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a-

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  • prefix
  • primary meaning: away from
  • “abs-“ before elements beginning with T or sometimes C
  • usually “a-“ before consonants (but not always)
  • usually “ab-“ before vowels (but not always)
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-able

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  • adjectival suffix
  • primary meaning: able to
  • subsidiary meaning: capable of
  • sometimes “-ible”
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-ac

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  • adjectival suffix – pertaining to, located in, affected with
  • primary meaning: affected with
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-agra

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  • nominal suffix
  • primary meaning: gouty pain
  • subsidiary meaning: sudden pain
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alg- OR -algia

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  • alg- (root)
  • -algia (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: pain
  • subsidiary meaning: pain in
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alges- OR -algesia

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  • alges- (root)
  • -algesia (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: sensitivity to pain
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aneurysm-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: aneurysm
  • notes: from “an-“ + “eury-“ + “-ism”
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angi-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: (blood) vessel
  • subsidiary meaning: duct
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-ant (2)

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  • verb-to-adjective adjectival suffix
  • primary meaning: doing [the verbal action]
  • subsidiary meaning: tending [to do the verbal action]; exhibiting [the condition]

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  • nominal suffix – agent (doer)
  • primary meaning: one who
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ante-

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  • prefix
  • primary meaning: before
  • subsidiary meaning: forward
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anti-

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  • prefix
  • primary meaning: against
  • subsidiary meaning: opposite; opposed to; preventing; relieving
  • “ant-“ before vowels or H
  • “anti-“ before anything else
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aort-

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  • root
  • stand-alone word: aorta
  • primary meaning: aorta
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aqu-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: water
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aque-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: watery
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-ar

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  • adjectival suffix – pertaining to; located in, of
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arteri-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: artery
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arthr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: joint
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-ase

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  • nominal suffix
  • notes: forms enzyme names
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-asia

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  • abstract nominal suffix – state, condition
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-asis

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  • abstract nominal suffix – state, condition
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astr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: star
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-ate (2)

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  • nominal suffix
  • forms chemical names

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  • adjectival suffix – shape
  • primary meaning: characterized by
  • subsidiary meaning: having; possessing; resembling
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atri-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: atrium
  • subsidiary meaning: chamber, cavity
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blast- OR -blast

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  • blast- (root)
  • -blast (nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: primitive cell
  • subsidiary meaning: immature cell
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brady-
- root - primary meaning: slow
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cac-
- root - primary meaning: defective - subsidiary meaning: terrible
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capill-
- root - primary meaning: capillary
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capillar-
- root - primary meaning: capillary
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cardi-
- root - primary meaning: heart - subsidiary meaning: cardia
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carn-
- root - primary meaning: flesh
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cata-
- prefix - primary meaning: downward - subsidiary meaning: disordered - "cat-" before vowels or H
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-ce
- nominal suffix – state; act of
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cephal-
- root - primary meaning: head
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cid- OR -cide
- cid- (root) - -cide (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: kill - subsidiary meaning: cut, destroy - usually has a prefix - adjectival suffix "-cidal"
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cirs-
- root - primary meaning: dilated and twisted vein; varix
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cla-
- root - primary meaning: break - subsidiary meaning: break up; destroy
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clas- OR -clast OR -clasis
- clas- (root) - -clast (nominal suffix) – agent (doer) - -clasis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: break - subsidiary meaning: break up; destroy
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-cle
- nominal suffix – diminutive - primary meaning: small
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clon-
- root - primary meaning: spasm [involuntary muscle contraction]
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con-
- prefix - primary meaning: together with - subsidiary meaning: together; thoroughly; very - standard form is "con-" - "co-" before H - "col-" before L - "com-" before E, M, or P - "cor-" before R
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contra-
- prefix - primary meaning: against - subsidiary meaning: opposite; opposed to; preventing; relieving
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cor-
- root - primary meaning: heart
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cord-
- root - primary meaning: heart
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coron-
- root - primary meaning: crown
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corpor-
- root - primary meaning: body
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cortic-
- root - stand-alone word: cortex - primary meaning: outer layer
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creat-
- root - primary meaning: flesh
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cresc-
- root - primary meaning: grow - subsidiary meaning: begin to grow
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cret-
- root - primary meaning: grow - subsidiary meaning: begin to grow - usually has a prefix
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crin- OR -crine
- crin- (root) - -crine (adjectival suffix) - primary meaning: secrete
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-culum
- nominal suffix – diminutive - primary meaning: small - "-culus" for masculine nouns - "-cula" for feminine nouns
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cutane-
- root - primary meaning: skin
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cyst-
- root - primary meaning: bladder - subsidiary meaning: cyst
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cysti- OR -cystis
- cysti- (root) - -cystis (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: bladder - subsidiary meaning: cyst
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cyt- OR -cyte OR -cytosis
- cyt- (root) - -cyte (nominal suffix) - -cytosis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: cell
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de-
- prefix - primary meaning: down from - subsidiary meaning: away from; absent
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dem-
- root - primary meaning: people - subsidiary meaning: population
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dis-
- prefix - primary meaning: apart; away - "dif-" before F - "di-" before G, V, or sometimes L
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echo-
- root - primary meaning: reverberating sound; echo
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-ellum
- nominal suffix – diminutive - primary meaning: small - "-ellus" for masculine nouns - "-ella" for feminine nouns
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en-
- prefix - primary meaning: within
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encephal-
- root - primary meaning: brain - "en-" + "cephal-"
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endo-
- prefix - primary meaning: within - sometimes "ento-" - "end-" / "ent-" + vowel
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-esis
- nominal suffix – state; condition; procedure
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-etic
- adjectival suffix – from "-esis" noun
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eury-
- root - primary meaning: wide - subsidiary meaning: dilate
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extra-
- prefix - primary meaning: on the outside - subsidiary meaning: beyond - sometimes "extro-"
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fasci-
- root - stand-alone word: fascia - primary meaning: fascia - subsidiary meaning: membrane supporting muscles
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fibr-
- root - primary meaning: fibre - subsidiary meaning: filament; fibrous tissue
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fung-
- root - primary meaning: mushroom - subsidiary meaning: fungus
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gangli-
- root - primary meaning: ganglion
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genit-
- root - primary meaning: give birth - subsidiary meaning: bring forth; genital
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glandul-
- root - primary meaning: gland
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gli-
- root - primary meaning: glia - subsidiary meaning: neuroglia
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glia-
- root - primary meaning: glia - subsidiary meaning: neuroglia
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gram- OR -gram
- gram- (root) - -gram (nominal suffix) – something written down - primary meaning: record
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graph- OR -graph OR -graphy
- graph- (root) - -graph (nominal suffix) - -graphy (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: write - subsidiary meaning: writing; record [verb]; recording
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gryp-
- root - primary meaning: curved - subsidiary meaning: hooked
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gurgit-
- root - primary meaning: flood - subsidiary meaning: flow
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gurgitat-
- root - primary meaning: flood - subsidiary meaning: flow
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gutt-
- root - primary meaning: drop (of liquid)
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helminth-
- root - primary meaning: worm
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hepat-
- root - stand-alone word: hepar - primary meaning: liver
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herpet-
- root - stand-alone word: herpes - primary meaning: reptile - subsidiary meaning: herpes; creeping skin disease
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hidr-
- root - primary meaning: sweat - sometimes "-idr-" when not the first element
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hol-
- root - primary meaning: while - subsidiary meaning: all
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hom-
- root - primary meaning: human - subsidiary meaning: man
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homin-
- root - primary meaning: human - subsidiary meaning: man
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hydr-
- root - primary meaning: water - subsidiary meaning: fluid
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hypn-
- root - primary meaning: sleep
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iatr- OR -iatry
- iatr- (root) - -iatry (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: healer; physician; treatment
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-ile
- adjectival suffix – pertaining to; capable of being - primary meaning: like
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immun-
- root - primary meaning: safe - subsidiary meaning: protected; immune
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in- (2)
- prefix - primary meaning: in; into; very; thoroughly - "il-" + L - "im-" + B, M, or P - "ir-" + R OR - root - primary meaning: fibre - subsidiary meaning: muscle
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-in
- nominal suffix – substance
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-ine (2)
- nominal suffix – substance OR - adjectival suffix – pertaining to; in the category of
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inos-
- root - primary meaning: fibre; muscle
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-ism
- nominal suffix – (abstract noun) state; quality; condition; theory
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-ist
- nominal suffix – person who - primary meaning: person expert in - often from "-ism"
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-itic
- adjectival suffix – pertaining to (especially to inflammation from "-itis")
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-itis
- nominal suffix - primary meaning: inflammation - plural: "-itides"
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kary-
- root - primary meaning: nucleus
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kin- OR -kinesis
- kin- (root) - -kinesis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: move - subsidiary meaning: motion; movement - sometimes spelled with C
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lacer-
- root - primary meaning: tearing
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lact-
- root - primary meaning: milk
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lacun-
- root - primary meaning: gap - subsidiary meaning: cavity
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lymph-
- root - primary meaning: lymph
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lymphat-
- root - primary meaning: lymph
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mamm-
- root - primary meaning: breast
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meta-
- prefix - primary meaning: beyond - subsidiary meaning: transformation; after; behind; charge - "met-" before vowels or H
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multi-
- prefix - primary meaning: many - subsidiary meaning: much; affecting many parts
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my- (2)
- root - primary meaning: muscle - subsidiary meaning: mouse OR - root - primary meaning: shut - subsidiary meaning: close
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myc-
- root - primary meaning: fungus - subsidiary meaning: mushroom
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mycet-
- root - primary meaning: fungus - subsidiary meaning: mushroom
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mys-
- root - primary meaning: muscle
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neur-
- root - primary meaning: nerve - subsidiary meaning: nervous system; neuron
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nom-
- root - primary meaning: law
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nos-
- root - primary meaning: disease - subsidiary meaning: illness
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-ose (2)
- adjectival suffix – containing - primary meaning: full of - subsidiary meaning: containing; resembling OR - nominal suffix – substance - primary meaning: substance - subsidiary meaning: sugar
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-ous
- adjectival suffix – containing - primary meaning: full of - subsidiary meaning: containing; resembling
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pan-
- root - primary meaning: all - subsidiary meaning: entire; every
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per-
- prefix - primary meaning: through - subsidiary meaning: very; thoroughly - "pel-" before L
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phleb-
- root - primary meaning: vein
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phlog-
- root - primary meaning: inflammation
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plex- (2)
- root - primary meaning: strike; paralyze OR - primary meaning: plexus
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-plex
- adjectival suffix - primary meaning: -fold - notes: in numerical expressions
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poikil-
- root - primary meaning: mottled - subsidiary meaning: varied
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por- OR -pore OR -porosis
- por- (root) - -pore (nominal suffix) - -porosis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: passage - subsidiary meaning: opening; duct; pore; cavity
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prur-
- root - primary meaning: itch
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psychr-
- root - primary meaning: cold
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pyle-
- root - primary meaning: portal vein
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rhabd-
- root - primary meaning: rod - subsidiary meaning: rod-shaped; skeletal (when preceding the root "my-"); striated
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rhythm-
- root - primary meaning: rhythm - subsidiary meaning: heartbeat
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sarc-
- root - primary meaning: flesh - subsidiary meaning: soft tissue
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seb-
- root - stand-alone word: sebum - primary meaning: sebum - subsidiary meaning: oily secretion
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sep- OR -sepsis
- sep- (root) - -sepsis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: be infected
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sin-
- root - primary meaning: sinus
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sinus-
- root - stand-alone word: sinus - primary meaning: sinus
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som- OR -some
- som- (root) - -some (nominal suffix) – also "-soma" - primary meaning: body
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somat-
- root - primary meaning: body
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sphygm-
- root - primary meaning: pulse
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sta-
- root - primary meaning: stand; stop
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stat- OR -stat OR -stasis
- stat- (root) - -stat (nominal suffix) – agent or instrument - -stasis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: stop - subsidiary meaning: stand; make stand; control
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-staxis
- nominal suffix – condition - primary meaning: oozing (blood) - subsidiary meaning: dripping - also "-staxia"
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stear-
- root - primary meaning: fat - subsidiary meaning: sebum; sebaceous glands
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steat-
- root - primary meaning: fat - subsidiary meaning: sebum; sebaceous glands
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sten- OR -stenosis
- sten- (root) - -stenosis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: narrow - subsidiary meaning: constricted; abnormal narrowing
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sub-
- prefix - primary meaning: under - "suf-" before F - "sup-" before P
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sud-
- root - primary meaning: sweat; fluid
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super-
- prefix - primary meaning: over - subsidiary meaning: above; excessive; beyond normal
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supra-
- prefix - primary meaning: over - subsidiary meaning: above; excessive; beyond normal
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synap-
- root - primary meaning: synapse - sometimes "synaps-"
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syndesm-
- root - primary meaning: ligament
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syring- OR -syrinx
- syring- (root) - -syrinx (nominal suffix) - stand-alone word: syrinx - primary meaning: syringe - subsidiary meaning: tube; fistula (abnormal tube / passage in the body); cavity; oviduct; sweat glands
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tachy-
- root - primary meaning: rapid
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tel-
- root - primary meaning: end - subsidiary meaning: completion
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tele-
- prefix - primary meaning: far - subsidiary meaning: distant
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thel-
- root - primary meaning: nipple - combining vowel "-e-"
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therm-
- root - primary meaning: heat - subsidiary meaning: temperature
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thromb-
- root - primary meaning: clot - subsidiary meaning: blood clot
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-tic
- adjectival suffix – pertaining to; located in
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-tics
- nominal suffix – from adjectives in "-tic" - primary meaning: science of - subsidiary meaning: study of
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tom- OR -tome OR -tomy
- tom- (root) - -tome (nominal suffix) – agent or instrument - -tomy (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: cutting; slice; incision
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trop- OR -trope OR -tropia
- trop- (root) - -trope (nominal suffix) - -tropia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: turning - subsidiary meaning: preferentially affecting
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tub-
- root - primary meaning: tube
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typh-
- root - primary meaning: fever - subsidiary meaning: typhus; typhoid
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vag-
- root - primary meaning: vagus (nerve)
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varic-
- root - stand-alone word: varix - primary meaning: dilated and twisted vein - subsidiary meaning: varix
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vas-
- root - primary meaning: (blood) vessel - subsidiary meaning: vas deferens
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ven-
- root - primary meaning: vein - subsidiary meaning: poison
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ventr-
- root - primary meaning: abdomen - subsidiary meaning: belly; abdominal cavity; front
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vir-
- root - stand-alone word: virus - primary meaning: virus
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-yl
- nominal suffix - primary meaning: chemical group - formed from a specific molecule
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zo-
- root - primary meaning: animal - subsidiary meaning: organism
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