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1
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spiny; throny

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acanth(o)

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light

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actin(o)

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air; gas

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aer(o)

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starch

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amyl(o)

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plaque; fatty substance

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athero

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bacilli (rod-shaped); bacteria

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bacill(i)

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masculine

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andro

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bacteria

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bacteri(o)

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weight; pressure

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bar(o)

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base

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bas(o)

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base

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basi(o)

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12
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pain

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algesi

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pain

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algo

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14
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life

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bio-

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15
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immature cells

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blasto

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bad, ill

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cac(o)

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calcium

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calc(o)

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calcium

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calci(o)

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cancer

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carcin(o)

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20
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cartilage

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chondrio

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cartilage

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chondro

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chemical

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chem(o)

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chlorine, green

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chlor(o)

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dance

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chore(o)

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color

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chrom

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color

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chromat

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color

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chromo

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time

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chrono

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chyle (fat), a digestive juice

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chyl(o)

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chyme (food), semifluid production of chyme in the stomach

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chym(o)

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movement

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cine(o)

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32
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secrete

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crin(o)

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33
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cold

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cry(o)

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hidden; obscure

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crypt(o)

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circle; cycle

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cycl(o)

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36
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blue

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cyan(o)

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37
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dust

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coni(o)

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38
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bladder, cyst, cystic duct

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cyst(o)

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39
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cell

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cyt(o)

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40
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right, toward the right

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dextr(o)

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41
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thirst

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dips(o)

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42
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back

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dor(o)

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43
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back

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dorsi

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44
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force

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dynamo

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45
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reflected sound

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echo

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46
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electricity; electric

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electr(o)

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red; rosy

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eosin(o)

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48
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work

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ergo

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49
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red, redness

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erythr(o)

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sensation, perception

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esthesio

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51
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ethmoid bone (separates nasal cavity from brain)

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ethmo

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52
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cause

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etio

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53
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fiber

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fibr(o)

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54
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light; luminous; flourine

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fluor(o)

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55
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fungus

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fungi

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56
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milk

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galact(o)

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57
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producing; being born

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gen(o)

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58
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old age

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gero

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59
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old age

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geront(o)

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60
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glucose

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gluco

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61
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sugar

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glyco

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62
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angle

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gonio

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63
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granular

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granulo

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64
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women

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gyn(o)

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65
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women

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gyne

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66
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women

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gyneco

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67
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same; constant

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home(o)

68
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same; constant

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homo

69
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hydrogen, water

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hydr(o)

70
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sleep

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hypn(o)

71
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physician; treatment

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iatr(o)

72
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dry; scaly; fish

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ichthy(o)

73
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distinct; unknown

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idio

74
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safe; immune

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immun(o)

75
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potassium

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kal(i)

76
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nucleus

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karyo

77
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ketone; acetone

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ket(o)

78
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ketone; acetone

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keton(o)

79
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movement

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kin(o)

80
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movement

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kine

81
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motion

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kinesi(o)

82
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motion

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kineso

83
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humpback

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kyph(o)

84
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milk

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lact(o)

85
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milk

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lacti

86
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lateral, to one side

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latero

87
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light, frail, thin

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lepto

88
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white

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leuk(o)

89
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fat

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lip(o)

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stone

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lith(o)

91
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speech, words, thought

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log(o)

92
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dissolution

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lys(o)

93
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large; long

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macr(o)

94
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middle; medial plane

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medi(o)

95
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large; million

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meg(a)

96
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large; million

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megal(o)

97
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black; dark

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melan(o)

98
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middle; median

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mes(o)

99
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small; one-millionth; tiny

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micr(o)

100
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smaller; less

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mio

101
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structure; shape

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morph(o)

102
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sleep; numbness

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narco

103
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death; dying

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necr(o)

104
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night

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noct(i)

105
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normal

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normo

106
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nucleus

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nucle(o)

107
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night

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nyct(o)

108
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tumor

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oncho

109
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tumor

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onco

110
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straight; normal

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orth(o)

111
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sharp; acute; oxygen

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oxy

112
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thick

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pachy

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disease

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path(o)

114
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eating; devouring; swallowing

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phago

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drugs; medicine

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pharmaco

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sound; voice; speech

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phon(o)

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light

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phot(o)

118
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physical; natural

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physi

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physical; natural

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physio

120
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air; gas; growing

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physo

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plant

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phyt(o)

122
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formative; plasma

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plasma

123
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varied; irregular

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poikilo

124
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FALSE

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pseud(o)

125
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pus

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pyo

126
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fever

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pyreto

127
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fire; fever; heat

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pyro

128
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radiation; x-ray; radius

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radio

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tube

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salping(o)

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split

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schisto

131
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split; division

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schiz(o)

132
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hardness; hardening

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scler(o)

133
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crooked; bent

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scolio

134
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darkness

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scoto

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iron

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sidero

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food; grain

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sito

137
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body

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somat(o)

138
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sleep

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somn(o)

139
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sleep

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somni

140
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squamous

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squamo

141
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sound

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sono

142
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spasm

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spasmo

143
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round; spherical

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spher(o)

144
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breath; breathe

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spir(o)

145
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grapelike clusters

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staphyl(o)

146
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narrowness

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steno

147
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3-D

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stere(o)

148
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twisted chains; streptococci

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strepto

149
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peg-shaped

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styl(o)

150
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distant; end; complete

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tel(o)

151
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distant; end; complete

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tele(o)

152
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monster (as a malformed fetus)

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terato

153
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heat

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therm(o)

154
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tension; pressure

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tono

155
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place; topical

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top(o)

156
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poison; toxin

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tox(i)

157
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poison; toxin

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toxico

158
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poison; toxin

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toxo

159
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food; nutrition

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tropho

160
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life

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vivi

161
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yellow

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xanth(o)

162
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enzyme

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zym(o)

163
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stranger

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xeno

164
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dry

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xer(o)

165
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sword; xiphoid

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xiph(o)

166
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life

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zo(o)

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