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Med term 3 Flashcards

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amphi-

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around; on both sides

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apo-

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from, off, away

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auto-

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self

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cata-

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down downward

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di-

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separate, apart, double two

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en-

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inside

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eu-

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good; well-

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exo-

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out, outside, without

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extra-

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outside, more beyond

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haplo-

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single

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hetero-

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other, different

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holo-

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whole

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inter-

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between, among

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iso-

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euqal

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mero-

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one, single

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par-

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beside; near

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poly-

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many, much

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pseudo-

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false, lying

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telo-

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an end; complete

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tri-

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three

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acetyl

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the name of a chemical group

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acid

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a property of some chemicals

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adipo

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fat

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aero

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air

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alcoh

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the name of a chmical group

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alkali

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property of some chmicals

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allele

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one form of a gene

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apex

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tip; highest point

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astro

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star

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bios

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life

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base

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bottom; lowest point

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blast

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rapidly dividing cell

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body

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large molecule

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bol

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throw

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carbo

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carbon, element found in all living things

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cell

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unit of life; mixture of chemicals and organelles bounded by a membrane

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centri

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center

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chondrion

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grainchr

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chrom

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color

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cilia

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eyelash

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code

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letters that contain a meaning

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coll

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glue

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column

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a shape higher than it is wide

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crine

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secretion; release from cells or from the body

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cub

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shape of equal height and width

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dendro

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tree

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diffus

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pouring out

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dominant

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showing a quality if there is only one copy

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dynam

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power, energy

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elastic

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capable of being stretched and snaps back into place when released

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electro

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related to electricity

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ergon

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energy

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erythro

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color red

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ester

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name of chemical group

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estrus

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reproductive cycle in female non-human mammals

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ethane

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name of chemical group

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expressed

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being shown

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fibro

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fiber

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filament

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a thread

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fruct

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fruit

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gamete

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cell needed for reproduction

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geno

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birth

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gland

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gland

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glia

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glue

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glob

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glob, wad

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gluco

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sweet, sugar

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goblet

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goblet, chalice; drinking vessel

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guano

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bat poop

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histo

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tissue

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hydra

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water

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immuno

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body defenses against micro-organisms and other invaders

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insula

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island

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ion

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particle which carries an electrical chare

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kalium

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latin name for the element potassuim

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karyo

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the cell nuclues

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keto

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name of chemical group

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kin

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movement; also used to describe the addition of phosphate chemical group

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lact

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lamina

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thin plate sheet layer

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lariat

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layer

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leuko

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color white

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ligand

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molecule that attaches to a receptor

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lympho

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vessels that drain fluid from around cells

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lyse

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lyte

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product of breakdown

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lyze

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process of breaking down

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magnet

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substance which attracts other magnetic substances

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malt

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grain that has been steeped, germinated and dried

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mei

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mer

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methyl

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name of chemical group

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mito

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mole

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word describing unit in chemistry

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natrium

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latin word for element sodium

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nature

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state something was born in

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neo

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neutral

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having no electrical charge

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nucleus

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center of an atom or center of cell

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organ

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osmos

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pushing, thrusting

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oxi

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shortened form of the lelment oxygenp

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parallel

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side by side

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path

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feeling, suffering

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patho

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pen

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pept

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per

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large amount of

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phage/o

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phase

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stage; appearance

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pheno

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shine; appearance

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phil

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phob

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phospho

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element phosphorus and related chemical groupings

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phot

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pino

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plasm

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something molded; plastic or dough

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ploid

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fold; numbered

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pol

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one end of round object

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port

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to carry; a door

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prim

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prosta

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gland in male that surrounds the urethra

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prim

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prosta

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gland in male that surrounds urethra

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prot

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first, original; class of molecules that are essential for life

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ptosis

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receptor

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protein on the surface of cell that turns chemical on outside to signal on inside of cell

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recess

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showing a quality if there are two copies

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ret

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net, network

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ribose

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name of chmical group found in cells

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script

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scre

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set aprt; release

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sol

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soma

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son

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squam

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shape wider than it is high

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ster

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solid; chemical that is solid at room temperature

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stratum

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sucr

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surface

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ouside part

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testis

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male testicle

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thele

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thermo

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temperature

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thrombo

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thymus

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an organ of upper chest

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ton

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topos

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translation

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carry across

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trop

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turning towards

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tube

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type

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valence

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vesic

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villus

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zyme

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yeast; ferment

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-an

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chemical name ending

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-ase

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chamical name ending for an enzyme

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-ate

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chemical name ending for enzyme

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-cule

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diminutive suffix

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-ein

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chemical name ending

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-elle

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diminutive suffix

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-er

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word endning that turns a verb into a noun

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-icle

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diminutive suffix

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-icul

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diminutive suffix-id

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-id/e

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chemical name ending

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-ified

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word ending that turns a noun into an adjective

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-il

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chmical name enidng

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-in/e

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chmeical enidng for protien

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is

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process word ending

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-ism

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belief; process word ending

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-lysis

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breakdown process

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-oid

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resembling

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-ol

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chmeical name ending for alcohol

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-ole

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diminutive suffix

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-one

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chmical name ending

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-ose

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chmical name ending for sugar

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-ote

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word ending indicating membership in a group

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-penia

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low levels of scarity

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-sion

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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-sis

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process word ending

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-some

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body; structure

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-type

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impression

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-ula

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diminutive suffix

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-um

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anatomical structure word ending

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