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ac-

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to, towards

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acou-, acous-

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hear

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aden-

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gland

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adip-

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fat

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alg-

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pain

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ambi-

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both

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ameb-

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change, alteration

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amni-

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fetal membrane

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amphi-, ampho-

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both

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amyl-

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starch

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anemo-

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wind

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ang-

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choke, feel pain

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ante-

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before, ahead of time

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anter-

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front

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antrhopop-

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man, human

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apo-, ap-

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away from

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aqu-

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water

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arthr-

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joint, articulation

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ather-

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fatty deposit

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atmo-

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vapor

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audi-

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hear

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aur-

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ear

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barb-

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beard

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baro-

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weight/pressure

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bath-

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depth, height

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bene-

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well, good

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contra-

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against

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corp-

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body

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cort-, cortic-

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outer layer

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counter-

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against

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cuti-

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skin

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de-

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away from, down

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deca-

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ten

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deci-

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tenth

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dent-

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tooth

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dia- (latin)

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day

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din-

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terrible

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dis-

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apart, out

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dorm-

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sleep

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dors-

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back

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du-, duo-

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two

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dys-

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bad, abnormal

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ec-

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out of, away from

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ecto-

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outside of

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en-, endo-, ent-

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in, into, within

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encephal-

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brain

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enter-

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intestine, gut

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epi-

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upon, above, over

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erythro-

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red

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eso-

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inner, within

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eu-

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well, good, true

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eury-

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widen

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ferro-

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iron

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flu-, fluct-, flux-

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flow

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fract-

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break

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gastr-

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stomach

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gloss-

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tongue

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gluc-, glyc-

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sweet, sugar

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glut-

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buttock

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gnath-

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jaw

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grav-

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heavy

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gymno-

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naked, bare

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gyn-

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female

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gyr-

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ring, circle sprial

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halo-

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salt

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hapl-

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simple

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hector-

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hundred

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hem-

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blood

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hemi-

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half

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hepar-, hepat-

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liver

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hetero-

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different, other

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hex-

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six

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hidr-

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sweat

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hist-

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tissue

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holo-

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entire, whole

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homo- (L)

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man, human

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homo- (G)

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same, alike

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hygr-

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moist, wet

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hyper-

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above, beyond over

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hyphno-

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sleep

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hypo-

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below, under, less

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hyster-

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womb, uterus

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in-, il-, im-, ir-

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not AND toward, into

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in-

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very, thoroughly

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infra-

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below, beneath

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iso-

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equal, same

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kel-

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tumor, swelling

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kerat-

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horn

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kilo-

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thousand

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kine-

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move

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lachry-

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tear

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lact-

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milk

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lat-

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side

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leio-

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smooth

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leuc-, leuk-

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white, bright, light

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lip-

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line

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lingu-

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tongue

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li-

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fat

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lith-

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stone, petrifying

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loc-

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place

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malc-

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soft

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malle-

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hammer

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mamm-

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breast

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marg-

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border, edge

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mast-

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breast

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med-

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middle

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meg-

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million, great

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mela-, melan-

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dark, black

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mes-

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middle, half

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met-, meta-

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between, along, after

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micro-

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small, milionth

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milli-

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thousandth

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mis-

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wrong, incorrect

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mito-

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thread

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mole-

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mass

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mono-

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one, single

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mort-

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death

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mot-

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move

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morph-

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shape, form

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multi-

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many

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mut-

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change

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my-

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muscle

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myc-

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fungus

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mycell-

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threadlike

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myriad-

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many

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moll-

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soft

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nas-

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nose

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necro-

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corpse, death

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nemat-

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thread, thread-like

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neo-

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new, recent

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nephro-

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kidney

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neur-

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nerve

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noct,-, nov-

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night

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non-

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not

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not-

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back

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ob-

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center

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ocul-

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eye

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odont-

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tooth

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olf-

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smell

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oligo-

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fiew, little

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omni-

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all

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onc-

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mass, tumor

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oo-

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egg

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opt-

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eye

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orb-

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circle, round, ring

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orth-

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straight, correct

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oscu-

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mouth

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oste-

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bone

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oto-

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ear

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ov-

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egg

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oxy-

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sharp, acid, oxygen

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pachy-

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thick

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palm-

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broad, flat

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pan-

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all

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par-, para-

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beside, near, equal

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path-

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disease, suffering

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pent-

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five

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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permea-

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pass, go

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phag-

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eat

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pheno-

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show

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phren-

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mind, diaphragm

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pino-

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drink

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plasm-, -plast-

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formed into

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platy-

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flat

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pleur-

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lung, rib, side

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pneumo-

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lungs, air

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ply-

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many, several

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quadr-

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four

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quin-

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five

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re-

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again, back

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rect-

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right, correct

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ren-

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kidney

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ret-

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net, made like a net

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rhag-

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burst forth

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rhe-

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flow

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rhin-

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nose

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rhodo-

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nose

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rubr-

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red

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sacchar-

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sugar

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sarc-

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flesh

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schis-, schiz-

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split, divide

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scler-

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hard

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semi-

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half, partly

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sept-

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partition, sevent

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sess-

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sit

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sex-

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six

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solv-

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loosen, free

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som-, somat-

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body

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son-

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sound

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spec-, spic-

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look at

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spir-

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breath

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stat-

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standing, staying

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sten-

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narrow

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stern-

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chest, breast

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stom-

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mouth

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stereo-

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3 dimensional

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strict-

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drawn tight

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sub-

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under, below

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super-, sur-

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over, above, on top

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sym-, syn-

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together

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tachy-

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quick, swift

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tarso-

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ankle

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tele-

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far off, distant

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telo-

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end

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tetr-

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four

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therm-

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heat

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toxico-

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poison

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trache-

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windpipe

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trans-

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across

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tri-

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three

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trich-

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hair

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turb-

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whirl

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ultra-

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beyond

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uni-

A

one

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ur-

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urine

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vas-

A

vessel

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vect-

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carry

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ven-, vent-

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come

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ventr-

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belly, underside

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xanth-

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yellow

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xero-

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dry

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zyg-

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joined together

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zym-

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yeast

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cycle-

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ring, circle

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fiss-

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split, divide into

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bi- (L)

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two, twice

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bi-, bio- (G)

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life, living

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brachi-

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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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brev-

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short

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bronch-

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windpipe

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cac-

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bad

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calor-

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heat

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capill-

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hair

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capit-

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head

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carcin-

A

cancer

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cardi-

A

heart

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carpal-

A

wrist

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cata-

A

breakdown

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caud-

A

tail

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cen-, cene-

A

now, recent

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cente-

A

pierce

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centi-

A

hundredth

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centr-

A

center

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cephal-

A

head

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cerat-

A

horn

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cerebr-

A

brain

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cervic-

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neck

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chel-

A

claw

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chem-

A

chemicals

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chir-

A

hand

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chlor-

A

green

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chondr-

A

cartilage

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chron-

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time

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circa-, circum-

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around, about

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cirru-

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hairlike curls

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co-

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with, together

Medical Terminology (35 decks)

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