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-ator

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[suffix] person who does, thing that does

2
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-ious

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[suffix] pertaining to

3
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cheir-, chir-

A

[base] hand

4
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man-

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[base] frenzy, hand, thin, loose

5
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palm-

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[base] palm of the hand

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carp-

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[base] wrist

7
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dactyl-

A

[base] finger, toe

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digit-

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[base] finger, toe, digit

9
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phalang-

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[base] phalanx, finger bone, toe bone

10
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pollic-

A

[base] thumb, pollex

11
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acr-

A

[base] highest point, extreme, extremity

12
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pron-

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[base] face downward, bending forward

13
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supin-

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[base] face upward, bending backward

14
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thigm-

A

[base] to touch, touching

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thix-

A

[base] touching

16
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haph-

A

[base] touching

17
Q

hapt-

A

[base] to touch, touching

18
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tact-

A

[base] to touch, touching, order, arrangement

19
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tag-, tang-

A

[base] to touch, touching

20
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dolich-

A

[base] long

21
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long-

A

[base] long

22
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brachy-

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[base] short

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brev-

A

[base] short

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eury-

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[base] wide

25
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platy-

A

[base] flat, broad

26
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pachy-

A

[base] thick

27
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pycn-, pykn-

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[base] thick, dense

28
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grav-

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[base] heavy

29
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gravid-

A

[base] pregnant, pregnancy

30
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bar-

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[base] weight, pressure

31
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bary-

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[base] heavy

32
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lept-

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[base] thin, slender

33
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lei-

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[base] smooth

34
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moll-

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[base] soft

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dur-

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[base] hard, dura mater

36
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orth-

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[base] straight, correct

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ankyl-

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[base] bent, stiff, fixed

38
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kyph-

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[base] bent, hump-backed

39
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lord-

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[base] bent backward

40
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scoli-

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[base] curved, bent

41
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cyrt-, kyrt-

A

[base] curved, bent

42
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camp, campt-

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[base] to bend, bent

43
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campyl-

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[base] bent, curved

44
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-dactylia, -dactyly

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[compound suffix] condition of the fingers or toes

45
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-syndactylia, -syndactyly

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[compound suffix] condition of fused fingers or toes

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-fication

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[suffix] process of producing, process of becoming, process of making

47
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-fy

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[suffix] to produce, to become, to make

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rachi-, rachid-, -rrhach-

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[base] spine, backbone

49
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vertebr-

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[base] spine, vertebra

50
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spondyl-

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[base] segment of the spine, vertebra

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myel-

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[base] bone marrow, spinal cord

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myelin-

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[base] myelin, myelin sheath

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thorac-

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[base] chest, thorax

54
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ax-

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[base] axis, central line, axon

55
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steth-

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[base] chest

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pector-

A

[base] chest

57
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maz-

A

[base] breast

58
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mamm-

A

[base] breast

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mammill-

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[base] nipple

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cost-

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[base] rib

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stern-

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[base] breast bone, sternum

62
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xiph-

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[base] sword, xiphoid process

63
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xiphoid-

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[base] xiphoid process

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lumb-

A

[base] loin

65
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sacr-

A

[base] sacred, holy, sacrum

66
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coccy-

A

[base] cuckoo, coccyx, tail bone

67
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coccyg-

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[base] coccyx, tail bone

68
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for-

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[base] to bore, to pierce

69
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foramin-

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[base] foramen, opening

70
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arc-

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[base] arch, bow

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emin-

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[base] standing out, projecting

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promin-

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[base] standing out, prominent

73
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apic-

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[base] tip, summit, apex

74
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por-

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[base] passage, cavity, pore

75
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neur-

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[base] nerve, nervous system, tendon

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nerv-

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[base] nerve

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sens-, sent-

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[base] to feel, to perceive, sense

78
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mot-

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[base] to move, movement

79
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rhiz-, -rrhiz-

A

[base] root

80
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radic-

A

[base] root

81
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radicul-

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[base] spinal nerve root, radicle

82
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aut-

A

[base] self

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nom-

A

[base] law, custom

84
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gli-

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[base] glue, glia, neuroglia

85
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lemm-

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[base] cover, sheath

86
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gangli-

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[base] swelling, knot, ganglion

87
Q

ganglion-

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[base] ganglion

88
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thec-

A

[base] cover, sheath

89
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fibr-

A

[base] fiber, filament

90
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fibrin-

A

[base] fibrin

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in-

A

[base] fiber

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burs-

A

[base] sac, pouch, bursa

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pont-

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[base] bridge, pons

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kine-

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[base] to move, movement

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kines-, kinet-

A

[base] movement

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tact-

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[base] to touch, touching, order, arrangement

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tax-, taxi-

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[base] order, arrangement

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clon-

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[base] violent motion, spasm

99
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troph-

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[base] nourishment, nutrition

100
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-atrophia, -atrophy

A

[compound suffix] wasting

101
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-dystrophia, -dystrophy

A

[compound suffix] weakness

102
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-ase

A

[suffix] enzyme (chemistry)

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-ol

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[suffix] alcohol (chemistry)

104
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-one

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[suffix] ketone (chemistry)

105
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-ose

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[suffix] sugar (chemistry)

106
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-ulent

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[suffix] full of (chemistry)

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hal-

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[base] to breathe, breath, salt

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halit-

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[base] breath

109
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ventil-

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[base] to fan, to set air in motion

110
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pne-

A

[base] to breathe, breath

111
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trach-

A

[base] rough

112
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trache-

A

[base] windpipe, trachea

113
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bronch-

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[base] bronchus, airway

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bronchiol-

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[base] bronchiole

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alveol-

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[base] hollow, cavity, socket, alveolus

116
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aer-

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[base] air, gas

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pneum-

A

[base] air, gas, lung

118
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pneumat-

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[base] air gas

119
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pneumon-

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[base] lung

120
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pulm-, pulmon-

A

[base] lung

121
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pleur-

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[base] rib, side, pleura

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tel-, tele-

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[base] completion, end

123
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bol-

A

[base] to throw, to put

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ox-, oxy-

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[base] acute, sharp, pointed, acid-tasting, oxygen

125
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capn-

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[base] smoke, carbon dioxide

126
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coni-

A

[base] dust

127
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silic-

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[base] quartz, silica

128
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calc-

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[base] limestone, calcium, pebble

129
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anthrac-

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[base] coal, charcoal, carbuncle

130
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carb-

A

[base] coal, carbon

131
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tuss-

A

[base] cough

132
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py-

A

[base] pus

133
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pur-

A

[base] pus

134
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-pnea

A

[compound suffix] breathing, respiration

135
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acet-

A

[base] sour, vinegar, acetic acid

136
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acid-

A

[base] sour, acid

137
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hydr-

A

[base] water, watery fluid

138
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kal-

A

[base] potassium

139
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natr-

A

[base] sodium

140
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gluc-, glyc-

A

[base] sweet, sugar

141
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sacchar-

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[base] sweet, sugar

142
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amyl-

A

[base] starch

143
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sider-

A

[base] iron

144
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ferr-

A

[base] iron

145
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thi-

A

[base] sulfur

146
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argyr-

A

[base] silver

147
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argent-

A

[base] silver

148
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chrys-

A

[base] gold

149
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aur-

A

[base] gold

150
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galact-

A

[base] milk

151
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lact-

A

[base] milk

152
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-ative

A

[suffix] pertaining to, tending to

153
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card-, cardi-

A

[base] heart, cardia (upper portion of the stomach)

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cord-

A

[base] heart, cord

155
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atri-

A

[base] chamber, entrance hall, atrium (chamber of the heart)

156
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valv-, valvul-

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[base] valve

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cusp-

A

[base] point, tip, cusp

158
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aort-

A

[base] artery, aorta

159
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vas-

A

[base] vessel, vas

160
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vascul-

A

[base] vessel

161
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angi-

A

[base] vessel

162
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arter-, arteri-

A

[base] artery

163
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aneurysm-

A

[base] dilation, dilation of an artery, aneurysm

164
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ven-

A

[base] vein

165
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phleb-

A

[base] vein

166
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capill-

A

[base] hair, hair-like structure

167
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capillar-

A

[base] capillary

168
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fenestr-

A

[base] window, opening, fenestra

169
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lax-

A

[base] slack, loose

170
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tract-

A

[base] to pull, to draw together

171
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stol-, stal-

A

[base] to send, to compress

172
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rhythm-, -rrhythm-

A

[base] recurring motion, rhythm

173
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poie-

A

[base] to make, to form

174
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hem-, haem-, hemat-, haemat-

A

[base] blood

175
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agog-

A

[base] bringing forth, stimulating

176
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sangul-, sanguin-

A

[base] blood

177
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plasm-, plasmat-

A

[base] formed substance, plasma

178
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ser-

A

[base] watery substance, serum

179
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drepan-

A

[base] sickle

180
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thromb-

A

[base] clot

181
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kary-

A

[base] nucleus

182
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blast-

A

[base] immature cell

183
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embol-

A

[base] insertion, stopper, plug, embolus

184
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phag-

A

[base] to eat, to ingest

185
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sphygm-, sphyx-

A

[base] pulse

186
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lymph-

A

[base] spring water, watery substance, lymph

187
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splen-

A

[base] spleen

188
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lien-

A

[base] spleen

189
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-aemia, -emia

A

[compound suffix] condition of the blood

190
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-agogue

A

[compound suffix] stimulating, promoting flow of

191
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-blast

A

[compound suffix] immature cell

192
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-haemia, -hemia

A

[compound suffix] condition of the blood

193
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-phagia, -phagy

A

[compound suffix] condition of eating

194
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-phage

A

[compound suffix] thing that devours

195
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-poiesis

A

[compound suffix] making formation

196
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nasc-, nat-

A

[base] being born, birth

197
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bi-

A

[base] two, twice, double, life, living

198
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paed-

A

[base] child

199
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ped-

A

[base] child, foot

200
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puber-, pubert-

A

[base] coming to maturity

201
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ger-, geront-

A

[base] old age

202
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sen-

A

[base] old age

203
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presby-

A

[base] old age

204
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thanat-

A

[base] death

205
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mort-

A

[base] death, dead

206
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hepat-

A

[base] liver

207
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ger-, gest-

A

[base] to carry, to produce

208
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digest-

A

[base] to break apart, to dissolve

209
Q

bil-

A

[base] bile

210
Q

icter-

A

[base] jaundice, icterus

211
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chol-

A

[base] bile, gall

212
Q

cholangi-

A

[base] bile duct

213
Q

cholecyst-

A

[base] gallbladder

214
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lith-

A

[base] stone, calculus

215
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doch-

A

[base] receptacle, duct

216
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choledoch-

A

[base] bile duct

217
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pancre-, pancreat-

A

[base] pancreas

218
Q

crin-

A

[base] to secrete

219
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zym-

A

[base] fermentation

220
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enzym-

A

[base] enzyme

221
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tox-, toxic-

A

[base] poison

222
Q

venen-

A

[base] poison

223
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vir-, virul-

A

[base] poison

224
Q

botul-

A

[base] sausage, sausage poisoning, botulism

225
Q

allant-

A

[base] sausage, sausage poisoning

226
Q

verm-

A

[base] worm

227
Q

helminth-

A

[base] worm

228
Q

acar-

A

[base] mite, tick

229
Q

myi-

A

[base] fly

230
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bacteri-

A

[base] staff, cane, rod, bacterium

231
Q

bacill-

A

[base] rod, stick, rod-shaped bacterium, bacillus

232
Q

rhabd-

A

[base] rod, stick

233
Q

cocc-

A

[base] seed, berry, berry shaped, coccus (a berry-shaped bacterium, plural cocci)

234
Q

strep-, strept-

A

[base] curved, twisted, linked, streptococcus

235
Q

phyt-

A

[base] plant

236
Q

fung-

A

[base] mushroom, fungus

237
Q

myc-, mycet-

A

[base] fungus

238
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spor-

A

[base] seed, spore

239
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sep-

A

[base] to rot, to putrefy

240
Q

cid-, cis-

A

[base] to cut, to kill

241
Q

fug-

A

[base] to flee from, to put to flight

242
Q

-cide

A

[compound suffix] killing, substance that kills

243
Q

-crine

A

[compound suffix] thing that secretes

244
Q

-fuge

A

[compound suffix] substance that expels, substance that drives away

245
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-phyte

A

[compound suffix] plant, growth

246
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-stat

A

[compound suffix] agent that inhibits, agent that retards

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