Roots with similar meanings:
- spa- meaning “draw, pull”
- trah-, tract- meaning “draw, pull”
- vell-, vuls- meaning “pull”
- pell-, puls- meaning “drive, push”
- heg- meaning “lead”
Roots with opposite meanings:
Roots that could be confused:
Notes:
Derived English Words
Commonly encountered words are in bold.
Abduct: To move a limb or part away from the midline of the body.
Abduction: The action of moving a limb or part away from the midline of the body.
Abductor: A muscle that moves a limb away from the body’s midline.
Adduct: To move a limb or part toward the midline of the body.
Adduction: The action of moving a limb or part toward the midline of the body.

Adductive: Relating to adduction.
Adductor: A muscle that moves a limb toward the body’s midline.
Duction: The act of moving a limb or part in a specific direction.
Ductor: A leader or guide, sometimes referring to a muscle or anatomical part.
Duct: A tube or channel that conveys a substance.

Ductule: A small duct.
Ductal: Pertaining to ducts in the body.
Periductal: Surrounding a duct.
Ductless: Referring to glands that do not have ducts.
Ductus: A duct or canal in the body.
Gonaduct: A duct that carries reproductive cells from the gonads.
Lymphoduct: A vessel that carries lymph.
Oviduct: A tube that carries eggs from the ovary to the uterus.
Spermaduct: A duct that conveys sperm.
Aquaduct/Aqueduct: A bridge or structure that carries water over a distance.
Caliduct: A pipe or channel for conveying heat.
Caloriduct: A duct or tube that carries heated air or liquid.
Fumiduct: A duct that conveys smoke or fumes.
Oleoduct: A pipeline for transporting oil.
Pestiduct: A conduit for pest control chemicals.
Ventiduct: A duct that carries ventilating air.
Viaduct: A bridge that carries a road or railway over a valley.
Ductwork: A system of ducts in a building for air distribution.
Conduct: To transmit or convey energy, heat, or electricity.
Conductance: The ability of a material to conduct electricity.
Inductance: The property of an electrical conductor that opposes a change in current.
Superconductivity: The property of zero electrical resistance in some materials at low temperatures.
Reduction: The process of reducing or making something smaller.
Induct: To introduce or initiate.
Reinduct: To reintroduce or initiate again.
Ductibility: The ability to be drawn into thin wires or threads.
Ductile: Capable of being drawn out or stretched without breaking.
Ductilimeter: An instrument for measuring ductility.
Ductility: The property of a material that allows it to be stretched or deformed without breaking.
Inductile: Not capable of being drawn out or deformed.
Circumduct: To move a limb or part in a circular motion.
Deorusumduction: Downward movement.
Dextroduction: Movement to the right.
Diduction: Separation or spreading apart.
Dorsiduct: Movement of a limb toward the back.
Extraduction: Outward movement.
Laevoduction/Levoduction: Movement to the left.
Lateroduction: Movement to the side.
Manuduct: Leading or guiding by the hand.
Obduction: The act of moving something over or onto another.
Retroduction: Backward movement.
Subduction: The process of one tectonic plate moving under another.

Traduct: To lead or transfer.
Educt: Something extracted or drawn out.
Eduction: The process of leading or drawing out.
Eductive: Relating to eduction.
Eductor: A device that extracts or draws out fluids.
Seduct: To lead away or entice.
Reproduction: The process by which living organisms produce offspring.
Introduction: The act of bringing something into use or practice.
Other Uses
Ductal carcinoma in situ: A non-invasive form of breast cancer that begins in the milk ducts of the breast.
Ductus arteriosus: A blood vessel in a developing fetus that connects the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta.

Links
List of Greek and Latin roots in English – Wikipedia
Other Roots Used in These Words
| Root | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | movement to or toward; in addition to |
| aqu- | water |
| circum- | around |
| con- | with, together |
| dext- | right |
| dia- | apart, through |
| dors- | back |
| extra- | outer |
| fum- | smoke |
| gon- | birth, beget, race, kind |
| in- | in, on |
| intra- | within |
| later- | side |
| levo- | left |
| man-, manu- | hand |
| ob- | against |
| ole- | oil |
| ov- | egg |
| peri- | around |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| sperm- | seed |
| sub- | below |
| super- | above, over |
| trah-, tract- | draw, pull |
| vent- | wind |
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