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-ian
|
one who works as, physician, veterinarian |
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-ify
|
making, clarify, classify |
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-itis
|
inflammation of a part, tonsilitis, bronchitis |
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iso-
|
equal, isoceles triangle, isopod |
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kilo-
|
one thousand, kilobyte, kilometer |
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lacto-
|
milk, lactate (to produce milk) |
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lamina-
|
layers, laminated surfboard |
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lateral
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at a side, bilateral symmetry |
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lipo-
|
fat, liposuction |
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-ase
|
suffix forming enzyme names, lipase |
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luna
|
the moon, lunar eclipse, lunacy |
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macro-
|
large, macrobiotics |
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medi- or meso-
|
middle, Mediterranean, Medieval, Mesoamerica |
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milli-
|
thousandth, milligram (mg) |
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meta-
|
after |
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-meter or -metry
|
measure or the science of measuring, thermometer,
geometry |
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morph-
|
form, morphology, metamorphic |
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neo-
|
new, neophyte |
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-nomy or -ology
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the science or study of, gastronomy, astronomy,
biology |
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mari-
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the sea, mariculture |
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octa-
|
eight, octagon |
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omni-
|
all, omnivore, omnipresent |
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-osis
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a condition, psychosis |
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psycho-
|
of the mind, mental, psychologist |
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penta-
|
five, pentagon |