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Stems List 1-20
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mela | black |
| multi | many |
| vect | carry |
| orb | circle |
| moll | soft |
| radi | ray |
| pneumo | lung |
| ign | fire |
| ob | against |
| vermi | worm |
| vice | in place of |
| lachry | tear |
| plasm | form |
| oo | egg |
| hemi | half |
| oscu | mouth |
| atom | vapor |
| narco | sleep |
| digit | finger |
| lin | line |
| grad | step |
| lign | wood |
| dendr | tree |
| gymno | naked |
| foli | leaf |
| ophthal | eye |
| di | two |
| protero | early |
| hibern | winter |
| bath | deep |
| rub | red |
| fiss | split |
| pulse | drive |
| tachy | quick |
| sol | sun |
| calor | heat |
| ven | come |
| cumu | heaped |
| ichthy | fish |
| mont | mountain |
| myria | many |
| oma | tumor |
| cirr | hair |
| nuc | center |
| solv | loosen |
| sat | enough |
| strat | layer |
| kilo | thousand |
| meteor | high |
| grav | heavy |
| SIS | condition |
| CORON | crown |
| SOCIO | society |
| NAV | ship |
| RAT | think |
| GLOTT | tongue |
| QUIN | five |
| HIST | tissue |
| PAR | equal |
| MOT | move |
| PTER | wing |
| PERI | near or around |
| PHEN | appearance |
| POT | drink |
| VIA | road |
| LINGU | tongue |
| OVI | egg |
| LITER | letter |
| PHAN | appearance |
| PHASIA | speech |
| AUR | gold |
| MENS | measure |
| MONY | condition |
| UND | WAVE |
| FLECT | bend |
| oss | bone |
| ferro | iron |
| pico | trillionth |
| cranio | skull |
| ish | like |
| nano | billionth |
| counter | against |
| nesia | island |
| less | without |
| vas | vessel |
| xylo | wood |
| gno | know |
| sept | seven |
| quasi | somewhat |
| cosmo | world or universe |
| monger | seller |
| lepsy | attack |
| atmo | vapor |
| xeno | stranger |
| fore | front |
| cardio | heart |
| cyclo | circle |
| let | little |
| ideo | idea |
| baro | pressure |
| mund | world |
| sine | without |
| austro | south |
| jur | swear |
| hear | stick |
| pithec | ape |
| cracy | government |
| somn | sleep |
| calli | beautiful |
| mania | madness |
| ist | one who |
| flu | flow |
| chiro | hand |
| quadr | four |
| caust | burn |
| antho | flower |
| cephalo | head |
| err | wander |
| cata | down |
| saur | lizard |
| Anglo | English |
| algia | pain |
| pos | put |
| ize | make |
| terr | land |
| TION | act or state |
| MAGN | great |
| LOCO | place |
| DOX | opinion |
| ORTHO | straight |
| AMPHI | both |
| EU | good |
| PHOBIA | fear |
| ENDO | within |
| PUT | think |
| MATRI | mother |
| POP | people |
| MEGA | large |
| VER | true |
| SANGUI | blood |
| SPEC | look |
| DUCT | lead |
| VEST | clothes |
| HOMO | same |
| PEND | hang |
| FER | carry |
| POND | weight |
| CORP | body |
| BENE | good |
| NOV | new |
| PATER | father |
| DORM | sleep |
| MORPH | shape |
| JECT | throw |
| PUNCT | point |
| BI | two |
| SUPER | over |
| UN | not |
| ALTER | other |
| TRI | three |
| CHRON(O) | time |
| DEC | ten |
| CONTRA | against |
| ASTR | star |
| AMAT | love |
| COGN | know |
| GYRO | turn |
| DYNA | power |
| GEO | earth |
| HELIO | sun |
| DEMO | people |
| ISM | doctrine |
| HYDRO | water |
| HYPER | over |
| MICRO | small |
| PHOTO | light |
| PAN | all |
| PENTA | five |
| TELE | far |
| OMNI | all |
| VID | look |
| POLY | many |
| EX | out |
| RE | again |
| HYPO | under |
| PSEUDO | false |
| NEURO | nerve |
| TOMY | cut |
| HEMA | blood |
| PROTO | first |
| PHON | sound |
| VIV | life |
| MONO | one |
| ARD | always |
| ARCHY | government |
| CIDE | kill |
| ICIAN | specialist |
| ITIS | inflammation |
| AUDI | hear |
| AQUA | water |
| BELL | war |
| BIO | life |
| CISE | cut |
| CAP | take |
| DICT | say |
| SCRIB | write |
| PORT | carry |
| AUTO | self |
| NEO | new |
| CENT | one hundred |
| CEDE | go |
| LOGY | science |
| CRED | believe |
| AD | to |
| ANTROPHO | man |
| BIBLIO | book |
| MISS | send |
| CENTRI | center |
| MAL | bad |
| DIS | away |
| EQUI | equal |
| ANTE | before |
| INTRO | into |
| NON | not |
| DE | down |
| ANTI | against |
| EXTRA | beyond |
| CIRCUM | around |
| MIS | bad |
| INTRA | within |
| INTER | between |
| IFY | make |
| SUB | under |
| SEMI | half |
| POST | after |
| PRE | before |
| GEST | carry |
| MAN | hand |
| META | change |
| LEG | read |
| NYM | name |
| MIR | wonder |
| OID | appearance |
| OCUL | eye |
| RECT | right |
| RETRO | backward |
| PETR | rock |
| LUNA | moon |
| SANCT | holy |
| THERMO | heat |
| TACT | touch |
| SED | sit |
| STEREO | solid |
| RID | laugh |
| SON | sound |
| OCTA | eight |
| SENS | feel |
| SCOPE | look |
| METER | measure |
| SUR | over |
| TETRA | four |
| STELL | star |
| CLUD | close |
| CLAM | cry out |
| VITA | life |
| CURR | run |
| LIBER | free |
| PLU | more |
| GAMY | marriage |
| JUNCT | join |
| MIGR | wander |
| PRIM | first |
| MAR | sea |
| GERM | vital |
| MEDI | middle |
| GRAT | pleasing |
| GREG | group |
| LUC | light |
| PYRO | fire |
| SE | apart |
| RUPT | break |
| TANG | touch |
| SOPH | wisdom |
| TRIB | pay |
| TRANS | across |
| STRING | bind |
| DIGN | worthy |
| TEMPOR | time |
| DERM | skin |
| ACRO | high |
| BREV | short |
| CLE | small |
| AGOG | leader |
| CULP | blame |
| ACR | sharp |
| EGO | I |
| ECTO | outer |
| DIA | across |
| FORT | strong |
| NUMER | number |
| FUS | pour |
| IL | not |
| NECRO | death |
| OSTEO | bone |
| PAC | peace |
| PLASTO | molded |
| ORNITH | bird |
| PER | through |
| PUGN | fight |
| POLIS | city |
| ANIM | mind |
| SPIR | breathe |
| ZO | animal |
| APT | fit |
| URB | city |
| CUR | care for |
| DEMI | half |
| ANDRO | man |
| TORT | twist |
| VOC | voice |
| A | not |
| VOLV | roll |
| ULTRA | beyond |
| AR | relating to |
| CACO | bad |
| AMBUL | walk |
| CO | together |
| FIN | end |
| GRAPH | write |
| FID | faith |
| HEXA | six |
| IN | in or not |
| HEDRON | sided object |
| FRACT | break |
| HETERO | different |
| LAT | side |
| LITH | rock |
| OUS | full |
| NOMY | law |
| INE | nature of |
| PLATY | flat |
| SCI | know |
| PATH | feeling |
| THEO | god |
| PHILE | love |
| TRACT | pull |
| ALT | high |
| TOPO | place |
| ATE | cause |
| CAD | fall |
| CAPIT | head |
| CARN | flesh |
| COR | heart |
| CRYPT | hidden |
| CURS | run |
| ESS | female |
| ETHNO | race or culture |
| FUG | flee |
| GEN | origin |
| ISO | equal |
| ICS | art |
| LOQU | talk |
| MORT | death |
| MUTA | change |
| NAt | born |
| NESS | quality |
| PALEO | old |
| PED | foot or child |
| PSYCH | soul |
| SACRO | holy |
| UNI | one |
| VERT | turn |
| COM | together |
| SYN | together |
| I | plural |
| SYM | together |
| CON | together |
| LUM | light |
| APO | away |
| SEN | old |
| JUS | law |
| ANN | year |
| PARL | speak |
| potent | power |
| ROGAT | ask |
| SOL | alone |
| BAS | low |
| SURG | rise |
| ACT | to do |
| AG | to do |
| PRO | forward |
| MOB | move |
| CANT | sing |
| GYN | woman |
| GRAM | writing |
| REG | rule |
| LOG | word or reason |
| SESS | sit |
| NOUNCE | tell |
| FIC | make |
| ADEN | gland |
| MEL | song |
| PHOR | carry |
| VAL | worth |
| ALB | white |
| HIPPO | horse |
| ECO | house |
| BRACHIO | arm |
| CYT | cell |
| FORM | shape |
| IDIO | peculiar |
| EMIA | blood |
| BLASTO | embryo |
| DIPLO | double |
| LABOR | work |
| IM | not |
| VORE | eating |
| TUDE | state of |
| AER | air |
| BON | good |
| PARA | beside or near |
| DYS | bad |
| ULTIMA | last |
| RHIZ | root |
| MEM | remember |
| CYAN | blue |
| CHLOR | green |
| HEMO | blood |
| FIL | thread |
| SEQU | follow |
| EPI | on |
| STA | stop |
| STRUCT | build |
| AN | without |
| PHYLL | leaf |
| ASE | enzyme |
| MYO | muscle |
| PATHO | disease |
| AB | away |
| HUM | earth |
| BE | life |
| MESO | middle |
| VAC | empty |
| GRESS | step |
| EXO | out |
| PHYT | plant |
| FRAT | brother |
| LEUKO | white |
| VENTRI | belly |
| TAXIS | arrangement |
| SOROR | sister |
| BRANCHIO | gills |
| ERYTHRO | red |
| ZYM | ferment |
| SAPRO | rotten |
| DOM | rule |
| SOM | body |
| ENTER | intestine |
| POD | foot; feet |
| RHODO | rose |
| PHAG | eat |
| OSE | sugar |
| ZYGO | yoke |
| CHROM | color |
| INFRA | beneath |
| MILLI | thousandth |
| OSIS | condition |
| A | plural |
| BRACHY | short |
| MACRO | large |
| PLEO | more |
| LYS | break down |
| GLYC | sweet |
| ERG | work |
| TROPO | turn |
| KIN | motion |
| OLIGO | few or small |
| TRICH | hair |
| DORS | back |
| SPOR | seed |
| TROPH | nourishment |
| TOX | poison |
| SECT | cut |
| OPIA | sight |
| GON | angle |
| VOL | will |
| DEXTRO | right or clockwise |
| IUM | an element |
| SCHIZO | divide |
| LENT | full of |
| DACTYLO | finger |
| GASTRO | stomach |
| HAPLO | single or simple |
| PHYLO | kind |
| HOLO | whole |
| ARTHRO | joint |
| LITE | mineral or fossil |
| PHOS | light |
| EF | out |
| DICHO | in two parts |