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Column 4 Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes Flashcards

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iso-

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equal, same

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-ist

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person who deals with

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-itis

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inflammation, disease

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-ium

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refers to a part of the body

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-kary-

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cell nucleus

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kel-

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tumor, swelling

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kerat-

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horn

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kilo-

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thousand

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kine-

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move

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lachry-

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tear

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lact-

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milk

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lat-

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side

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leio-

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smooth

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-less

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without

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leuc-, leuk-

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white, bright, light

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lign-

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wood

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lin-

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line

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lingu-

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tongue

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lip-

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fat

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lith-, -lite

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stone, petrifying

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loc-

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place

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-log-

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word, speech

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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study of

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lumin-

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light

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-lys, -lyt, -lyst

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decompose, split, dissolve

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macr-

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large

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malac-

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soft

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malle-

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hammer

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mamm-

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breast

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marg-

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border, edge

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mast-

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breast

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med-

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middle

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meg-

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million, great

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mela-, melan-

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black, dark

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-mer

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part

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mes-

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middle, half, intermediate

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met-, meta-

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between, along, after

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-meter, -metry

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measurement

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micro-

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small, millionth

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milli-

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thousandth

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mis-

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wrong, incorrect

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mito-

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thread

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mole-

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mass

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mono-

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one, single

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mort-

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death

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mot-

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move

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morph-

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shape, form

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multi-

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many

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mut-

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change

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my-

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muscle

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myc-

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fungus

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mycel-

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threadlike

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myriad-

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many

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moll-

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soft

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nas-

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nose

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necr-

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corpse, dead

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nemat-

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thread

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neo-

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new, recent

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neprho-

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kidney

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-ner-

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moist, liquid

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neur-

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nerve

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noct-, nov-

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night

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-node

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knot

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-nom-, -nomy

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ordered knowledge, law

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non-

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not

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not-

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back

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nuc-

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center

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ob-

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against

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ocul-

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eye

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oct-

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eight

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odont-

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tooth

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-ond

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form, appearance

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olf-

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smell

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oligo-

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few, little

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-oma

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abnormal condition, tumor

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omni-

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all

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onc-

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mass, tumor

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equal, same

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iso-

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person who deals with

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-ist

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inflammation, disease

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-itis

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refers to a part of the body

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-ium

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cell nucleus

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-kary-

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tumor, swelling

A

kel-

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horn

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kerat-

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thousand

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kilo-

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move

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kine-

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tear

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lachry-

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milk

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lact-

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side

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lat-

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smooth

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leio-

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without

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-less

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white, bright, light

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leuc-, leuk-

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wood

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lign-

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line

A

lin-

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tongue

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lingu-

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fat

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lip-

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stone, petrifying

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lith-, -lite

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place

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loc-

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word, speech

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-log-

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one who studies

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-logist

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study of

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-logy

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light

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lumin-

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decompose, split, dissolve

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-lys, -lyt, -lyst

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large

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macr-

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soft

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malac-

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hammer

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malle-

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breast

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mamm-

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border, edge

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marg-

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breast

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mast-

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middle

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med-

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million, great

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meg-

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black, dark

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mela-, melan-

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part

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-mer

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middle, half, intermediate

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mes-

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between, along, after

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met-, meta-

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measurement

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-meter, -metry

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small, millionth

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micro-

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thousandth

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milli-

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wrong, incorrect

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mis-

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thread

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mito-

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mass

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mole-

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one, single

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mono-

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death

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mort-

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move

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mot-

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shape, form

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morph-

127
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many

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multi-

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change

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mut-

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muscle

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my-

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fungus

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myc-

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threadlike

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mycel-

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many

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myriad-

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soft

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moll-

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nose

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nas-

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corpse, dead

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necr-

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thread

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nemat-

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new, recent

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neo-

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kidney

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neprho-

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moist, liquid

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-ner-

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nerve

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neur-

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night

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noct-, nov-

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knot

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-node

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ordered knowledge, law

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-nom-, -nomy

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not

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non-

145
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back

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not-

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center

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nuc-

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against

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ob-

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eye

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ocul-

149
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eight

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oct-

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tooth

A

odont-

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form, appearance

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-ond

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smell

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olf-

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few, little

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oligo-

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abnormal condition, tumor

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-oma

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all

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omni-

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mass, tumor

A

onc-

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