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BRANCHY-
short
ex: branchysm- dwarfism in plants
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CAC-, (KAK-)
bad
ex: cacophony
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CAU-, CAUS-
to burn
ex: caustic
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1. CLI-, CLEI-
2. CLEIST-
1. to close
2. closed
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DOLICH-
long
ex: dolichoplatycephalus- a person having a long skull which is unusually broad
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EDE-
to swell
ex: edema- excessive accumilation of fluid in tissue spaces
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LEPT-
thin, delicate
ex: leptosome- tall and slender body type
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LOG-
word, speech, reason
ex: analogy
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MES-
middle
ex: mesopotamia- an ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates
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OXY-, OX-
sharp, acid, oxygen
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PHON-
sound, voice
ex: telephone
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PHOT-
light
ex: photograph
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POIE-
to make
ex: onomatopoeia - the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
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PRESBY-
old
ex: presbyatrics- the branch of medicine dealing with the diseases of old age
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1. PYR-, PYRET-
2. PYREX-
1. fire, fever
2. fever
ex: pyretolysis- reduction of fever
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RHIZ-, -RRHIZ
root
ex: polyrrhizal- having many roots
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