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| stem | meaning | sample wards |
|---|---|---|
| form | shape | formation |
| sequ | follow | sequence |
| glyc | sweet | glucose |
| hemo | blood | hemoglobin |
| ultima | last | ultimate |
| infra | beneath | ifrared |
| leuko | white | leukemia |
| lys | break down | anglysis |
| meso | middle | mesopatamia |
| milli | thousandth | milligram |
| mem | remember | memory |
| gress | step | progress |
| labor | wark | collaborate |
| myo | musole | myopia |
| vac | empty | evacuat |
| oligo | few or small | oligarchy |
| ose | suger | fructose |
| osis | condition | psychasis |
| tude | state of | multitude |
| patho | disease | pathogenic |
| phor | carry | metaphor |
| phag | eat | sarcophagus |
| phyt | plant | neophyte |
| phyll | leaf | chlirophyll |
| pleo | more | pleorphic |
| pod | foot | arthropod |
| soror | sister | sorority |
| -a | plural | data |
| val | worth | valid |
| para | beside,near | parable |
| dom | rule | dominate |
| erg | work | energy |
| rhiz | root | rhizome |
| sapro | rotten | saprophytic |
| schizo | divide | schizophrenia |
| hippo | horse | hippopotamus |
| som | body | somatic |
| spor | seed | endospore |
| sta | stop | stationary |
| rhodo | rose | rhododendron |
| taxis | arrangement | syntax |
| vol | will | volunteer |
| frat | brother | fraternity |
| trich | hair | trichinosis |
| troph | nourishment | atrophy |
| tox | poison | toxin |
| sect | cut | dissect |
| zygo | yoke | zygote |
| zym | ferment | enzyme |
| tropo | turn | trophy |
| gastro | stomach | gastroenteritis |
| arthro | joint | arthritis |
| ventri | belly | ventriloquist |
| dors | back | dorsal |
| macro | large | macrobiotic |
| branchio | gills | branchiopod |
| kin | motion | kinetic |
| phylo | kind | phylum |
| blasto | embryo | blastocyst |
| dactyl | finger | pterodactyl |
| phos | light | phosphorus |
| gon | angle | pentagon |
| lite | mineral or fossil | anthracite |
| brachio | arm | brachiopod |
| vore | eating | omnivore |
| holo | whole | Holocaust |
| haplo | single or simple | haploid |
| opia | sight | myopia |
| lent | full of | turbulent |
| ef | out | effusive |
| anglo | English | Anglo-Saxon |
| ist | one who | artist |
| saur | lizard | dinosaur |
| pithec | ape | pithecanthropus |
| calli | beautiful | Calligraphy |
| austro | south | Australia |
| cephalo | head | encephalitis |
| chiro | hand | Chiropractor |
| caust | burn | caustic |
| terr | land | terrestrial |
| cata | down | catastrophe |
| jur | swear | jury |
| flu | flow | fluid |
| here | stick | adhere |
| pos | put | position |
| mund | world | mundane |
| chrom | color | chrome |