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Stems - starts with A Flashcards

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a/an-

A

Language of Origin: Latin & Greek
Defintion: Not

Ateles
anosognosia
anoesis
ascyphous
alecithal
anorexigen
astilbe
anury
amelia
agrypnia
atokal

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ab-

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Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: Away
(Cf: Gk apo-)

Abactor
abaculus
abalienate
abducent
aberrant
abomasitis

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acaros

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: mite
acar-
(Cf: pedicul-)

acariasis
acariform
otacarsiasis
acarology
acaridologist

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acros

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Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: high
acro/akro-
akropodion
acrorhagus
acrochordon
acroterial
acromionctomy
akrochordite
acroamatic
acroama

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acouein

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: to hear
acou/acoust/acu-
paracusis
dysacousis
diplacusis

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ad

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Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: to/toward
ad/ac/af/ag/al/am/an/ap/as/at-
adduce
ademption
adscitious
adjuration

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-ade

A

Language of Origin: French
Definition: act
coll. ending

rodomontade
colonnade
oeillade
poivrade
ballotade
brandade

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aden-

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Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: gland

hidradenitis
macradenous
lymphaden
adenochrome
syringadenous

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aeolos

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: wind
(Cf. anemo-, vent-)
aeol/eol-
aeoline
Aeolian
eolienne
aeolodicon
eolic

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aer

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Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: air
aer/aero-
aerenchyma
aerophor
aeroides
aeroscepsis
aeromodeller
aerocele

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-age

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Language of Origin: Middle English/French
Definition: collection, action

agiotage
haylage
bailliage
bavardage
panachage

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agein

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Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: leading
-agogue/agogen/gogen
osmagogue
ptyalagogue
cholagogue
chloragogen
pepsigogen

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al-

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Language of Origin: Arabic
Definition: the

alquerque
alcornoque
arroba
almude
alkahestic
almagest
almucantar

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-alia

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Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: (noun pluralizer)

Bacchanalia
marginalia
archivalia
penetralia

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algos

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Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: pain
(Cf. -odynia)
-algia
coxalgia
meralgia
splenalgia
myalgia
erythromelalgia
fibromyalgia

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allos

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Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: different, other
all/allo-
allothimorph
allochroous
centrallasite
archallaxis
allotriophagy

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ambi-

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Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: both

ambicolorate
ambiversion
ambiopia
ambivalence
ambiplasma

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amphi-

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Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: both

amphiapomict
amphitoky
amphophilic
amphibalus
amphisbaenoid
amphiplatyan

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amylon

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Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: starch
amyl-
(Don’t confuse with French amelo - enamel)

amylolysis
amyliferous

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amelo-

A

Language of Origin: French
Definition: enamel

ameloblastoma
ameloblast
amelodentinal

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ana-

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: up, back, again

anabasis
anabata
anaclasis
anabibazon
anaboly
anachromasis
anacrotism

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andros

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: man
(Cf. Latin homin-)
andr-
polyandrium
androgynous
andrconium
andragogy

23
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anemos

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: wind
(Cf. Greek aeol/eol - wind)
(Cf. anim-)????
anem/anemo-
anemosis
anemoclastic
anemometer
anemophilous

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anisos

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: unequal
[an(not)+iso(equal)]
anis/aniso-
aniseikonia
anisocoria
anisakiasis
anisocytosis

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angios

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: (blood) vessel
(Cf. Latin vas-)
angi-
angiomatosis
cholangioma
cineangiography
telang

26
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ante/ant-

A

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: before, front
(Cf. Latin pro-)
[Don’t confuse with anti-(against, alternating)]

anteclypeus
antejurementum
antepagments
anticus

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anthos

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: flower
anth-
helianthemum
anthemis
anthemion
Calanthe
chalcanthite
achyranthes

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anthrax

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: coal, carbon
(Cf. konio-)
anthrac-
anthracnose
anthrasilicosis
anthracene
anthracolithic

29
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anthropos

A

Language of Origin:Greek
Definition: human
(Cf. Latin homin-)
anthropo-
anthropogenesis
anthropochore
anthropoid

(Cf. Greek andr- (man))

30
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anti-

A

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: against, alternating
[Don’t confuse with ante (before, front)]

antibourgeois
anticaries
antiphony
antimacassar

31
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ap/apo-

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: away
(Cf. ab- (away))

apophorometer
apoptosis
apodema
apotheosis
apostasy
apogee
aphesis
apocope
apodictic

32
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aqua-

A

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: water

aquaehaustus
aquaflorium
aquamanile
aquifuge
aqueduct
aquiclude

33
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arche

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: primitive, original
arch/arche/archi-
archizoic
arche
archegoniophore
archespore
archeology
archiater
archigaster
archebiosis
archigenesis
archiphoneme
archeal
archiplasm

34
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archon

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: goverment
[-arch = ruler]
-archy
monarchy
pantarchy
synarchy
hecatontarchy

35
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argyros

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: silver
(Cf. Latin argent-)
argyr-
hydrargyrum
argyrodite
anargyros
cerargyrite
miargyrite

36
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arthros

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: joint
arthr/arthro-
ginglymoarthrodia
condylarthrosis
arthrodesis

(Greek ginglym-)

37
Q

aster

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: star
(Cf. Latin stell-, sider-)
aster/astr-
asterism
astral
astrolabical
Hippeastrum

Don’t confuse with -aster (an inferior or defective one) this is a suffix, aster- is a prefix

38
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argent-

A

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: silver

argent
argentiferous
argentaffin

39
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-aster

A

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: an inferior or defective one

criticaster
philosophaster
theologaster
poetaster

40
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-ate

A

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: having; office; verb

choristate
eburnated
diaconate
terebinthinate
scyphate
clypeate
ocreate

41
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-ation/-tion

A

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: action, process
(Cf -ition)

aquotization
asportation
ansation
apocopation

42
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audire

A

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: to hear
(Cf. acou/acoust-)
aud-
audient
audiphone
audivision
oculauditory
subauditur

43
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aurum

A

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: gold
aur-
aurulent
aurelia
aurantiaceous
aureate
aureole
aurichloride

auric/aur comes from auris(ear); this aur comes from aurum(gold)

44
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auris

A

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: ear
auric/aur-
auricular

this auric/aur comes from auris(ear); aur comes from aurum(gold)

45
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aut/auto-

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: self

autotopagnosia
autoshediastic
autotelic
autochthon
heautophany

46
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auxein

A

Language of Origin: Greek
Definition: to increase
(Cf. Latin aug, cresc-)
aux-
auximone
anauxite
auxanogram
auxithal
auxodrome

47
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auxein

A

Language of Origin: Latin
Definition: to increase
(Cf. Latin aux/cresc-)
aug-
augument

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