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Stems 1

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Stem
Meaning
acanth   spine, prickle  
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aceto   vinegar  
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acou   hear  
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acro   extremity, tip, sharp  
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actin   ray, beam  
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acu   sharp, abrubt, sudden  
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adeno   gland  
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adipo   fat  
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aero   air  
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a(esth)   perception  
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agogue   leader  
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agon   contest, struggle  
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ala   wing  
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alb   white  
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algo   pain  
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alien   stranger, strange  
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allelo   one another, mutual  
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amauros   blind  
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am(o)eb   constantly changing  
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ambi/amph   both sides  
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ambly   dim, faint  
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amnio   amnion, "bowl"  
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amylo   starch  
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andro   male  
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angio   vessel (blood, bile)  
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ankyl   bent, crooked; a joint locked in one position  
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annulus   little ring  
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anser   goose  
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anthem   flower  
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anthrac   black  
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anthro   man/human  
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aort   aorta  
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aphro   froth, sexual love  
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aqu   water  
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arachn   spider, spider web  
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archo   ancient, beginning  
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argy   silver, shining  
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artero   artery (as opposed to vein)  
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arthro   joint  
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artic   little joint  
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asthm   panting, short breaths  
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athero   gruel  
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atri   entry chamber  
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axilla   armpit  
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axo   center, axis  
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aud   hear  
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aur   hear  
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aus   hear  
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auto   self  
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aux   make grow  
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azo   nitrogen  
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bac(t)   rod  
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ball   throw  
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balano   acorn, glans  
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blast   sprout  
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blenno   snot  
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bleph   eyelid  
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bol   throw  
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brachi   arm  
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brady   slow  
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branch   gill  
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bronch   bronchus  
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bucc   cheek (inside)  
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burs   bursa, purse  
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caes   cut deep  
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c(h)ord   notochord  
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c(o)ele   rupture  
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carpo   wrist  
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calci   limestone  
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calco   heel, spur  
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calyc   cup  
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campy   bend  
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canc   crab  
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capo   head, expanded part  
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centr   center  
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carbo   charcoal, carbon  
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carcin   crab  
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carcinoma   cancer from epithelium  
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card   heart, heart-shape  
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carot   great neck arteries  
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carpo   wrist  
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caus   burn  
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centesis   puncture  
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centr   center  
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cep(h)   head, expanded part  
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cephal   head  
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cept   seize, take  
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cereb(r)   brain  
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cervic   neck  
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ch(e)ir   hand  
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chemo   chemistry  
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chlor   light green  
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chol(e)   bile  
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chondr   cartilage; grain  
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chorea   dance  
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chori   chorionic membrane  
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chrom   color  
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chron   time, long time  
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chyle   digested food juice  
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cide   killing, "falling"  
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cise   cut deep  
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