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All Root Words

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Definition
cyt or cyto   cell  
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hetero   different  
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hist   tissue  
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homeo   similar, like  
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homo   same  
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hyper   over, above  
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hypo   under, below  
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iso   equal, same  
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liga   bind  
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lysis   breaking up  
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macro   large  
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mega   great  
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micro   small  
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phag   eat  
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viscer   internal organ  
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ecto   on outer side  
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endo   within  
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epi   upon, on  
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infra   below, beneath  
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inter   between  
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intra   within  
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meso   middle, mid  
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mito   thread, filament  
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ose   full of  
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phil   like, love  
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phobia   fear  
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poly   many, much  
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post   after  
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pre or pro   after  
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pseudo   false  
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ante   before, forward  
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cerebro   brain  
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circum   around, about  
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duct   leading, drawing  
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ec   out from  
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extra   outside  
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ferent   carry  
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glyco   sugar, sweet  
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hemi   half  
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mono   one, single  
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multi   many  
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myelo   marrow or spinal cord  
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neuro   nerve  
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oligo   few, scanty  
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super   above, upper  
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auto   self  
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ex   out, away from  
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gloss   tongue  
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im   not  
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in   in, into  
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malaco   soft  
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para   beside, near to  
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peri   around  
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re   back, again  
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sclero   hard  
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semi   half  
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somato   body  
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sub   under  
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supra   above, upon  
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trans   across, through  
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exo   on outer side  
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lip   fat  
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oculo   eye  
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op   see, sight  
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ophthalm   eye  
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ortho   straight, normal  
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oto   ear  
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retro   backward  
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sarco   flesh, fleshy  
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stasis   stop  
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steno   narrow  
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sym or syn   together  
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therm   heat  
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troph   nourish  
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tropic   changing, influencing  
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ab   away from  
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acr   extrimity  
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ad   to, toward, near  
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arthr   joint  
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blast   bud, germ  
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cephal   head  
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chondr   cartilage  
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clast   smash, break  
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derm   skin  
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kerato   cornea, horny tissue  
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kin   move  
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morph   form  
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myo   muscle  
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osteo   bone  
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pod   foot  
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adeno   gland  
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carcin   cancer  
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edem   swell  
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genesis   produce, origin  
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itis   inflammation  
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melano   black  
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narco   numbness  
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pathy   disease  
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penia   deficiency  
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phas   speak, utter  
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plegia   paralyze  
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psycho   mind, soul  
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pyo   pus  
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tomy   cut, incise  
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tox   poison  
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algia   pain  
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brady   slow  
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cholecyst   gallbladder  
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dynia   pain  
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entero   intestine  
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erythro   red  
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gastro   stomach  
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hepato   liver  
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leuko   white  
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poie   production  
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procto   anus  
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rrhagia   burst forth  
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rrhea   flow, discharge  
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stomy   to make an artificial opening  
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tachy   fast  
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angio   vessel  
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cardio   heart  
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chol   bile  
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cysto   bladder, sac  
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emia   blood  
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hem   blood  
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mast   breast  
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nephro   kidney  
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odonto   tooth  
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phleb   vein  
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pne   breathe  
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pneumo   gas, lungs  
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uria   urine  
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vas   vessel  
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vene   vein  
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