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abdomin-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: abdomen
  • subsidiary meaning: belly
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acetabul-

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  • root
  • stand-alone word: acetabulum
  • primary meaning: hip socket
  • subsidiary meaning: acetabulum
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acr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: extremity
  • notes: especially the hands or feet
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acromi-

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  • root
  • stand-alone word: acromion
  • primary meaning: lateral projection of shoulder blade
  • subsidiary meaning: acromion
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actin-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: ray
  • subsidiary meaning: radiation
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aden-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: gland
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adip-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: fat
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adipos-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: fat
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adren-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: adrenal gland
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ancon-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: elbow
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ancyl-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: fused
  • subsidiary meaning: stiffened; hooked; crooked
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anter- OR -anterior

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  • anter- (root)
  • -anterior (adjectival suffix)
  • stand-alone word: anterior
  • primary meaning: in front
  • subsidiary meaning: front
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anthrop-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: person
  • subsidiary meaning: man
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antr-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: antrum
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-apheresis

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  • nominal suffix
  • primary meaning: removal of
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append-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: appendix
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appendic-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: appendix
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arch- OR -arche

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  • arch- (root)
  • -arche (suffix)
  • primary meaning: ancient
  • subsidiary meaning: primitive; original; first; chief; principal
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archæ-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: ancient
  • subsidiary meaning: primitive; original; first; chief; principal
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articul-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: joint
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asc-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: sac
  • subsidiary meaning: bag; bladder; dropsy
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ascit-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: sac
  • subsidiary meaning: bag; bladder; dropsy
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astragal-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: talus
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ather-

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  • root
  • primary meaning: fatty deposit
  • subsidiary meaning: yellowish plaque
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atret- OR -atresia
- atret- (root) - -atresia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: lack of opening in
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axill-
- root - primary meaning: armpit
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bili-
- root - primary meaning: bile - no combining vowel
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brachi-
- root - primary meaning: arm
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bronch-
- root - primary meaning: bronchus
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bronchi-
- root - primary meaning: bronchus
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burs-
- root - primary meaning: bursa (sac of sinovial fluid)
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cæc-
- root - stand-alone word: caecum - primary meaning: cecum
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calcane-
- root - stand-alone word: calcaneus - primary meaning: heel bone - subsidiary meaning: calcaneus
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-campsia
- abstract nominal suffix – state of - primary meaning: curvature
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capit-
- root - stand-alone word: caput - primary meaning: head
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carcin-
- root - primary meaning: carcinoma - subsidiary meaning: cancer
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carp-
- root - primary meaning: wrist - subsidiary meaning: fruit
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caud-
- root - primary meaning: tail
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cel- OR -cele
- cel- (root) - -cele (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: hernia - subsidiary meaning: tumour; swelling; protrusion
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cente- OR -centesis
- cente- (root) - -centesis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: pierce - subsidiary meaning: withdraw fluid by piercing
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cept-
- root - primary meaning: take - usually has a prefix
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cheir-
- root - primary meaning: hand
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chir-
- root - primary meaning: hand
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cholang-
- root - primary meaning: bile duct - sometimes cholangi-
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cholecyst-
- root - primary meaning: gallbladder
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chyl-
- root - stand-alone word: chyle - primary meaning: milky intestinal fluid
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chym-
- root - stand-alone word: chyme - primary meaning: gastric pulp
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-chysis
- nominal suffix - primary meaning: injection of fluid
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cip-
- root - primary meaning: take - usually has a prefix
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clavic-
- root - primary meaning: collar bone
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-cleisis
- nominal suffix - primary meaning: closure - subsidiary meaning: surgical closure
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clud-
- root - primary meaning: close
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clus-
- root - primary meaning: close
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coccyg-
- root - stand-alone word: coccyx - primary meaning: coccyx
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cœli-
- root - primary meaning: abdomen
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col-
- root - primary meaning: colon
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coli-
- root - primary meaning: colon
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colon-
- root - primary meaning: colon
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condyl-
- root - primary meaning: knuckle - subsidiary meaning: protuberance on a bone
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copr-
- root - primary meaning: excrement - subsidiary meaning: fecal matter
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cost-
- root - primary meaning: rib
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cox-
- root - primary meaning: hip
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crur-
- root - stand-alone word: crus - primary meaning: leg
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cubit-
- root - primary meaning: elbow
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cyn-
- root - primary meaning: dog
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dactyl-
- root - primary meaning: digit - subsidiary meaning: finger; toe
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derm- OR -derma
- derm- (root) - -derma (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: skin
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dermat-
- root - primary meaning: skin
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-desis
- nominal suffix - primary meaning: binding - subsidiary meaning: surgical immobilization
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desm-
- root - primary meaning: ligament - subsidiary meaning: connective tissue
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dextr-
- root - primary meaning: right (side)
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digit-
- root - primary meaning: digit - subsidiary meaning: finger; toe
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dips- OR -dipsia
- dips- (root) - -dipsia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: thirst
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dist-
- root - primary meaning: distant - subsidiary meaning: distal
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doch-
- root - primary meaning: duct - usually has a prefix
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dors-
- root - primary meaning: back (of the body)
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drom- OR -drome
- drom- (root) - -drome (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: running - subsidiary meaning: flowing
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duc-
- root - primary meaning: lead [verb] - subsidiary meaning: bring; conduct
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duct-
- root - primary meaning: lead [verb] - subsidiary meaning: bring; conduct
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dynam-
- root - primary meaning: power - subsidiary meaning: force; energy
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-ectasis
- nominal suffix – also "-ectasia" - primary meaning: distention - subsidiary meaning: enlargement; dilation; bulge - adjective: "-ectatic"
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-ectomy
- abstract nominal suffix – from "ec-" + "tom-" + "-y" - primary meaning: surgical excision - subsidiary meaning: surgical removal
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-ectopia
- abstract nominal suffix – from "ec-" + "top-" + "-ia" - primary meaning: displacement
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ecto-
- prefix - primary meaning: outside - subsidiary meaning: outer; out
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elc- OR -elcosis
- elc- (root) - -elcosis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: ulcer
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enter-
- root - primary meaning: (small) intestine
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epipl-
- root - primary meaning: omentum - subsidiary meaning: fatty membrane lining the abdominal cavity
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eso-
- prefix - primary meaning: within - subsidiary meaning: inner; inward
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faec-
- root - primary meaning: excrement; fecal matter
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femin-
- root - primary meaning: woman - subsidiary meaning: female
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femor-
- root - stand-alone word: femur - primary meaning: femur
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fibul-
- root - stand-alone word: fibula - primary meaning: fibula
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fistul-
- root - primary meaning: fistula - [abnormal tube / passage in the body]
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flu-
- root - primary meaning: flow
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gastr-
- root - primary meaning: stomach
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gen-
- root - primary meaning: knee
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grav-
- root - primary meaning: heavy
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halluc-
- root - primary meaning: big toe
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haph- OR -aphia
- haph- (root) - -aphia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: touch
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helc-
- root - primary meaning: ulcer
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herni-
- root - primary meaning: protrusion
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humer-
- root - stand-alone word: humerus - primary meaning: humerus
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icter-
- root - primary meaning: jaundice
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isch-
- root - primary meaning: suppress - subsidiary meaning: check; hold back
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junct-
- root - primary meaning: join
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kine-
- root - primary meaning: move - subsidiary meaning: motion; movement
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kines-
- root - primary meaning: move - subsidiary meaning: motion; movement
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kinesi- OR -kinesia
- kinesi- (root) - -kinesia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: move - subsidiary meaning: motion; movement
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-kleisis
- nominal suffix - primary meaning: closure
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læv-
- root - primary meaning: left (side)
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lapar-
- root - primary meaning: abdomen - subsidiary meaning: abdominal wall
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lev-
- root - primary meaning: light (weight)
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lien-
- root - primary meaning: spleen
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lip-
- root - primary meaning: fat
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lith- OR -lith
- lith- (root) - -lith (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: stone - subsidiary meaning: calculus
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lun-
- root - primary meaning: moon
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man-
- root - primary meaning: hand - combining vowel "-u-"
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maz-
- root - primary meaning: breast
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meat-
- root - primary meaning: passage - subsidiary meaning: opening; meatus
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medi-
- root - primary meaning: middle
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muscul-
- root - primary meaning: muscle
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myel-
- root - primary meaning: bone marrow - subsidiary meaning: spinal cord; myelin
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nephr-
- root - primary meaning: kidney
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oedema- OR -oedema
- oedema- (root) - -oedema (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: swelling
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œdemat-
- root - primary meaning: swelling
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œsophag-
- root - primary meaning: esophagus
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olecran-
- root - primary meaning: elbow
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om-
- root - primary meaning: shoulder
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oment-
- root - primary meaning: omentum
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omphal-
- root - primary meaning: navel - subsidiary meaning: umbilicus
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onc- OR -oncus
- onc- (root) - -oncus (nominal suffix) - primary meaning: tumour - subsidiary meaning: swelling; abnormal mass
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onych-
- root - primary meaning: nail (finger- or toe-) - also "onyx-"
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opisth-
- root - primary meaning: located in the back
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orex- OR -orexia
- orex- (root) - -orexia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: have an appetite
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oriental-
- root - primary meaning: eastern
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ornith-
- root - primary meaning: bird
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oss-
- root - primary meaning: bone
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oste-
- root - primary meaning: bone
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pæn- OR -pænia
- paen- (root) - -paenia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: deficiency - subsidiary meaning: disease
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pector-
- root - primary meaning: chest - subsidiary meaning: breast
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ped-
- root - primary meaning: foot
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peps- OR -pepsia
- peps- (root) - -pepsia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: digest
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pept-
- root - primary meaning: digest
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peri-
- prefix - primary meaning: around - subsidiary meaning: surrounding
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peritone-
- root - primary meaning: peritoneum - subsidiary meaning: serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity
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phag- OR -phage OR -phagy
- phag- (root) - -phage (nominal suffix) – agent or instrument - -phagy (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: eat - subsidiary meaning: swallow
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phalang-
- root - stand-alone word: phalanx - primary meaning: finger bone - subsidiary meaning: toe bone
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plant-
- root - primary meaning: sole (of the foot)
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plas- OR -plasia
- plas- (root) - -plasia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: form - subsidiary meaning: develop; grow
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pleur-
- root - primary meaning: pleura
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pne- OR -pnea
- pne- (root) - -pnea (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: breathe
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pneum-
- root - primary meaning: gas - subsidiary meaning: air
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pneumat-
- root - primary meaning: gas - subsidiary meaning: air
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pod-
- root - primary meaning: foot
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post-
- prefix - primary meaning: after; following; behind
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poster- OR -posterior
- poster- (root) - -posterior (adjectival suffix) - stand-alone word: posterior - primary meaning: behind - subsidiary meaning: in back
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prosth-
- root - primary meaning: in place of - subsidiary meaning: artificial - sometimes "pros-"
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psych-
- root - primary meaning: mind
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pter-
- root - primary meaning: wing
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pyel-
- root - primary meaning: renal pelvis
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pylor-
- root - primary meaning: pylorus
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rachi-
- root - primary meaning: spine - subsidiary meaning: vertebrae
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rad-
- root - primary meaning: root
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radic-
- root - primary meaning: root
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ren-
- root - primary meaning: kidney
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rhachi-
- root - primary meaning: spine
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rhex- OR -rrhexis
- rhex- (root) - -rrhexis (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: rupture - subsidiary meaning: bursting (of tissues)
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saur-
- root - primary meaning: lizard
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scat-
- root - primary meaning: excrement - subsidiary meaning: fecal matter
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scoli-
- root - primary meaning: crooked - subsidiary meaning: bent
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sinistr-
- root - primary meaning: left (side)
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skelet-
- root - primary meaning: skeleton
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spirat-
- root - primary meaning: breathe
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splen-
- root - primary meaning: spleen
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spondyl-
- root - primary meaning: vertebra
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sterc-
- root - primary meaning: excrement - subsidiary meaning: fecal matter
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stercor-
- root - primary meaning: excrement - subsidiary meaning: fecal matter
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stern-
- root - stand-alone word: sternum - primary meaning: chest - subsidiary meaning: breast; breastbone
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steth-
- root - primary meaning: chest - subsidiary meaning: breast
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sthen- OR -sthenia
- sthen- (root) - -sthenia (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: strength
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synovi-
- root - primary meaning: synovial thing (fluid; membrane; sac)
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tal-
- root - stand-alone: talus - primary meaning: talus
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tars-
- root - stand-alone word: tarsus - primary meaning: tarsus
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ten-
- root - primary meaning: tendon
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tendon-
- root - primary meaning: tendon - sometimes "tendin-"
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tens-
- root - primary meaning: stretch - subsidiary meaning: strain; force
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tensi- OR -tension
- tensi- (root) - -tension (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: stretch - subsidiary meaning: pressure
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thorac-
- root - stand-alone word: thorax - primary meaning: chest cavity - subsidiary meaning: pleural cavity; thorax
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tibi-
- root - stand-alone word: tibia - primary meaning: tibia
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troph- OR -trophy
- troph- (root) - -trophy (abstract nominal suffix) - primary meaning: nourishment
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tum-
- root - primary meaning: be swollen - combining vowel "-e-"
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tume-
- root - primary meaning: be swollen
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uln-
- root - stand-alone word: ulna - primary meaning: ulna
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umbilic-
- root - stand-alone word: umbilicus - primary meaning: navel - subsidiary meaning: umbilicus
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ungu-
- root - primary meaning: nail - subsidiary meaning: claw
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vertebr-
- root - stand-alone word: vertebra - primary meaning: vertebra
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vesic-
- root - primary meaning: bladder
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viscer-
- root - primary meaning: internal organ - subsidiary meaning: viscus [singular of “viscera”]
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viscus-
- root - primary meaning: internal organ - subsidiary meaning: viscus [singular of “viscera”]
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xyl-
- root - primary meaning: wood
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