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1
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a-, an-

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Without, Not

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aero-

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Air, Oxygen

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ana-

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Up

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angio-

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Vessel

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anti-, contra-

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Opposite, Against

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arthro-

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Joint

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-ase

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Enzyme

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auto-

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Self

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bi-, di-, diplo-

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Two

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bio-

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Life

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cardio-

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Heart

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carn-

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Meat, Flesh

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centi-

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100

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chloro-

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Green

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chrom-

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Color

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-cide

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Kill

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co-

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Together

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-cyst

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Capsule, Sac

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-cyte

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Cell

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derm

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Skin`

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dif-

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Through

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ecto-, exo-

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Out, Outside

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-emia

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Blood condition

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epi-

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Upon, Atop

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erthro-

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Red

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eu-

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True

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gastro-

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Stomach

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hapi-, mono-, uni-

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One

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herb-

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Plant

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homo

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Same

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hyper-

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More, Excessive

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hypo-

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Less, Below

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hydro-

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water

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gram-, graph

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Written or Picture

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helix

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Spiral

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hem-

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Blood

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hepato-

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Liver

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hetero-

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Different, Other

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iso

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Equal

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inter-

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Between

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endo

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Inside

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itis

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Inflammation of

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karyo

A

cell nucleus

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milli-

A

1000

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leuko-

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White

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lip-

A

Fat

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-logy

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Study or Science of

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lys-

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To loosen

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macro-, mega-

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Large

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meta-

A

Change

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meter

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Measurement

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micro-

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Small

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morph

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Shape, Form

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multi, poly-

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Many

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muta-

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Change

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rhino

A

Nose

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nom-

A

Name

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oma

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Tumor, Swelling

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omni-, toti-

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All

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oo-, ov-

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Egg

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ose, gly, sacchar

A

Sugar

62
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-osis

A

Act, Condition

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oste-

A

Bone

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para-

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Beside

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patho-

A

Disease

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ped, pod

A

Feet, Foot

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pent-

A

5

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peri-

A

Around

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phago, -vore

A

To Feed or Eat

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photo-

A

Light

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-phyte

A

Plant

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-phyll

A

Leaf

73
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pino-

A

Drink

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ploid

A

Chromosome

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phobia

A

Fear

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post-

A

After

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pre-, pro

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Before, Forward

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proto-

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First

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pseudo-

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False

80
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tetra

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4

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rhea

A

Flow or Discharge

82
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scope

A

View, See

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sect, -tom

A

Cut

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semi-, hemi-

A

One-Half

85
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sperm

A

Seed

86
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som

A

Body

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stasis

A

Unchanging

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stom-

A

Mouth

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sym-

A

With, Together

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tax-

A

Arrange

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telo-

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End

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terr

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Land

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therm

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Heat

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trans-, peri-

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Across, Through

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troph

A

feeder

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ventr-

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Belly

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zoo

A

Animal

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Zyg

A

Yoke (egg + sperm)

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