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a- , an- , non- , un-

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without, not

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ab- , ef-

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away

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ad- , af-

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toward

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adi- , lip-

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fat

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aero-

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air, oxygen

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amphi-

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both sides

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ana-

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up

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angio-

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vessel, container

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andro, anthro, homo

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man, human

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ante-

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prior, in front of

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anti- , contra-

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opposite, against

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aqua- , hydra-

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water

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aqua- , hydra-

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water

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arthro-

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joint

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-ase

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enzyme

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auto-

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self

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avi- , orni-

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bird

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bene-

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well good

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bi- , di- , diplo-

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two

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bio- , vita-

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life

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blast-

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germinate, sprout, bud

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brachio-

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arm

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brachy

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short

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brady-

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slow

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card-

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heart

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carn-

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meat, flesh

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cat- , de-

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down

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centi-

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100

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chel-

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claw

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ceph-

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head

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cerv-

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neck

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chloro-

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green

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chrom-

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color

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-cide

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kill

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co- , com- , con-

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together, both, with

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coel (seel)

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space, cavity, hollow

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corona

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crown

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corp, som

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body

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-cyst

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capsule, sac, pouch

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-cyte

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cell

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deca- , deci-

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10

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dendro- , arbor-

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tree

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dent- , dont-

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tooth, teeth

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derm

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skin

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deutero-

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second

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dia- , dif- , diss-

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through, apart, across

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dors- , noto-

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the back

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echin-

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spiny

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eco-

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where one lives, home

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ecto- , exo-

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out, outside

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-emia

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blood condition

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entomo- , insect

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insect

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epi-

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upon, over, atop

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equ- , iso-

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equal, same

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erythr-

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red

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eu-

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true

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ex- , extra- , exo-

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out, outside, beyond

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gastr-

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stomach

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geo

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Earth

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hapi- , mono- , uni-

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one

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herb- , -phyte

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plant

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homo

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same

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hyper-

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more, excessive

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hypo- , sub-

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less, below

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lingu

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tongue

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gnath (nath)

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jaw

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gram , -graph

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written or picture

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helix

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spiral, coil

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hem-

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blood

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hepato-

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liver

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herp-

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reptile

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hetero-

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different, other

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ichthyes

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fish

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inter-

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between

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intra- , endo-

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inside

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-itis

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inflammation of

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karyo

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cell nucleus

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kilo- , mill-

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1000

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leuco- , leuko-

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white

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logy

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study or science of

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-lysis

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to loosen or break down

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macro- , mega-

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large

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mal , dis , dys

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bad or ill

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mar-

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sea

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medi- , meso-

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middle

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meta- , muta-

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change

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meter

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measurement

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micro-

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small

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morph

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shape, form

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multi , myria , poly-

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many

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myo-

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muscle

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nasal , rhin , probose

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nose

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neo

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new

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nephr- , renal

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kidney

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nom-

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name

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oct-

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8

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-uma

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tumor, swelling

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omni- , toti-

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all

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oo- , ov-

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egg

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orth-

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straight

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ose , gly , sacchar

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sugar

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-osis

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act, condition

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oste-

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bone

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paleo- , archeo-

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old, ancient

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para-

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beside

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patho-

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disease

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ped, pod

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feet, foot

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pent-

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5

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peri- , circum-

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around

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phago , troph , vore

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feed, nourish, eat

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phore

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carry, to bear

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photo- , lumin

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light

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phyte, phyto

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plant

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pinn- , plum-

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fin, feather

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pino-

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drink

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platy-

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flat

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ploid

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chromosome

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pneumo- , pulmo-

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lungs

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post-

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after

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pre- , pro-

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before, forward

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prim- , prot-

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first

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pseudo-

A

false

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-pter

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wing

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quat- , quad- , tetra-

A

4

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re-

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again

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rhea , rrhea

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flow or discharge

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sal

A

salt

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sapr-

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rotten

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schizo-

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split

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scope

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view, see

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sect , -tom

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cut

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semi- , hemi-

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one-half

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sperm

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seed

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spir

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breathe

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stas, stat

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unchanging

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stom- , ora

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mouth

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sym- , syn- , sys-

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with, together

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tachy-

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rapid, accelerated

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tax-

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arrange

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telo-

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end

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terr

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land

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tert- , tri-

A

3

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therm

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heat

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toxic

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poison

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toxic

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poison

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trans- , per-

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across, through

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trop

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turn

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volv

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change

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ventr-

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belly

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zo

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animal

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zyg

A

yoke (egg+sperm)

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