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ampho-, amph-, amphi-

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around, about, both, on both sides of, both kinds

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anti-, ant-

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against, opposed to, preventive; used as a prefix

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astro-, astra-, astr-

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star, star shaped; also pertaining to outer space

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auto-, aut-

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self; directed from within

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biblio-, bibli-, bibl-

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book

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bio-, bi-, -bia, -bial, -bian, -bion, -biont, -bius, -biosis, -bium, -biotic, -biotical, -biotic

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life

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cardio-, cardi-, card-

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heart, pertaining to the heart

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chromato-, chromat-, chromo-, chrom-, chro-, -chrome, -chromasia, -chromia, -chromatism, -chromatic, -chromatically, -chromy

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color

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chrono-, chron-

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time

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cine-, cinem-, cinema-, cinemat-, cinemato-, -cinesia, -cinesis, -cinetic, -cinesias, -cineses, -cinetical, -cinetically

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move, movement, set in motion

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-crat, -cracy, -cratic, -cratism, -cratically, -cracies

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a suffix; govern, rule; strength, power

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dactylo-, dactyl-, dactylio-, -dactyl, -dactyla, -dactylia, -dactylic, -dactylism, -dactyloid, -dactylous, -dactyly

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finger, toe

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deca-, dec-, deka-, dek-

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ten; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements

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demo-, dem-, demio-, -demic, -deme, -demically

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people

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dermo-, derm-, derma-, dermato-, dermat-, -derm, -derma, -dermatic, -dermatous, -dermis, -dermal, -dermic, -dermoid, -dermatoid

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skin

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dyna-, dyn-, dynamo-, -dyne, -dynamia, -dynamic

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power, strength, force, mightiness

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dys-

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bad, harsh, wrong; ill; hard to, difficult at; slow of; disordered; used as a prefix

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eco-, oeco-, oec-, oiko-, oik-

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house, household affairs [environment, habitat], home, dwelling; used in one extensive sense as, “environment”

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endo-, end- [before vowels or “h”]

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within, inside, into, in, on, inner; used as a prefix

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epi-, ep- [before vowels or “h”]

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above, over, on, upon; besides; in addition to; toward; among; used as a prefix

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ergo-, erg- Also: urg-, [erg-], -urgy, -urgia, -urgical, -urgically, -urgist, -urge

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work

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etym-

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truth, true meaning, real [the root meaning, true meaning or literal meaning of a word]

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eu-

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good, well, normal; happy, pleasing; used as a prefix

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exo-, ec-, e-

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out of, out, outside; away from; used as a prefix

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geo-, ge-

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earth, world

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glotto-, glot-, -glott, Also: glosso-, gloss-

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tongue; by extension, speech, language

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grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia

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to scratch; write, record, draw, describe

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gymno-, gymn-

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naked, uncovered; unclad

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gyno-, gyn-, gynaeco-, gyneco-, gyne-, -gynia, -gynic, gynec-, -gynist, -gynous, -gyny

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woman, female

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helio-, heli-

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sun

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hemi

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half

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hetero-, heter-

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different, other, another, unlike; used as a prefix

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hippo-, hipp-

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horse

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homo-, hom-

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same, equal, like, similar, common; one and the same

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hydro-, hydra-, hydr-, hyd-

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water

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hyper-, hyp-

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above, over; excessive; more than normal; abnormal excess [in medicine]; abnormally great or powerful sensation [in physical or pathological terms]; highest [in chemical compounds]; used as a prefix

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hypo-, hyp-

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under, below, beneath; less than; too little; deficient, diminished; used as a prefix

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icono-, icon-

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image, likeness; sacred or holy image

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-itis

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a suffix; inflammation, burning sensation; by extension, disease associated with inflammation

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kilo-, kil-

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one thousand; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements

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kine-, kin-, kino-, kinesio-, kinesi-, kineto-, kinet-, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic, -kinesias, -kineses, -kinetical, -kinetically

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move, set in motion

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-latry, -olatry, -later, -olater, -latress, -olatress, -latria, -latrous, -olatrous

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a suffix; worship; excessively, fanatically devoted to someone or something; “service paid to the gods”

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litho-, lith-, -lith, -lithic, -lite, -liths, -lites

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stone, rock

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logo-, log-, -logia, -logical, -logism, -logician, -logian, -logist, -logy, -logue

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talk, speech, speak; word

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macro-, macr-

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large, great; long [in extent or duration]; enlarged, or elongated, long

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-mania, -maniac, -maniacal, -manic, -manically, -maniacally

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mental disorder

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meter-, metro-, metr-, -metrical, -metrically, -metron, -metric, -metrist, -meters, -metry, -metre

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measure

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mega-, meg-

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large, great, big, powerful; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements

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aesth-, esth-, aesthe-, esthe-, aesthesio-, esthesio-, -aesthesia, -esthesia, -aesthetic, -esthetic, -aesthetical, -esthetical, -aesthetically, -esthetically

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feeling, sensation, perception

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micro-, micr-

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small, tiny; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements

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miso-, mis-

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hate, hater, hatred; used as a prefix

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mne-, mnem-, mnemon-, mnes-, -mnesia, -mnesiac, -mnesic, -mnestic

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memory, to remember

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mono-, mon-

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one, alone, single; a number used as a prefix

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morpho-, morph-, -morphous, -morphically, -morphia, -morphosis, -morphously, -morphy, -morphic, -morphism

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shape, form, figure, appearance

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naus-, nau-

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ship, sailor

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neo-, ne-

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new, recent, current, young

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odonto-, odont-, odon-, -odont, -odonic, -odontic, -odontia, -odontoid

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tooth, teeth

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-oid, -oidal, -oidism, -ode

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a suffix; like, resembling, similar to, form

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oligo-, olig-

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few, small; abnormally few or small; used as a prefix

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onomato-, onoma-, onomo-, onom-, ono-

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name; word

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ortho-, orth-

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right, straight, correct, true; designed to correct

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paleo-

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old; of a past era

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pachy-, pacho-, pach-

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thick, dense; large, massive

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pedo-, paedo-, ped-, paed-, paido-, paid-

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child *The British tend to use “paed-” while those in the United States tend to use “ped-”. Remember that the Greek ped- means “child” while the Latin ped- means “foot”. Don’t confuse this Greek element with another Greek pedo- which means “ground, soil, earth

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pan-, panto-, pant-

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all, every

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patho-, -path-, -pathia, -pathic, -pathology, -pathetic, -pathize, -pathy

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feeling, sensation, perception, suffering, [in medicine, it usually means “one who suffers from a disease of, or one who treats a disease”]

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peri-

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around, about, near, enclosing; used as a prefix

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petro-, petr-, peter-

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stone, rock

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phago-, phag-, -phag, -phage, -phagic, -phagia, -phagism, -phagist, -phagous

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eat, consume

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philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, -philiac, -philist, -philism

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love, loving, friendly to, fondness for, attraction to, strong tendency toward, affinity for). Note: under some circumstances, -philia means “unwholesome-sexual attraction” to something or someone, as in pedophilia

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-phobia, -phobias, -phobe, -phobiac, -phobist, -phobic, -phobism, -phobous; phobo-, phob-

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fear, extreme fear of, morbid fear of, excessive fear of, irrational fear or terror of something or someone; however, sometimes this Greek element means a strong dislike or hatred for something). Noun endings are formed with -phobia and -phobe; while adjectives end with -phobic

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phono-, phon-, -phone, -phonia, -phonic, -phonetic, -phonous, -phonically, -phonetically, -phony

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phone; sound; voice

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photo-, phot-, -photic, -phote

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light

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pneumo-, pneum-, pneumono-, pneumon-

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lung [breath]

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podo-, pod-, -poda, -pod, -pode, -podium, -podia, -podial, -podous, -pody

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foot, feet

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polis-, polit-, poli-

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city; method of government

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poly-

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many, much; too many, too much, excessive; often used as a prefix). Don’t confuse this poly- with the next -poly that means “to sell”

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-poly, -pole, -polism, -polist, -polistic, -polistically

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used as a suffix; sale, selling; one who sells; pertaining to selling

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pro-, por-

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used as a prefix). a) before, b) forward, c) for, in favor of, d) in front of, e) in place of, on behalf of

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pseudo-, pseud-

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false, deception, lying, untrue, counterfeit; used as a prefix

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psycho-, psych-, -psyche, -psychic, -psychical, -psychically

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the mind or the mental processes; Etymologically, this word also means, breath, life, soul, spirit, mind, and consciousness

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pyro-, pyr-

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fire, burn; and sometimes “fever”; heat, produced by heating

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sarco-, sarc-, -sarcous, -sarc, -sarcoma, -sarcomatous, -sarcomatoid

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flesh, meat

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sauro-, saur-, -saurus, -saurid, -saur, -sauria, -saurian

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lizard

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scopo-, scop-, scept-, skept-, -scope-, -scopy, -scopia, -scopic, -scopist

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see, view, sight, look at, examine

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seismo-, seism-, -seism, -seisms, -seisma, -seismically, -seismical, -seismal, -seismic

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shake, earthquake [move to and fro’; to shake, move violently]

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soma-, som-, somat-, somato-, -soma, -some, -somus, -somia, -somic, -somal, -somite, -somatous, -somatia, -somatic

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body; mass

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sopho-, soph-, sophic, -soph, -sopher, -sophy, -sophical, -sophically, -sophist

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wise, wisdom; knowledge

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stereo-, stere-

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solid, firm, hard; three-dimensional

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syn- sy-, sym-, syl-, sys-

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together, with, along with; By extension, syn- may also mean: together, with; united; same, similar; at the same time

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tacho-, tach-, tachy-

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fast, speed, swift, rapid

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aero-, aer-, aeri-

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air, mist, wind

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techno-, techn-, tect-, -technic[s], -technique, -technology, -technical, -technically

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art, skill, craft; techne, art, skill, craft; tekton, “builder”

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tele-, tel-, telo-, -telic, -telical

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far away, far off, at a distance; Don’t confuse this tele- with the teleo- that means “end, last”

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tele-, tel-, teleo-, telo-

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end, last, complete

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thanato-, thanat-, thanas-, -thanasia, -thanasic

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death, dead

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theo-, the-, -theism, -theist, -theistic

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God, god, deity, divine

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therap-, -therapeutic[s], -therapeutically, -therapy, -therapies, -therapist

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heal, cure; treatment; service done to the sick, a waiting on

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thermo-, therm-, thermi-, -thermia, -therm, -thermal, -thermic, -thermous, -thermy

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heat

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toxico-, toxic-, toxi-, tox-, toxin-, -toxically, -toxaemia, -toxemia, -toxaemic, -toxemic, -toxical, -toxy, -toxis, -toxicosis, -toxism, -toxia, -toxin, -toxicity

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poison

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xeno-, xen-

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foreign, foreigner, strange, stranger; and by extension, guest). Greeks are said to have considered any stranger a “guest” and modern Greek includes xenodochion a “guest house” or “house for guests” or its modern version of “hotel”

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xero-, xer-, xir-

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dry

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zoo-, zo-, -zoic, -zoid, -zoite, -zoal, -zonal, -zooid, -zoon, -zoa, -zoan

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animal; living being; life

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