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06/05/2012
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Term
ab-/abs-
 Definition
from, away
Term
ad-
 Definition
to, toward
Term
an-/a-
 Definition
not, without
Term
ana-
 Definition
up, again, back
Term
ante-/anti-
 Definition
before
Term
anthrop
 Definition
human
Term
apo-
 Definition
away from, off
Term
bi
 Definition
life, two
Term
can
 Definition
dog
Term
cata-
 Definition
down, backwards
Term
chrom
 Definition
color
Term
chron
 Definition
time
Term
con-/com-/co-
 Definition
with, together
Term
contra-/counter-
 Definition
against, facing
Term
corp/corpor
 Definition
body, flesh
Term
cosm
 Definition
universe, order, adorn
Term
de-
 Definition
reverse, from
Term
dia-
 Definition
through
Term
duc
 Definition
to lead
Term
dys-/dis-
 Definition
bad
Term
ec-
 Definition
out
Term
ecto-
 Definition
outside
Term
en-
 Definition
in
Term
endo-
 Definition
inside
Term
epi-
 Definition
on, over
Term
eu-
 Definition
good
Term
ex-/e-
 Definition
out
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside
Term
gam
 Definition
marry, unite
Term
greg
 Definition
social group, gather
Term
hetero-
 Definition
other, different
Term
hom
 Definition
human
Term
homo-
 Definition
same
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, below, partial
Term
iatr
 Definition
heal
Term

idi

 

 Definition
personal
Term
in-
 Definition
in, into,    not
Term
infra-
 Definition
below, after
Term
inter-
 Definition
between, among
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
iso-
 Definition
equal
Term
leg
 Definition
law, deputize
Term
log / leg/ lex
 Definition
study, speak
Term
macr
 Definition
large
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
meta-
 Definition
beyond
Term
micr
 Definition
small
Term
mis
 Definition
hate
Term

morph

 

 Definition
shape, form
Term
nom
 Definition
law, system
Term
nov
 Definition
new
Term
ob-
 Definition
toward, against
Term
omn
 Definition
all
Term
par
 Definition
give birth to
Term
para-
 Definition
beside, nearly
Term
path
 Definition
feel, illness
Term
per-
 Definition
through, thorough(ly)
Term
peri-
 Definition
around, near
Term
petr
 Definition
rock
Term
phil
 Definition
liking, tendency
Term
phon
 Definition
sound
Term
pol
 Definition
community
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
pot
 Definition
able, powerful
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
Term
pro-
 Definition
forward, for
Term
pseud
 Definition
false
Term
psych
 Definition
mind
Term
pyr
 Definition
fire
Term
re-/red-
 Definition
again, back
Term
sci
 Definition
know, discern
Term
se-/sed-
 Definition
apart
Term
sec
 Definition
cut, split
Term
somn
 Definition
sleep
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, inferior
Term
super-
 Definition
above, excess
Term
syn-
 Definition
with, together
Term
the
 Definition
god
Term
top
 Definition
place, (a location)
Term
trans-/tra
 Definition
across, through
Term
ven
 Definition
come
Term
ver
 Definition
true
Term
vis
 Definition
see
Term
xen
 Definition
foreign
Term
ag / ig
 Definition
act, do, drive
Term
al/ol/ul
 Definition
nuture, grow
Term
alt
 Definition
high
Term
am/im
 Definition
love
Term
ambul
 Definition
walk, go
Term
ann/enn
 Definition
year
Term
andr
 Definition
male, man
Term
anti-
 Definition
against, opposite
Term
apt/ept
 Definition
fit, capable
Term
arch
 Definition
first, govern
Term
av
 Definition
bird
Term
bol/bl
 Definition
throw, extend
Term
cad/cas/cid
 Definition
fall, (to happen)
Term
cap/cep/cip/cup
 Definition
take, contain
Term
ced/cess
 Definition
go, let go
Term
cer/cri/cre
 Definition
separate
Term
cid/cis
 Definition
cut, kill
Term
clud/clus
 Definition
to close
Term
cri
 Definition
separate, judge
Term
cub/cumb
 Definition
lie down, remain
Term
cyn
 Definition
dog
Term
de/div
 Definition
god, augury
Term
doc
 Definition
teach
Term
dog/doc
 Definition
opinion
Term
equ/iqu
 Definition
even, level
Term
erg/urg/org
 Definition
work
Term
ero
 Definition
physical love
Term
esth/aesth
 Definition
feel
Term
fac/fec/fic
 Definition
do, make
Term
frag/frang/fring
 Definition
break
Term
fund/fus
 Definition
pour, melt, blend
Term
gen/gn/na
 Definition
birth, type, origin
Term
grad/gred/gress
 Definition
step, go
Term
heli
 Definition
sun
Term
hyper-
 Definition
over, above
Term
leg/lig
 Definition
gather, read
Term
lic
 Definition
permit, unrestrained
Term
latri
 Definition
worship
Term
men/mon
 Definition
think, mind
Term
mne
 Definition
remember
Term
mov/mo
 Definition
move
Term
ne
 Definition
new, recent
Term
nec/necr
 Definition
die
Term
nec/noc/nic/nox
 Definition
harm
Term
phot/phos
 Definition
light
Term
pond/pend
 Definition
hang, weigh
Term
prac
 Definition
act, do
Term
reg/rig
 Definition
rule, straight
Term
sacr/secr/sanc
 Definition
holy
Term
scop/scep/skep
 Definition
view, see
Term
semen/semin
 Definition
seed
Term
sent/sens
 Definition
feel
Term
serp/herp
 Definition
to creep, reptile, snake
Term
spec/spic
 Definition
look, see
Term
sta/ste
 Definition
stand
Term
sta/ste/st/sti
 Definition
stand
Term
tag/teg/tig/tang/ting
 Definition
touch
Term
tele
 Definition
far
Term
tempor
 Definition
time
Term
ten/tend/tens
 Definition
stretch, thin
Term
ten/tin
 Definition
hold, maintain
Term
tom/tm
 Definition
cut
Term
trud/trus
 Definition
thrust
Term
vic/vinc
 Definition
conquer
Term
vor
 Definition
eat
Term
zo
 Definition
animal
Term
ac
 Definition
sharp
Term
acr
 Definition
height, tip
Term
aden
 Definition
gland
Term
ambi-/amphi-
 Definition
both
Term
aster/astr
 Definition
star
Term
aur
 Definition
ear
Term
auto/tauto
 Definition
self
Term
axill
 Definition
armpit
Term
bell
 Definition
war
Term
bene/bon
 Definition
good, well
Term
brach/brachy
 Definition
short
Term
card/cord
 Definition
heart
Term
caud/cod
 Definition
tail
Term
cens
 Definition
judge, assess
Term
cent
 Definition
hundred
Term
cephal
 Definition
head
Term
cervic
 Definition
neck
Term
chili
 Definition
thousand
Term
crat/crac
 Definition
govern
Term
-cule/-cle
 Definition
little
Term
cur
 Definition
care
Term
cut
 Definition
skin
Term
decem/deca
 Definition
ten, tenth
Term
dem
 Definition
people
Term
derm/dermat
 Definition
skin
Term
di/dy/dicho
 Definition
two
Term
dis-/di-
 Definition
apart, reversed
Term
fla
 Definition
blow
Term
flu/fluc/fuv
 Definition
flow, river
Term
fratr
 Definition
brother
Term
galact
 Definition
milk
Term
gastr
 Definition
stomach
Term
gloss/glott
 Definition
tongue, speech
Term
gravid
 Definition
pregnant
Term
gyn/gynec
 Definition
woman, female
Term
hecaton
 Definition
hundred
Term
hem/haem/em
 Definition
blood
Term
hemi-/semi-
 Definition
half
Term
hes/her
 Definition
to stick, hold back
Term
hepat
 Definition
liver
Term
hepta
 Definition
seven
Term
hexa
 Definition
six
Term
hist
 Definition
body tissue
Term
hydat/hydr
 Definition
water
Term
hyster
 Definition
womb, neurotic disorder
Term
-ia
 Definition
land, state, medical condition
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
icosa
 Definition
twenty
Term
kilo-
 Definition
thousand
Term
lab
 Definition
lip
Term
lacrim/lachrym
 Definition
tear (from the eye)
Term
lact
 Definition
milk
Term
laryng
 Definition
voice box, vocal cords
Term
loc
 Definition
place, (a place, to place)
Term
lic/lumen/lumin
 Definition
light
Term
mamm
 Definition
breast
Term
man
 Definition
hand, handle
Term
mille/ milli-
 Definition
thousand(th)
Term
mon
 Definition
one
Term
mult
 Definition
many
Term
myri
 Definition
countless, 10,000
Term
nas/nar
 Definition
nose
Term
nephr
 Definition
kidney
Term
novem
 Definition
nine
Term
octo/octa
 Definition
eight
Term
olig
 Definition
few
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, growth
Term
op
 Definition
see
Term
ophthalm
 Definition
eye
Term
os/ or
 Definition
mouth, opening
Term
os/ oss
 Definition
bone
Term
oste
 Definition
bone
Term
pan-/pant-
 Definition
all
Term
pauc
 Definition
few
Term
penta
 Definition
five
Term
phleb
 Definition
vein
Term
phob
 Definition
fear
Term
phylac
 Definition
guard
Term
pl/plec/plic
 Definition
fold, entwine, times
Term
plur
 Definition
many, more
Term
poly
 Definition
many
Term
pulmon/pulm
 Definition
lung
Term
quadr
 Definition
four
Term
quinque
 Definition
five
Term
rhin
 Definition
nose
Term
sarc
 Definition
flesh
Term
scler
 Definition
hard
Term
sep
 Definition
putrid, infected
Term
septem
 Definition
seven
Term
sesqui-
 Definition
one and a half
Term
sex
 Definition
six
Term
son
 Definition
sound
Term
stom/stomat
 Definition
mouth, opening
Term
tac
 Definition
arrange, order
Term
ten, tin
 Definition
hold, maintain
Term
thromb
 Definition
clot
Term
tetra/ tessara
 Definition
four
Term
tri
 Definition
three
Term
un
 Definition
one
Term
vas
 Definition
vessel, blood vessel, duct
Term
ven
 Definition
vein
Term
viginti
 Definition
twenty
Term
agr
 Definition
field
Term
al
 Definition
other
Term
alb
 Definition
white
Term
alg
 Definition
pain
Term
all/ allel
 Definition
other
Term
aud
 Definition
hear
Term
bath/bathy
 Definition
depth
Term
car/carn
 Definition
flesh
Term
cli
 Definition
lean, lie, bed
Term
cred
 Definition
believe
Term
cruc
 Definition
cross, important point
Term
cryp/cryph
 Definition
secret, hidden
Term
dactyl
 Definition
finger
Term
damn/demn
 Definition
loss, harm
Term
dec
 Definition
acceptable
Term
dent
 Definition
tooth
Term
dic
 Definition
say, point
Term
do/da/di
 Definition
give
Term
dol
 Definition
suffer
Term
ed/es
 Definition
eat
Term
entom
 Definition
insect
Term
fa
 Definition
speak
Term
fer
 Definition
carry
Term
fratr
 Definition
brother
Term
ge
 Definition
earth
Term
gemin
 Definition
twin
Term
ger
 Definition
old person
Term
gno/no/gni
 Definition
know
Term
graph/gramm
 Definition
write
Term
jus/jur
 Definition
law, judge
Term
juven/jun
 Definition
young
Term
lat
 Definition
carry
Term
lig
 Definition

tie, bind

 
Term
lign
 Definition
wood
Term
lith/lit
 Definition
stone
Term
loqu/locu
 Definition
speak
Term
magn
 Definition
great, large
Term
mal/male
 Definition
bad
Term
mant/manc
 Definition
prophecy
Term
matr
 Definition
mother
Term
mega/magal
 Definition
great, million
Term
metr
 Definition
mother, uterus
Term
misc/mix
 Definition
mix
Term
myc
 Definition
fungus
Term
nau
 Definition
boat
Term
nihil/nil
 Definition
nothing
Term
noct
 Definition
night
Term
nomen/nomin
 Definition
name
Term
nyct
 Definition
night
Term
ocul
 Definition
eye
Term
onom/onomat/onym
 Definition
name
Term
ornith/orn
 Definition
bird
Term
orth
 Definition
straight, correct
Term
ot
 Definition
ear
Term
pale/palae
 Definition
old
Term
patr
 Definition

father, country

 
Term
ped/pod/pus
 Definition
foot
Term
ped/paed
 Definition
child, teach
Term
pen/pun
 Definition
punish
Term
phag
 Definition
eat
Term

pne/pneum

 

 Definition
lung, breathe
Term
pha/phe
 Definition
speak
Term
pher/phor
 Definition
carry
Term
phyll
 Definition
leaf
Term
phyt
 Definition
plant
Term
ple
 Definition
full, many
Term
pon, pos
 Definition
place, put
Term
pom
 Definition
fruit, apple
Term
pred
 Definition
preying
Term
pter
 Definition
wing, feather
Term
pug/pung
 Definition
poke, fight
Term
pugn
 Definition
fist, fight
Term
rhiz
 Definition
root
Term
sal/sil
 Definition
jump
Term
salv/salu
 Definition
safe, greet, healthy
Term
secu/sequ
 Definition
follow
Term
sen
 Definition
old (person)
Term
som/somat
 Definition
body
Term
soph
 Definition
wise
Term
soror
 Definition
sister
Term
spor
 Definition
scatter, seed
Term
tach/tachy
 Definition
fast
Term
terr
 Definition
earth
Term
the
 Definition
put, place
Term
trop
 Definition
to turn
Term
uxor
 Definition
wife
Term
vac/van
 Definition
empty
Term
val
 Definition
strong, useful
Term
ver/verg
 Definition
turn
Term
viv/vit
 Definition
live
Term
voc
 Definition
call, voice
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