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List of some Latin roots you can normally find in medical terms

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Latin Term
English Meaning
Auto-   Self  
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Brachy-   Short  
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Brady-   Slow  
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Brevis   Short  
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Cavus   Hollow  
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Coel   Hollow  
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Cryo   Cold  
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Crypto   Hidden, concealed  
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Dextro   Right  
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Diplo   Double, twice  
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Dys   Difficult, bad, disordered  
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Eu   Well, good  
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Glyco-   Sugar, sweet  
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Haplo   Single, simple  
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Heter   Other  
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Homo   Same  
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Hydro   Water  
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Iso   Equal  
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Lepto   Slender  
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Levo   Left  
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Macro   Large  
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Magna   Great, large  
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Malaco   Soft  
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Malus   Bad  
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Medius   Middle  
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Megalo   Huge  
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Meso   Middle, Mid  
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Mio   Less  
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Necro   Dead  
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Neo   New  
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Oligo   Few, little  
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Ortho   Straight, normal, correct  
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Oxy   Sharp, quick  
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Pachy   Thick  
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Paleo   Old  
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Platy   Flat  
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Poikilo   Varied  
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Pronus   Face down  
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Psuedo   False  
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Sclero   Hard  
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Scolio   Twisted, crooked  
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Sinistro   Left  
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Steno   Narrow  
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Stereo   Solid, three dimensions  
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Supinus   Face up  
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Tachy   Fast, swift  
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Xero   Dry  
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