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ab- (L)

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off, from, away

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a-, an- (G)

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not or without

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absciss- (L)

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cut off

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ac- (L)

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toward

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acumin- (L)

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a point, pointed

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adipo- (G)

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fat

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aero- (G)

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the air

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agri- (L)

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field

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alb-, albi- (L)

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white

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-alis, -ale (L)

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pertaining to

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allo- (L)

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different

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ambulat- (L)

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walk

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-amylus (G)

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starch

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ana- (G)

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up, throughout, again

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andro- (G)

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a man

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aniso- (G)

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unequal

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antero- (L)

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front

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antho- (G)

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flower

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anti- (G)

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opposite, against

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aperi- (L)

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open

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apo- (G)

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away

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arbor- (L)

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tree

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archaeo- (G)

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ancient

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-atilis, -atile (L)

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found in

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atr-, atri- (L)

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black

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auto- (G)

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self

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bi- (L)

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two, twice, double

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bio-, -biot (G)

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life

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blasto- (G)

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seed

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brachy- (G)

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short

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bryo- (G)

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moss

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cardia- (L)

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the heart

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cata- (G)

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down, downward

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cather, -o (G)

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clean, pure

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caud- (L)

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tail

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centro- (G)

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the center

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cephalo- (G)

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head

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chemi- (G)

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chemistry

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chloro- (G)

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green

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chroma- (G)

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colored

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chrono- (G)

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time

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cili- (L)

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hair

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cirrho- (G)

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orange

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clado- (G)

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branch

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con-, com-, co- (L)

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together, with

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-cortex (L)

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the bark, shell

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cost- (L)

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rib

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cranio- (G)

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skull

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cyclo- (G)

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a circle, wheel

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cyto- (G)

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a cell, a hollow place

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delo- (G)

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visible

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dendro- (G)

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a tree

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derm- (G)

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skin

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deutero- (L)

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second

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di- (G)

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two, double

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dia- (G)

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across, through

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dicho- (G)

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forked, in two

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diplo- (G)

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double

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dis- (G)

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separate, apart

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dors- (L)

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back

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echino- (G)

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spiny

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eco- (G)

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house

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ecto- (G)

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outside

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electro- (G)

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electricity

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-ell (L)

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small

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endo- (G)

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inner, within

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-ensis, -ense (L)

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belonging to

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epi- (G)

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beside, over, upon

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equi- (L)

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equal

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erythro- (G)

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red

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-escens (L)

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becoming or beginning to

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eu- (G)

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good, well

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ex-, exo- (G)

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out, outside, without

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extra- (L)

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outside, more

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femor- (L)

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thigh

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fertil- (L)

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fruitful

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flagell- (L)

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a whip

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-form (L)

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shape, form

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gam- (G)

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marriage

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gamet- (G)

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a wife or husband

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gastro- (G)

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stomach

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gen- (G)

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produce

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-genesis (G)

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origin, birth

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geno- (G)

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offspring

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geo- (G)

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the Earth

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-gest (L)

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carried

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glotto- (G)

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tongue

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glyco- (G)

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sweet

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gymno- (G)

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bare, naked

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gyno- (G)

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a woman, female

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haplo- (G)

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simple, single

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helicon- (G)

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spiral

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hemo- (L)

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blood

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hepato- (G)

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liver

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hetero- (G)

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other, different

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hirsut- (L)

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hairy, rough

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histo- (G)

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tissue

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homeo-, homo- (G)

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like, resembling, alike

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homin- (G)

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man

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hydro- (G)

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water

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-phytum (G)

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plant

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phili- (L)

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hair

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pino- (G)

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drink

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pleio- (G)

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more, full

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pneumo- (L)

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lung

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-pod (G)

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foot

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poly- (G)

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many, much

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pori- (G)

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a passage

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post- (L)

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behind, after

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pre- (L)

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before

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primi- (G)

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first

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pro- (G)

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before, in front of

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proto- (G)

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first, original

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pseudo- (G)

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false

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pterido- (G)

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fern

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re- (L)

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again

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ren- (G)

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kidney

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retro- (L)

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backward

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rhizo- (G)

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root

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-sacchar (G)

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sugar

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salt- (L)

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jump

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sclero- (G)

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hard

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-script (L)

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write

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semi- (L)

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half

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-sis (G)

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the act of

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somato- (G)

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body

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-stasis (G)

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standing, posture

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stom- (L)

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mouth

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sub- (L)

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under

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super- (L)

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above

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syn- (G)

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together, with

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taxo- (G)

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arrange

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tele- (G)

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far

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tempor- (L)

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time

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tetra- (G)

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four

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therm- (G)

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heat

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topo- (G)

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place

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toti- (L)

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all

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trach- (L)

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rough

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trans- (L)

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across

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tri- (L)

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three

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tropho- (G)

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eat

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ultra- (L)

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beyond

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vacu- (L)

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empty

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ventr- (L)

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belly

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vestigi- (L)

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trace

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virul- (L)

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poisonous

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viscera- (L)

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organs of the body cavity

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vivi- (L)

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alive, living

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zoo-, -zoon (G)

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animal

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hyper- (G)

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exceeding, over, above

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hypo- (G)

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lower, under, below

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immuno- (L)

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safe, free

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in- (L)

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into

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inter- (L)

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between, among

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intra-, intro- (L)

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inside, within

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iso- (G)

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equal

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karyo- (G)

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nucleus

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kinet- (G)

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move, moving

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limno- (G)

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lake

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-lyse, -lysis (G)

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loose, to loosen

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macro- (G)

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large, long

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mal- (L)

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bad, wrong, evil

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menta- (L)

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mind

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mero-, meri- (G)

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a part

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meso- (G)

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the middle

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meta- (L)

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boundary, turning point

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micro- (G)

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small

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mono- (G)

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single, one

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morpho- (G)

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form

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muta- (L)

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change

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myo- (G)

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muscle

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neo- (G)

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new

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neutr- (L)

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neither

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nom- (L)

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name

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non- (L)

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not

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noto- (G)

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back

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nucle- (L)

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nucleus

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nyct- (G)

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night

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obscur- (L)

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dark

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-oid, -oda (G)

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like, form

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-ology (G)

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the science of

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onco- (G)

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tumor, a mass

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ora- ori- (L)

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mouth

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osmo- (G)

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pushing, thrusting

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osteo- (G)

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bone

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-osus, ,-osa (L)

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full of or prone to

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ovi- (L)

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egg

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paedos- (G)

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child

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paleo- (G)

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ancient

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para- (G)

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beside, near

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pedi- (G)

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a child (foot in L)

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peri- (G)

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around

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phago- (G)

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to eat

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pheno- (G)

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appear, show, seem

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philo- (G)

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love

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phlebo- (G)

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vein

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-phobos (G)

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dread

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photo- (G)

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light

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-phyll (G)

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leaf

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