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Root words #2

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Di-, dia-
Through, across, apart
Distance
Digit-
Finger, toe
Digital
Dors-
Back
Dorsal
Du-, duo-
Two
Duet
Echin-
Spiny, prick
Echinus
Echo-
Outside of
Echolocation
En-, endo-, ent-
In, into, within
Endorsement
Ex-
Out of, away from
Except
Extra-
Beyond, outside
Extraordinarily
Flu-, fluct-, flux-
Flow
Fluct
Foli-
Leaf
Folic
Fract-
Break
Fractured
Gastr-
Stomach
Gastric
Geo-
Land, earth
Geography
-gene-
Origin, birth
Generally
Gluc-, gyc-
Sweet, sugar
Glucose
Glut-
Buttock
Glutimas
-gon
Angle, corner
Pentagon
Gymno-
Naked, bare
Gymnastics
Gyn-
Female
Gynecologist
Halo-
Salt
Halogen
Hem-
Blood
Hemotologist
Hemi-
Half
Hemisphere
Herb-
Grass, plants
Herbal
Hetero-
Different, other
Heterosexual
Hex-
Six
Hexagon
Hist-
Tissue
Histomine
Holo-
Entire, whole
Holographic
Homo- (Latin)
Man, human
Homosapian
Homo- (Greek)
same, alike
Homostaces
Hydr-
Water
Hydrating
Hyper-
Above, beyond, over
Hyperactive
Hypo-
Below, under, less
Hypothetically
-ichthy-
Fish
Itchyology
Infra-
Below, beneath
Infrared
Inter-
Within, inside
Interesting
Intra-
Between
Intramural
-ism
A state or condition
Prysim
Iso-
Equal, same
Isolated
Kilo-
Thousand
Kilograms
Kine-
Move
Kinetic
Lact-
Milk
Lactose
-less
Without
Lifeless
Lip-
Fat
Liposuction
-logy
Study of
Biology
Lumin-
Light
Luminosity
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