glott-"
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gnos- OR -gnosis
- gnos- (root) - -gnosis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: know
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hæm-- OR -hæmia
- haem- (root) - -haemia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: blood - presence of blood in... OR presence of X in blood - "-haemia" after P, T, K - otherwise "-aemia"
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haemat-
- root - primary meaning: blood
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heli-
- root - primary meaning: sun
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hemi-
- prefix - primary meaning: half - subsidiary meaning: partial; one side of the body
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hyper-
- prefix - primary meaning: over - subsidiary meaning: above; excessive; beyond normal
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hypo-
- prefix - primary meaning: under - subsidiary meaning: deficient; below normal
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-ia
- nominal suffix – abstract noun
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-iac
- nominal suffix – person - primary meaning: person affected with
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-ian
- nominal suffix – person - primary meaning: person expert in
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-iasis
- nominal suffix – disease - primary meaning: disease - subsidiary meaning: abnormal condition
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-ic
- adjectival suffix – pertaining to; located in
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-ics
- nominal suffix (from adjective in "-ic") - primary meaning: science of - subsidiary meaning: study of
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-id
- adjectival suffix – pertaining to; located in; in a state of
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-ide
- nominal suffix - primary meaning: chemical
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idi-
- root - primary meaning: self
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-ient
- verb-to-adjective adjectival suffix - primary meaning: doing (the verbal action) - subsidiary meaning: tending (the verbal action)
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-ify
- verbal suffix - primary meaning: make
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-il
- nominal suffix – diminutive - primary meaning: small
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-illum
- nominal suffix – diminutive - primary meaning: small - "-illus" for masculine nouns - "-illa" for feminine nouns
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infer- OR inferior-
- infer- (prefix) - inferior- (root) - stand-alone word: inferior - primary meaning: below
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infra-
- prefix - primary meaning: beneath; below
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inter-
- prefix - primary meaning: between; among
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intem-
- root - primary meaning: inner
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intra-
- prefix - primary meaning: within - subsidiary meaning: inside
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-ion
- nominal suffix – act of
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-ite
- nominal suffix – chemical or mineral
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-ity
- nominal suffix (abstract noun) – state; quality; condition
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-ium
- nominal suffix
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-ive
- adjectival suffix – pertaining to
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-ize
- verbal suffix - primary meaning: make into - subsidiary meaning: become; cause to be - often spelled "-ise" in British English - occasionally found as "-yze/-yse"
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lal-
- root - primary meaning: talk - subsidiary meaning: speech
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lat- (2)
- root - primary meaning: bear - subsidiary meaning: carry OR - primary meaning: wide
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-lent
- adjectival suffix - primary meaning: full of
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log- OR -logy
- log- (root) - -logy (abstract nominal suffix) – field of study "log- + -y" - primary meaning: study of - subsidiary meaning: word; science of
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ly-
- root - primary meaning: break down - subsidiary meaning: destroy
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lys- OR -lysis
- lys- (root) - -lysis (nominal suffix) – breakdown (+ -lysis + -ize > -lyze) - primary meaning: break down - subsidiary meaning: destroy; reduce; decompose; disintegrate; break down
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-lytic
- suffix - primary meaning: pertaining to dissolution - subsidiary meaning: pertaining to reduction; decomposition; disintegration; breakdown - adjectival suffix from "-lysis"
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-ma
- nominal suffix – substance, disease, or abnormal condition - primary meaning: disease
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malac- OR -malacia
- malac- (root) - -malacia (abstract nominal suffix) – softening (malac- + -ia) - primary meaning: soft
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mega-
- root - primary meaning: large - subsidiary meaning: long
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megal- OR -megaly
- megal- (root) - -megaly (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: large - subsidiary meaning: long
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mel-
- root - primary meaning: limb
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melan-
- root - primary meaning: black - subsidiary meaning: dark
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-ment
- nominal suffix – agent or instrument
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micr-
- root - primary meaning: small
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morb-
- root - primary meaning: disease
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morph- OR -morph
- morph- (root) - -morph (nominal suffix) – agent or instrument - primary meaning: form - subsidiary meaning: shape
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mort-
- root - primary meaning: death
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no-
- root - primary meaning: mind - subsidiary meaning: mental activity; comprehension
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non-
- prefix - primary meaning: not
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ob-
- prefix - primary meaning: against - subsidiary meaning: toward; very; thoroughly - "-oc" before C - "-op" before P
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odyn- OR -odynia
- odyn- (root) - -odynia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: pain
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-oid
- adjectival suffix - primary meaning: resembling - nominal or adjectival suffix – resembling, shaped like, form of - occasionally "-ode" or "-id"
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-ole
- nominal suffix – diminutive - primary meaning: small
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-olum
- nominal suffix – diminutive - primary meaning: small - "-olus" for masculine nouns - "-ola" for feminine nouns
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-one
- nominal suffix – chemical substance - primary meaning: chemical
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-or
- nominal suffix – agent or instrument - primary meaning: person who - subsidiary meaning: thing that
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-orium
- nominal suffix – place - primary meaning: place where
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-ory
- nominal suffix – place - primary meaning: place for
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-osis
- nominal suffix – disease - primary meaning: disease - subsidiary meaning: abnormal condition
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para-
- prefix - primary meaning: alongside - subsidiary meaning: around; abnormal; beyond; near - often "par-" before vowels
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path- OR -path OR -pathy
- path- (root) - -path (nominal suffix) – person with - -pathy (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: disease - "pathology" often just means "illness"
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phil- OR -phile OR -philia
- phil- (root) - -phile (nominal suffix) – agent or instrument - -philia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: love - subsidiary meaning: affinity for
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phlegm-
- root - primary meaning: phlegm
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phlegmat-
- root - primary meaning: phlegm
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phob- OR -phobe OR -phobia
- phob- (root) - -phobe (nominal suffix) - -phobia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: (abnormal) fear
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phor- OR -phoria
- phor- (root) - -phoria (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: bear - subsidiary meaning: carry; comportment; mental state
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phys-
- root - primary meaning: gas - subsidiary meaning: air
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physi-
- root - primary meaning: nature - subsidiary meaning: appearance - sometimes "phys-"
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plasm-
- root - stand-alone word: plasma - primary meaning: plasma (component of blood or lymph)
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plasmat-
- root - primary meaning: plasma
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pneum-
- root - primary meaning: lung
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pneumon-
- root - primary meaning: lung
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pro- (2)
- prefix - primary meaning: before OR - primary meaning: forward - subsidiary meaning: in front
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pty- OR -ptysis
- pty- (root) - -ptysis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: spit
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pulm-
- root - primary meaning: lung - subsidiary meaning: pulmonary artery
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pulmon-
- root - primary meaning: lung - subsidiary meaning: pulmonary artery
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radi-
- root - primary meaning: ray - subsidiary meaning: medical imaging; radiation; radius
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re-
- prefix - primary meaning: again - subsidiary meaning: back; continually
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retro-
- prefix - primary meaning: behind - subsidiary meaning: in back; backward
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rhag- OR -rrhage OR -rrhagia
- rhag- (root) - -rrhage (nominal suffix) - rrhagia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: hemorrhage - subsidiary meaning: flow profusely; profuse flow or discharge; burst forth
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sangu-
- root - primary meaning: blood - combining vowel "-i-"
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sanguin-
- root - primary meaning: blood
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scop- OR -scope OR -scopy
- scop- (root) - -scope (nominal suffix) – agent or instrument - -scopy (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: examine - subsidiary meaning: look at
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-sia
- nominal suffix – (abstract noun) state; quality; condition
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sider-
- root - primary meaning: iron
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-sis
- nominal suffix – (abstract noun) state; quality; condition
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-sol
- nominal suffix - primary meaning: solution (substance)
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spir- (2)
- root - primary meaning: breathe OR - primary meaning: spiral - subsidiary meaning: coil
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stom- OR -stoma OR -stomy
- stom- (root) - -stoma (nominal suffix) - -stomy (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: mouth - subsidiary meaning: opening
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superior-
- root - stand-alone word: superior - primary meaning: above
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syn-
- prefix - primary meaning: together with - subsidiary meaning: joined - "-sym-" before B, M, P - "sy-" or "syl-" before L - "sy-" or "sys-" before S
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-ter
- nominal suffix – agent or instrument - primary meaning: person who - subsidiary meaning: thing that
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the-
- root - primary meaning: put - subsidiary meaning: place
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therap- OR -therapy
- therap- (root) - -therapy (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: treat medically - subsidiary meaning: heal
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trans-
- prefix - primary meaning: across - subsidiary meaning: through
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-ty
- nominal suffix – (abstract noun via French)
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-ule
- nominal suffix – diminutive - primary meaning: small
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ultra-
- prefix - primary meaning: beyond - subsidiary meaning: excessive
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-ulum
- nominal suffix – diminutive - primary meaning: small - "-ulus" for masculine nouns - "-ula" for feminine nouns
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-um
- nominal suffix (Latin) - primary meaning: condition
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ur- OR -uria
- ur- (root) - -uria (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: urine - subsidiary meaning: urinary tract; uric acid; in the urine
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-ure
- nominal suffix – result of an action - primary meaning: result - somtimes "-ura"
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-us
- nominal suffix (Latin) - primary meaning: condition
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vit-
- root - primary meaning: life
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-y (2)
- adjectival suffix (via French) OR - nominal suffix – (abstract noun) - Greek "-ia" > Latin > French
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