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Gen Bio: Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

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Acer

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MAPLE

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A (an)

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WITHOUT

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Adip

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FAT

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-aceae

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FAMILY

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Aer-

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AIR

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Alb- (alba)

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WHITE

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Arbor

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TREE-LIKE

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Arachnid

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SPIDER

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Amin (Amino)

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NH2

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Amyl

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STARCH

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An-

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WITHOUT

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Ana-

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UP

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Angio-

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A VESSEL

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-angium

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CONTAINER

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ante

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BEFORE

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Anti

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AGAINST

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Apical

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TIP

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append

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TO HANG SOMETHING

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Arche

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OLD

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-ase

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AN ENZYME

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Aud

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TO HEAR

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Ax-

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AN AXIS

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Bi

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TWO

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Bio

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LIFE

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blast

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TO FORM

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Brady

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SLOW

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Bryo

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MOSS-LIKE

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Carbo

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CONTAINING CARBON

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Cardi

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HEART

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Carp

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LAYER OF FRUIT

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Cata-

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DOWN

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-cele

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TUMOR (CYST)

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Centr-

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A POINT

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cephal

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HEAD

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chiasm

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A CROSS

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Chrom (Chromo)

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COLOR

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chond

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CARTILAGE

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chromo

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COLOR

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-cide

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CAUSING DEATH

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clast

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BREAK DOWN

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Cleav-

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TO DIVIDE

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Co (Com) (Con)

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WITH

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contra

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AGAINST

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Cortex

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OUTER PORTION

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Cotyl (Cotyledeon)

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SEED

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-crin

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TO SECRETE

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Cut-

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SKIN

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cyst

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BAG (BLADDER)

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-cyan

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A BLUE-GREEN COLOR

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cycl

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IN A CIRCLE

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Cyt- (-cyte) (Cyto-)

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CELL

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De-

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UNDOING (SEPARATION)

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Deca

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TEN

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Dendri-

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TREE

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Derm-

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SKIN

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Di- (Diplo) (Dipla)

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TWO

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Eco

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ENVIRONMENT

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-enchyma

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FUNCTIONAL TISSUE

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Endo-

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WITHIN

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Epi-

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UPON

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Ex- (Exo)

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OUTSIDE

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Extra-

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OUTSIDE

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Flor

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FLOWER

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Fol

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LEAF

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Fore-

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BEFORE (IN FRONT OF)

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Game (Gamet) (Gamete)

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SEX CELL

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Gen- ( -genesis)

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TO PRODUCE (TO MAKE)

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gilia

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GLUE

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Gluco (glu)

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GLUCOSE

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Glyc-

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SWEET

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Hemi

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HALF

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Hetero-

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DIFFERENT

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Hemo

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BLOOD

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Homeo-

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THE SAME

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Homo-

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SAME

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Hybrid

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DIFFERENT

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Hydrate

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WITH WATER ADDED

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Hydro (Hygro) (Hydra)

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WATER

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Hyper

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OVER, MORE

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Hypo

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BELOW

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ichthy

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FISH

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Im- ( in- )

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NOT

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Immun-

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FREE

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Integ

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SKIN

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inter

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BETWEEN

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Intra- (intro)

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WITHIN

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Iso

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EQUAL

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itis

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INFLAMMATION

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Karyo

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NUCLEUS

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Kera

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INDICATES HARDNESS

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-kinesis

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TO MOVE APART

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Lact

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MILK

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Leuco

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WHITE

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lingo

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TONGUE

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Lip-

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FAT

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-lys (lysis) (lytic)

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TO BREAK UP

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Macro

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LARGE

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Mal-

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BAD

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Mega

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BIGG

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Meristem

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GROWTH TISSUE

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Meso (Mes)

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MIDDLE

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Meta

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A CHANGE

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Meter-

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A MEASURE

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Micro

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SMALL

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Micro

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SMALL

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Mit-

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THREAD

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Mono-

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ONE

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Multi

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MANY

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Neo

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NEW

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Neuro

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NERVE

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Nigra

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BLACK

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Nitri-

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NITROGEN

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Node

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STEM SWELLING

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Nucleo

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NUCLEUS

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Nutri-

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NOURISHING

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O-

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EGG

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-ol

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ALCOHOL

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-ology

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THE STUDY OF

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-ose

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SUGAR

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-osis

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A STATE OF

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Osteo

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BONE

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Palm

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SPREAD LIKE FINGERS

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Para-

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BESIDE

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Patho- (Path) (Pathy)

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DISEASE

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Peptide

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REFERRING TO AMINO SACIDS

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Peri-

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AROUND

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Phae

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BROWN

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Phag-

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TO EAT

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Pheno-

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VISIBLE

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-phobia

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A FEAR

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-phore

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STALK

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Phos

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PHOSPHORUS

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Photo

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USING LIGHT

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-phyll

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LEAF

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-phyte (phyto)

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PLANT

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Pinnate

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ARRANGED ALONG AN AXIS

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Pino-

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TO DRINK

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Pinus

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PINE

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-plasm

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FLUID

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Pneu (Pneumo)

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AIR OR LUNGS

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-pod (-poda)

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FEET

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poly

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MANY

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Por

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CHANNEL

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Post

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AFTER

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Pre

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BEFORE

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Pro (Proto)

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FIRST (TO PROMOTE)

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Pseudo-

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FALSE

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-ptera

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WING

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Pyrr

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FIRE

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Retro

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BACKWARD

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Rhiz

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THREAD-LIKE

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Rhodo

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RED

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Rosa

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ROSE

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Rubra (rubrum)

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RED

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Sacchar

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SUGAR

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Salix

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WILLOW

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Scler

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HARD

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-scope (-scopic)

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BRING CLOSE

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Semi

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HALF

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-som

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BODY

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-sperm

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SEED

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Strat- (Stratum-)

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LAYER

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-strat

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SPREAD OUT

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Stom (stome)

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AN OPENING

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Sub-

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UNDER

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Syn (Synthesis)

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PUT TOGETHER

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-taxis

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ARRANGEMENT

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Tele (Telo)

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DISTANT (FAR)

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Tetra

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FOUR

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Thallus (Thallo)

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LEAF-LIKE STRUCTURE

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Therm-

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HEAT

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Trach

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TUBE

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Tri-

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THREE

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-troph

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TO FEED

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-trophism

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MOVEMENT

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Un

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NOT (REMOVED)

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Uni

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ONE

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Vascular

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VESSEL

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Ventr (Ventro)

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BELLY

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Zyg

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ZYGOTE

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Zym-

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CAUSING TO FERMENT

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