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place
loc
place
ped
child, foot
ec-
away from (out of)
dis-
away from (out of)
orth-
straight
-ia
a state of
-ation
a state of
-lent
full of
-ic
having to do with
-logy
the study of
dystopia
a state of being in a wrong/bad place
ectopia
state of being out of place
dislocation
state of being out of place
orthopedic
having to with straight children
mucopurulent
full of mucus and pus
neuralgia
state of pain in the nerves
vermicide/spermicide
killing of worms/sperms
-cide
killing of
ana-
up
tom
to cut
-y
process or state
anatomy
the process of cutting something up
a-
not
atom
something that cannot be cut up (too small)
path
feeling, suffering
apathy
state of not feeling, indifference
psych
soul, mind
psychopath
psych (soul, mind) o, path (feeling, suffering)
iatr
doctor
ic
concerning
psychiatric
concerning the treatment of the mind by a doctor
ger
old person
geriatric
concerning the treatment of old people by a doctor
geront
old person
log
study
gerontology
the process of studying the elderly or phenomenon of aging
en-
in
entomology
the process of studying what can be cut into
dis
apart, away from
sect
to cut
-ion
process or state
dissection
dis/sect/ion the process of cutting apart
disposable
dis/pos/able = apart/away from, put/place, able to be
able to be put out of place (throw away)
expose
ex/pose: to place out in the open
export
ex/port; to carry/bring out
portable
port/able; able to be carried/brought
vivisection
viv/i/sect/ion; the process of cutting into something alive
revive
re/vive: bring back to life again
reflex
re/flex; bending back
inflexible
in/flex/ible; not be able to bend
able
able to be
ex-
out
viv
live, alive
port
carry, bring
re-
back, again
in-
not
prefix
fixed before the base
intracellular
within the cell
intra
within
extracellular
outside of the cell
antechamber
ante/chamb/er
benefaction
bene/fact/ion
contradiction
contra/dict/ion
dehydrate
de/hydr/ate
deplane
de/plane
descend
de/scend
extramarital
extra/mar/it/al
infrastructure
international
intervene
intramural
juxtaposition
maleficent
persevere
perspective
perverse
postdoctoral
postscript
premonition
prepare
proceed
produce
progress
retroactive
retrospect
secede