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a- an-

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without, lacking

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adip-

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fat

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aer

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air

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alb

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white

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alve-

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channel, cavity

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amphi

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both

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anthropo

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human

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anti-

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against, opposed to

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append-

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to attach, hang aqua water

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arche-

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ancient, primitive

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arth-

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joint

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ase-

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enzyme

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ation-

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the act of

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atri-

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entrance

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aud-

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hearing

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auto

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self

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ax-

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axis

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bacterio-

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bacteria

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bi

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two

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bicep

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two heads

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bil

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bile

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bio-

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life

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blast, blasto

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embryonic or cell layer

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bronch

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windpipe

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burs

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bag

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calor

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heat

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carn-

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meat

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capill-

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hair

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cardi-

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heart

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carn-

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meat

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carn-

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flesh

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carpus-

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wrist

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caud-

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tail

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cav-

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hollow

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cell-

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center

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centr-

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center

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cephal-

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head

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cerebr-

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brain

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cervic-

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neck

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chem-

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dealing with chemicals

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chloro-

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green

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chondri-

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cartilage

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chrom

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colored

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chym-

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liquid

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clado-

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branch, root of tree

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cleav

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to divide

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coel-

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hollow

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com-, co-

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together

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con

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with, together

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cortic-

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bark

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crani-

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skull

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-cusp-

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point, apex

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cut-

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skin

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cyst-

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bladder, capsule

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cyto

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cell

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de-

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removal of, off

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decide-

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to cut off

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dendr-

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tree

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derm-

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skin, covering

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deuter

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second

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di

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double, two

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digit-

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finger

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diplo

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double, twofold

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dis-

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apart, away from

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dors-

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back

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echino-

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spiny

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eco-

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household

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ecto-

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outside

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elle

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small

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end-

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in, inside

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endo-

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within, internal

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epi-

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upon, above

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erythro-

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red

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eso-

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inward, within, inner

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eu-

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true, good, proper

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ex-

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out of, away from

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exo-

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outer, external

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extra-

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beyond, outside

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fer-

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bearer

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fibr-

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fiber, thread

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flagell-

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whip

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follic-

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small bag

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gam-

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before

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-gamy

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sexual function

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gangli-

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swelling

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gastr-

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stomach

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gen-

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origin, development

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gene-

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origin, birth

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genesis

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origination of

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geo-

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earth

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gluc-

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sweet, sugar

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glut-

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buttocks

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glye-

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sweet

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gnarth-

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grav-

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gymno-

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gyn-

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haplo-

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-helminth

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heme-, hemo-

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hemi

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hepat

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herb-

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pertaining to plants

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hetero-

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different, other

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histo-

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homo-, homeo

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same, similar, like

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-hydrate

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-hydro

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hyper-

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above, excessive

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hypo-

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below, insufficient

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ia-

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iac-

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pertaining to

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ic-

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pertaining to

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ichthy-

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immun-

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free, exempt

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inflamm-

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to set on fire

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insul-

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inter-

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intra-

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within, inside

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iso-

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-itis

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inflammation or infection

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karyo-

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nucleus of cell

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kerat-

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kin-

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lact-

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lat-

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leuco-

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lingu-

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lip-

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-logy

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-lysis

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dissolving, splitting

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macro-

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mal-

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mamm-

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mandib-

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med-

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mega-

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very large

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melan-

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mer-

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meso-

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meta-

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after, beyond, change

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micro-

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mito-

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mono-

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-morph

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form, structure

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multi-

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mut-

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my-

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nema-

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nephr-

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neuro-

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nom-

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nucle-

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oligo-

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few, little

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oma-

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omni-

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oo-

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pertaining to an egg

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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osteo-

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oto-

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ous

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ovo-, ovi-

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pertaining to an egg

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oxy-

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para-

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path-

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-ped, -pod

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peri-

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permea-

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phag-

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-phase

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a stage or condition

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phen-

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show, be seen

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-phil

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affinity, preference

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-phob-

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fear, panic

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-phore

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photo-

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-phyll

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-phyte

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pino-

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-plasm

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formative substance, gell

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-plast

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organized particle

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platy-

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-pod

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poly-

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por-

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post-

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pre-

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pro-

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favoring, before

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proto-

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pseudo-

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pulmo-

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quadr-

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radi-

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re-

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back, again

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-renal

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rhiz-

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sacchar

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sal-

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sclero-

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scope-

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script

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seb-

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grease, oil

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sect-

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sin-

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solv-

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loosen, free

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soma-, somat-

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-some

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sperma-

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sporo-

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-statis, -stat

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remain the same

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-stome

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opening, mouth

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stria-

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sub-

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supra-, super-

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above, over

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sym-, syn-

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together, with

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tax-

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arrangement of

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tel-

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end, distant

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terr-

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earth, land

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tetra-

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therm-

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thesis-

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placing or putting

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toxi

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trans-

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tri

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trop-

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turn, react

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troph-

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tympan-

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uni-

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consisting of one

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ur-

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vas-

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vill-

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viv-

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-vor

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feeding, nourishment

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zoo-

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zyg-

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