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A, ab , abd

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From; away; departing from normal
Apathy - lack of feeling
Abaxial - being or situated away from the axis
apnea - no breathing

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Ad

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Addition to; toward; nearness

Adjoin- to be close to or in contact with

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Amb; ambi

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Both

Ambidextrous- having the ability to work effectively with either hand

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Amphi

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On both sides

Amphicrania - headache on both sides

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Ampho

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Both

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Ana

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Upper; away from

Anaplasia - “form backward” reversion of cells to an immature or less differentiated form, as occurs in most malignant tumors

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An

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Negative, with or without

Analgesia- without pain
anesthesia - without feeling

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Andro

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Signifying man

Relating to men’s health (urology, male reproductive)

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Angi

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Vessel

Angiogram - medical imaging to visualize inside of blood vessel

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Aniso

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Unequal

Anisotropic- having unlike properties in different directions

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Ant, anti

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Against, opposing

Antisocial- denoting behavior that violates the social or legal norms

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Auto

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Self

Autoimmune- failure of an organism in recognizing its own constituent parts as self

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Ante, antero

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Front , before

Antepartum- (medically) before birth

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Bili

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Pertaining to bile

Bilirubin

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Bi

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Two, twice double

bilateral - two sides

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Brady

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Slow

Bradycardia - slow heart rate

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Brom, bromo-

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A stench

bromine- a red brown liquid that has an offensive and suffocating odor

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broncho

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relating to the bronchi
bronchitis - inflammation of the bronchi
bronchodilation- used to open airway

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cac

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bad; ill

cacaemia- degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood

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cardi; cardio

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relating to the heart

cardiomylopathy - disease of the heart muscle

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cata

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down or downward;
catapult - ancient machine used for hurling stones, falling in a downward motion
catabolic - breaking down of something

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centi

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hundred

centiliter - hundrenth of a liter

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cervico

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relating to the neck;

cervical spine

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circa

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about; reference or approx of time

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circum

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around;

circumference- outer boundary

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co

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with or together; physically with

copilot

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con

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together with in agreement

condone - to give approval to

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contra

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opposite; against
contradict
contrary - opposite in nature or character
contraindicated - refering to medications, to give indication against the advisability of (a particular or usual remedy or treatment).

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de

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down from; away from; to do the opposite or remove

dehumidify- to remove moisture from room

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deci

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one tenth

decimeter- one tenth of a meter

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demi

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half
demitasse - a small cup used to drink a strong cup of coffee from
demilune - half-moon, cresent

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di

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twice; two

diatomic - having two atoms in a molecule

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dia

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through; across or between

diameter - straight line passing through center to measure circle

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dialy

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to separate

dialysis - separating of uric acid and urea from circulating blood in patients with kidney disease

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dis

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reversal, separation
dissect - to examine minutely, part by part, analyze
disaffirm - to annul or reverse a decision

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dys

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bad, difficult, disordered
dysphasia - speech issue after trauma
dysfunction - malfunctioning of an organ or structure of a body.
dyspnea - difficult breathing

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en

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in; to cause a person or thing to be in the place, state of mind, of condition.
entrust- to put trust in someone

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end, endo, ento

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inward; within; denotes something inside

endocardial - to be situated in the heart

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ep; epi

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on; inaddition to; upon
epineural - situated on a neural arch
epibiotic - parasite living on the surface of a plant or animal

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eu

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normal; good, well
eupepsia - good digestion
eupnea - normal breathing

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ex

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out, away from, former

Excaudate- having no tail, tail less

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exo

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without, outer, exterior

exoskeleton - external covering or integument, especially when hard, as the shell of crustaceans

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extra

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beyond; in addition to

extrasensory - outside someones normal sense perception

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fibro

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relating to fibers, fibrous tissues

45
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gaster; gastro

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pertaining to the stomach

gastrotomy- operation of cutting into the stomach

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hecto

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hundred

hectogram - unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams

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hemi

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half

48
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hemo

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relating to blood

hemocyte - blood cell

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hepat, hepato, hepatico

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pertaining to the liver

hepatotoxin - a toxin that is destructive to the liver

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heter, hetero

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other; relationship to another

51
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homeo

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denoting likeness or resemblance

homeomorphism - similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.

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homo

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denoting sameness
homology -
a fundamental similarity based on common descent.
b.
a structural similarity of two segments of one animal based on a common developmental origin.

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hyal, hyalo

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transparant

hyaloplasm - the clear nongranular constituent of cytoplasm

54
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hyper

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beyond, excessive

hyperthyroid - producing to much thyroid hormone

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hypo

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below, less than
hypodermic - under the skin
hypothyroid - not producing enough thyroid hormone

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ideo

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pertaining to mental images

ideology - theorizing of a visionary or impractical nature.

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idio

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relationship to ones self, own, personal, private, separate, distinct
idiomorphic - having its own characteristic form.

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in

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not; in; within - having a negative or privative force, freely used as an English formative, especially of adjectives and their derivatives and of nouns
inattention - lack of attention, act of neglect

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infra

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below

infrasonic- pertaining to a soundwave with a frequency below the audio frequency range

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inter

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in the midst; between
intermediate - being situated between two points
intramural - Anatomy . being within the substance of a wall, as of an organ.

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intro

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in or into; introspection - the act of looking within ones self

62
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iso

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equal or alike

isochromatic - having the same color or tint

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juxta

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of close proximity
juxtaposition - an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
2.
the state of being close together or side by side

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karyo

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relating to a cells nucleus

karyogamy - the fusion of the nuclei of cells, as in fertilization.

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kilo

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one thousand

66
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laryngo

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pertaining to the larnyx

67
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mal

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illness, disease; bad

malformation - faulty or anomalous formation or structure, especially in a living body:

68
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medi

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middle

mediocre - in the middle

69
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micro

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small

microcosm - a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm ).

70
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milli

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one thousandth

71
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myelo

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pertaining to the spinal cord or bone marrow

myelocyte- a cell of the bone marrow, especially one developing into a granulocyte.

72
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nano

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dwarf, small size

nanoplankton - microscopic organisms in plankton

73
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oari, oaric

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pertaining to the ovary

74
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omni

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all

omnipresent - present everywhere at the same time

75
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pan

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all

panacea - a remedy for all disease or ills, cure all

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para

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pair

77
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per

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through; by means of

“per DJC”

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peri

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around; about

perimeter - border or outer boundary of a two dimensional figure.

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post

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behind; after

posterior - situated behind or at the rear

80
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postero

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relating to the posterior

81
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pre

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before

preclude- to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible

82
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pro

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before; in front of

prophase - first stage of mitosis in eukarytic cell division

83
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pseudo

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false

pseudointellectual - fraudulent intelligence

84
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quadri

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four

quadrilateral - having 4 sides

85
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re

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back; again

regenerate - to restore to a favorable state or physical condition

86
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retro

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backward

retrogress - to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition

87
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semi

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partially, incompletely HALF

semidetached

88
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steato

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fatty

steatopygia - extreme accumlation of fat on the buttocks, especially of woman

89
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sub

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under; near

substratum- something that is spread or laid under something else

90
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syn

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jointed together

synthesis - the forming or building of a more complex substance or compound from elements or simpler compounds.

91
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trans

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across; over

transilient - jumping across, passing over

92
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tri

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three

triacid - noting acid salts containing 3 replaceable hydrogen atoms

93
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un

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not; reversal

unfair - not fair

94
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uni

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one

unicycle - a vehicle with one wheel

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