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acanth(o)

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spiny; thorny

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actin(o)

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light

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aer(o)

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air; gas

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alge, algesi, algio, algo

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pain

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amyl(o)

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starch

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andro

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masculine

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athero

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plaque; fatty substance

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bacill(i)

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rod-shaped, like a bacteria

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bacteri(o)

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caused by bacteria

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bar(o)

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weight; pressure

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bas(o), basi(o)

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base

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bio-

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life

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blasto

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immature cells

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cac(o)

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bad; ill

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calc(o), calci(o)

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calcium

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carcin(o)

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cancer

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chem(o)

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chemical

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chlor(o)

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chlorine; green

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chondrio, chondro

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cartilage; grainy; gritty

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chore(o)

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dance

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chrom, chromat, chromo

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color

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chrono

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time

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chyl(o)

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digestive juice (intestine)

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cine(o)

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movement

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coni(o)

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dust

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crin(o)

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secrete

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cry(o)

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cold

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crypt(o)

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hidden; obscure

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chym(o)

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related to chyme

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cyan(o)

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blue

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cycl(o)

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circle; cycle; ciliary body

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cyst(o), cysti

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bladder, cyst, cystic duct

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cyt(o)

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cell

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dextr(o)

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right

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dips(o)

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thirst

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dors(o), dorsi

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back

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dynamo

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force; energy

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echo

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reflected sound

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electr(o)

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electricity; electric

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eosin(o)

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red; rosy

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ergo

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work

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erythr(o)

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red, redness

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esthesio

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sensation, perception

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ethmo

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ethmoid bone

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etio

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cause

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fibr(o)

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fiber

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fluor(o)

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light; luminous; fluorine

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fungi

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fungus

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galact(o)

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milk

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gen(o)

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producing; being born

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gero, geront(o)

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old age

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gluco

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glucose

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glyco

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sugars

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gonio

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angle

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granulo

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granular

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gyn(o), gyne, gyneco

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women

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home(o), homo

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same; constant

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hydr(o)

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water

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hypn(o)

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sleep

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iatr(o)

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physician-caused; treatment-caused

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ichthy(o)

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dry; scaly; fish

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idio

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distinct; unknown

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immun(o)

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safe; immune

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kal(i)

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potassium

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karyo

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nuclues

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ket(o), keton(o)

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ketone; acetone

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kin(o), kine

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movement

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kinesi(o), kineso

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motion

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kyph(o)

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humpback

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lact(o), lacti

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milk

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latero

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lateral, to one side

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lepto

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light; frail; thin

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leuk(o)

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white

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lip(o)

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fat

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lith(o)

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stone

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log(o)

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speech, words, thought

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lys(o)

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dissolution

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macr(o)

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large; long

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medi(o)

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middle; medial plane

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meg(a), megal(o)

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large; million

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melan(o)

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black; dark

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mes(o)

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middle; median

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micr(o)

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small; one-millionth; tiny

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mio

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smaller; less

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morph(o)

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structure; shape

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narco

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sleep; numbness

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necr(o)

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death; dying

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noct(i)

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night

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normo

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normal

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nucle(o)

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nucleus

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nyct(o)

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night

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oncho, onco

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tumor

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orth(o)

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straight; normal

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oxy

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sharp; acute; oxygen

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pachy

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thick

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path(o)

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diesase

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phago

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eating; devouring; swallowing

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pharmaco

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drugs; medicine

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phon(o)

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sound; voice; speech

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phot(o)

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light

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physi, physio

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physical; natural

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physo

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air; gas; growing

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phyt(o)

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plant

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plasma, plasmo

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formative; plasma

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poikilo

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varied; irregular

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pseud(o)

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false

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pyo

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pus

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pyreto

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fever

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pyro

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fire; heat; fever

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radio

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radiation; x-ray; radius

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salping(o)

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tube (fallopian)

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schisto

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split

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schizo

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division

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scler(o)

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hardening

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scolio

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crooked; bent

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scoto

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darkness

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sidero

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iron

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sito

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food; grain

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somat(o)

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body

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somn(o), somni

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sleep

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sono

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sound

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spasmo

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spasm

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spher(o)

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round; spherical

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spir(o)

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breath; breathe

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squamo

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scale; squamous

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staphyl(o)

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grapelike

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steno

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narrow

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stere(o)

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three-dimensional

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strepto

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twisted chains

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styl(o)

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peg-shaped

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syring(o)

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tube (eustachian)

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tel(o), tele(o)

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distant; end; complete

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terato

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monster

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therm(o)

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heat

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tono

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tension; pressure

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top(o)

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place; topical

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tox(i), toxico, toxo

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poison; toxin

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tropho

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food; nutrition

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vivi

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life

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xanth(o)

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yellow

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xeno

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alien

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xer(o)

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dry

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xiph(o)

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sword

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zo(o)

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life

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zym(o)

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fermentation; enzyme

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