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acous- OR -acousia

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  • acous- (root)
  • -acousia (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: hear
  • also “-acousis”
  • sometimes “acou-“
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acu-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: sharp
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acus-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: hear
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adamant-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: enamel
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adamantin-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: enamel
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æsthe- OR -æsthesia

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  • aesthe- (root)
  • -aesthesia (abstract nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: sense
  • subsidiary meaning: sensation; sensitivity; perception
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agog- OR -agogue

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  • agog- (root)
  • -agogue (nominal suffix)
  • primary meaning: lead
  • subsidiary meaning: drawing forth; stimulating flow; leader; inducer
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all-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: other
  • subsidiary meaning: divergence; difference from
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allerg-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: allergy
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ambly-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: dull
  • subsidiary meaning: faint; feeble
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amel-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: enamel
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-amine

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  • abstract nominal suffix
  • stand-alone word: amine
  • primary meaning: compound derived from ammonia (containing nitrogen and hydrocarbon)
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amygdal-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: tonsil
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ana-

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  • prefix
  • primary meaning: up
  • subsidiary meaning: back; against; apart; anew
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apo-

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  • prefix
  • primary meaning: away from
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asperg-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: sprinkle
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-ation

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  • nominal suffix – action, process, result
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audi-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: hearing
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aur- (2)

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  • root
  • primary meaning: gold

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  • primary meaning: ear
  • subsidiary meaning: hearing
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ax-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: axis
  • subsidiary meaning: axon
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axon-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: axis
  • subsidiary meaning: axon
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bacteri-

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  • root
  • stand-alone word: bacterium
  • primary meaning: bacterium
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blenn-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: mucus
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blephar-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: eyelid
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brachy-
- root - primary meaning: short
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bucc-
- root - primary meaning: cheek
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can-
- root - primary meaning: dog
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cartilag-
- root - primary meaning: cartilage
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cartilagin-
- root - primary meaning: cartilage
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cer-
- root - primary meaning: wax
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cerat-
- root - primary meaning: horn - subsidiary meaning: cornea
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cerebell-
- root - primary meaning: brain - diminutive of cerebrum
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cerebr-
- root - primary meaning: brain
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cervic-
- root - stand-alone word: cervix - primary meaning: neck - subsidiary meaning: neck of the uterus
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chæt-
- root - primary meaning: hair
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cheil-
- root - primary meaning: lip
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chondr-
- root - primary meaning: cartilage
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choroid-
- root - primary meaning: choroid
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cili-
- root - primary meaning: fine hair - subsidiary meaning: eyelash; ciliary body
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circum-
- circum- (prefix) - stand-alone word: circum - primary meaning: around
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cis-
- root - primary meaning: cut - subsidiary meaning: kill
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cochle-
- root - primary meaning: spiral - subsidiary meaning: cochlea
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coll-
- root - primary meaning: neck
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cor-
- root - primary meaning: pupil (eye)
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core-
- root - primary meaning: pupil (eye)
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corn-
- root - primary meaning: horn
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corne-
- root - primary meaning: horn-like - subsidiary meaning: cornea
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crani-
- root - primary meaning: skull
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cusp- OR -cuspid
- cusp- (root) - -cuspid (adjectival suffix) - primary meaning: point
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cycl-
- root - primary meaning: circle - subsidiary meaning: ciliary body
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dacry-
- root - primary meaning: tear - subsidiary meaning: lacrymal sac; lacrymal duct
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dent-
- root - primary meaning: tooth
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dolich-
- root - primary meaning: long - subsidiary meaning: narrow; slender
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dys-
- prefix - primary meaning: bad - subsidiary meaning: difficult; painful; defective; abnormal
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-ema
- nominal suffix – state; condition; procedure
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eme- OR -emesis
- eme- (root) - -emesis (abstract nominal suffix) – abstract noun - primary meaning: vomit
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eu-
- prefix - primary meaning: good - subsidiary meaning: normal; well; fine
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faci-
- root - stand-alone word: facies - primary meaning: face - subsidiary meaning: appearance; surface
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febr-
- root - stand-alone word: febris - primary meaning: fever - combining vowel "-i-"
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front-
- root - primary meaning: frontal bone - subsidiary meaning: forehead
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gen- OR -gen
- gen- (root) - -gen (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: produce - subsidiary meaning: come into being
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geni-
- root - primary meaning: chin
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geus- OR -geusia
- geus- (root) - -geusia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: taste
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gingiv-
- root - primary meaning: gums
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gnath-
- root - primary meaning: (lower) jaw
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gonad-
- root - primary meaning: sex glands - subsidiary meaning: sex organs
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granul-
- root - primary meaning: granule
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halit-
- root - primary meaning: breath
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helic-
- root - stand-alone word: helix - primary meaning: spiral - subsidiary meaning: twist
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hist-
- root - primary meaning: tissue
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homeo-
- prefix - primary meaning: similar
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homo-
- root - primary meaning: same - subsidiary meaning: likeness
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incud-
- root - stand-alone word: incus - primary meaning: anvil - subsidiary meaning: incus
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ir-
- root - primary meaning: iris
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irid-
- root - primary meaning: iris
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kerat-
- root - primary meaning: horn - subsidiary meaning: cornea
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labi-
- root - primary meaning: lip
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lacrim-
- root - primary meaning: tear - subsidiary meaning: lacrymal sac; lacrymal duct - older spellings: "lacrym-" or "lachrym"
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laryng-
- root - stand-alone word: larynx - primary meaning: larynx
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later-
- root - primary meaning: side
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lent-
- root - stand-alone word: lens - primary meaning: lens
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lept-
- root - primary meaning: thin - subsidiary meaning: fine; slight
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lingu-
- root - primary meaning: tongue
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macr-
- root - primary meaning: large - subsidiary meaning: long
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malle-
- root - stand-alone word: malleus - primary meaning: hammer
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man- OR -mania
- man- (root) - -mania (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: excessive preoccupation - subsidiary meaning: anger; insanity; morbid fondness
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mandibul-
- root - primary meaning: lower jaw
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maxill-
- root - primary meaning: upper jaw
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medull-
- root - primary meaning: marrow - subsidiary meaning: medulla oblongata
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mening- OR -meninx
- mening- (root) - -meninx (nominal suffix) - stand-alone word: meninx - primary meaning: meninges - subsidiary meaning: meningeal membrane
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ment-
- root - primary meaning: mind - subsidiary meaning: chin
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mes-
- root - primary meaning: middle - subsidiary meaning: secondary; partial; mesentery
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metr- OR -meter OR -metry
- metr- (root) - -meter (nominal suffix) – agent or instrument - -metry (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: measure
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mne-
- root - primary meaning: remember
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muc-
- root - primary meaning: mucus
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myring-
- root - primary meaning: tympanic membrane
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myx-
- root - primary meaning: mucus
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nas-
- root - primary meaning: nose
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ne-
- root - primary meaning: new
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ocul-
- root - primary meaning: eye
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odont-
- root - primary meaning: tooth
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-oma
- nominal suffix – substance, disease, or abnormal condition - primary meaning: tumour - subsidiary meaning: disease
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op- OR -opia
- op- (root) - -opia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: vision
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ophthalm-
- root - primary meaning: eye
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ops- OR -opsia
- ops- (root) - -opsia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: vision
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opt-
- root - primary meaning: eye - subsidiary meaning: vision
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or-
- root - primary meaning: mouth - subsidiary meaning: opening
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os-
- root - primary meaning: mouth - subsidiary meaning: opening
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osm- OR -osmia
- osm- (root) - -osmia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: (sense of) smell - subsidiary meaning: odour
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osphr- OR -osphresia
- osphr- (root) - -osphresia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: (sense of) smell - subsidiary meaning: odour - also "-osphresis"
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ot- OR -otia
- ot- (root) - -otia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: ear
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-otic
- adjectival suffix – disease (from "-osis") - primary meaning: diseased
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oxy-
- root - primary meaning: sharp - subsidiary meaning: acid; oxygen
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palat-
- root - primary meaning: palate
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palpebr-
- root - primary meaning: eyelid
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pha-
- root - primary meaning: speak; communication
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phak-
- root - primary meaning: lens - also "phac-"
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pharyng-
- root - stand-alone word: pharynx - primary meaning: pharynx
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phas- OR -phasia
- phas- (root) - -phasia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: speech
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phem-
- root - primary meaning: speech
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phon- OR -phone OR -phonia
- phon- (root) - -phone (nominal suffix) - -phonia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: voice - subsidiary meaning: sound - abstract suffix also "-phony"
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phren-
- root - primary meaning: mind - subsidiary meaning: diaphragm
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pil-
- root - primary meaning: hair
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prae-
- prefix - primary meaning: before - subsidiary meaning: in front of
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presby-
- root - primary meaning: old - subsidiary meaning: old age
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prosop-
- root - primary meaning: face
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pseud-
- root - primary meaning: false - subsidiary meaning: imaginary
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ptyal-
- root - primary meaning: saliva
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pupill-
- root - primary meaning: pupil (eye)
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pyr-
- root - primary meaning: fever - subsidiary meaning: fire; burning
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pyret-
- root - primary meaning: fever
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pyrex-
- root - primary meaning: be feverish
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ret-
- root - primary meaning: net - subsidiary meaning: retina; network; plexus
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retin-
- root - primary meaning: retina - subsidiary meaning: network; plexus
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raph- OR -rrhaphy
- raph- (root) - -rrhaphy (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: suture
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rheum-
- root - primary meaning: watery flow
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rhin-
- root - primary meaning: nose
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rhœ- OR -rrhœa
- rhœ- (root) - -rrhœa (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: flow - subsidiary meaning: secretion; discharge
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sæpt-
- root - primary meaning: partition - subsidiary meaning: wall; septum
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schist- OR -schisis
- schist- (root) - -schisis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: split - subsidiary meaning: cleft; fissure
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schiz-
- root - primary meaning: split - subsidiary meaning: cleft; fissure
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scler- OR -sclerosis
- scler- (root) - -sclerosis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: hard - subsidiary meaning: sclera
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sial-
- root - primary meaning: saliva - subsidiary meaning: salivary duct
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son-
- root - primary meaning: sound
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staped-
- root - stand-alone word: stapes - primary meaning: stirrup - subsidiary meaning: stapes
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staphyl-
- root - primary meaning: uvula - subsidiary meaning: grapes
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strept-
- root - primary meaning: twisted - subsidiary meaning: twisted chains
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sulc-
- root - primary meaning: groove - subsidiary meaning: furrow
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tempor-
- root - primary meaning: time - subsidiary meaning: temporal bone; temple (of the head)
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therapeut-
- root - primary meaning: treat medically - subsidiary meaning: heal
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thyr-
- root - primary meaning: thyroid gland
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trache-
- root - primary meaning: trachea - sometimes "trach-"
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trachel-
- root - primary meaning: neck - subsidiary meaning: cervix
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trich-
- root - primary meaning: hair
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tuss-
- root - primary meaning: cough
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tympan-
- root - stand-alone word: tympanum - primary meaning: eardrum - subsidiary meaning: middle ear
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typhl-
- root - primary meaning: cecum
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vitre-
- root - primary meaning: glassy
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