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The document lists and defines 43 Greek and Latin roots used in medical and scientific terminology. Some examples provided are roots such as "audi" meaning to hear, seen in words like auditorium and audio, and "therm" meaning heat, seen in words like thermal and thermos. Overall the document provides definitions and examples of common roots found in medical and scientific vocabulary.
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- 1. Root Words 1.Root: Ami - Love Word: Amiable Word: Amigo 2.Root: Aqua/Aque- Water Word: Aquarium Word: Aquamarine 3.Root: Audi- Hear Word: Auditorium Word: Audio 4.Root: Anthrop- Human, Man Word: Anthropology Word: Anthropometric 5.Root: Bio- Life Word: Biography Word: Biology 6.Root: Demo- People Word: Democracy Word: Demography 7.Root: Derm- Skin Word: Dermatology Word: Epidermis 8.Root: Hemo/ Hema/ Hem- Blood Word: Hemophilia Word: Hematology 9.Root: Magn- Large Word: Magnify Word: Magnificent 10.Root: Mater- Mother Word: Maternal Word: Matricide 11.Root: Min- Small Word: Minority Word: Minuscule 12.Root: Mis- Bad Word: Misadventure Word: Misaligned 13.Root: Pater- Father Word: Paternal Word: Paternity 14.Root: Phon/ Phono- Sound Word: Telephone Word: Phonograph 15.Root: Psych- Mind Word: Psychic Word: Psychology 16.Root: Therm- Heat Word: Thermal Word: Thermos 17.Root: Vit- Life Word: Vital Word: Vitamin 18.Root: Tele- Far away Word: Telephone Word: Telepathy 19.Root: A/ An- Not, Without Word: Anesthetic Word: Amoral 20.Root: Un- Not Word: Unable Word: Unacceptable 21.Root: Anti- Against Word: Antisocial Word: Antiwar 22.Root: Auto- Self Word: Autobiography Word: Automobile 23.Root: Bene- Good Word: Benefactor Word: Benevolent 24.Root: Circum- Around Word: Circumlocution Word: Circumference 25.Root: Dis- Apart, Not Word: Discord Word: Discomfort 26.Root: Hetero- Different Word: Heterosexual Word: Heterodox 27.Root: Homo- Same Word: Homosexual Word: Homogenized 28.Root: Hyper- Over Word: Hyperactivity Word: Hypertension 29.Root: Mal/ Male- Bad, Evil Word: Malnutrition Word: Malediction 30.Root: Micro- Small Word: Microscope Word: Microeconomics 31.Root: Post- After Word: Postgraduate Word: Postponed 32.Root: Pre- Before Word: Precede Word: Predict 33.Root: Centi- Hundred Word: Centimeter Word: Centipede 34.Root: Milli- Thousand Word: Milligram Word: Milliliter 35.Root: Nano- Billion Word: Nanosecond Word: Nanotechnology 36.Root: Mono- One Word: Word: 37.Root: Di- Two Word: Word: 38.Root: Tri- Three Word: Word: 39.Root: Tetra- Four Word: Word: 40.Root: Penta- Five Word: Word: 41.Root: Hexa- Six Word: Word: 42.Root: Hepta- Seven Word: Word: 43.Root: Octa- Eight Word: Word: