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Word Unit: -chore, -choric, -chorous, -chory (Greek: a suffix; to spread, to disperse; to withdraw, to advance, to go; a means or agency for distribution).

Word Unit: choreo-, chore-, chorei-, choro-, -choreatic, -chorea, -choreal, -choreic (Greek: dance; in medicine, it is used to denote a nervous disorder of organic origin or from an infectious source).

Word Unit: chorio-, chori- (Greek: skin, membrane, leather; protective fetal membrane).

Cross references directly, or indirectly, involving the "skin": callus-; cicatri- (scar); cori-; cuti-; hymen-; lepido- (scab, scale); papulo- (pimple); psoro- (itch, mange); pustu- (blister, pimple); rhytid- (wrinkle); scabio- (mange, itchy); sebo- (grease, oil).

Word Unit: choro-, chor- + (Greek: place, space, land; country, district).

Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)": agra-; agrest-; agri-; agro-; argill-; chthon-; epeiro-; geo-; glob-; lut-; myso-; pedo-; pel-; rhyp-; soil-; sord-; terr-.

Word Unit: chremato-, chremat- + (Greek: pertaining to money making; to transact business; goods, money).

Word Unit: chrestomato-, chrestomat- + (Greek: desire of learning; book containing select passages; literally, useful or practical learning).

Word Unit: chromato-, chromat-, chromo-, chrom-, chro-, -chrome, -chromasia, -chromia, -chromatism, -chromatic, -chromatically, -chromy (Greek: color).

Word Unit: Chronicles (narrative descriptions and records of events from the distant and recent past; as well as, significant current events of global interest).

Word Unit: chrono-, chron- + (Greek: time).

Word Unit: chryso-, chrys- (Greek: the color gold, golden, golden yellow).

Word Unit: chthon- + (Greek: earth, of the earth, soil, dirt).

Cross references of word families related directly, or indirectly, to: "land, ground, fields, soil, dirt, mud, clay, earth (world)": agra-; agrest-; agri-; agro-; argill-; choro-; epeiro-; geo-; glob-; lut-; myso-; pedo-; pel-; rhyp-; soil-; sord-; terr-.

Word Unit: church + (Greek: Lord's house).

Related religious-word units: dei-, div-; ecclesi-; fanati-; hiero-; idol-; -olatry; theo-; zelo-.

Word Unit: chyl-, chylo-, chyli-, chy- + (Greek (khylos) > Latin (chylus): juice, to pour; pertaining to chyle, the milky fluid consisting of lymph and emulsified fat that is a product of the digestive process).

This chyl- unit is directly related to the chym- family group.

Word Unit: chym-, chymo-, chymi- + (Greek: juice, liquid; a reference to chyme, the semifluid material resulting from the partial digestion of food).

This chym- unit is directly related to the chyl- family group.

Word Unit: cibo-, -cibal (Latin: food; a meal).

Word Unit: cicatri-, cicatr- + (Latin: scar).

Cross references directly, or indirectly, involving the "skin": callus-; chorio-; cori-; cuti-; hymen-; lepido- (scab, scale); papulo- (pimple); psoro- (itch, mange); pustu- (blister, pimple); rhytid- (wrinkle); scabio- (mange, itchy); sebo- (grease, oil).

Word Unit: ciceron- (Latin: tour guide for sightseers or tourists).

Word Unit: ciconi-, cicon- (Latin: stork).

Word Unit: -cide, -cides, -cidal + (Latin: a suffix; kill, killer; murder, to cause death, slayer; cutter; �to cut down�).

Related "death, dead; kill" units: lethal-; mort-; neci-; necro-; phono-; thanato-.

Word Unit: cilio-, cili-, cil- (Latin: the eyelid or its outer edge; hairs growing on the edges of the eyelids, eyelashes).

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