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Prefixes Flashcards

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Aden-

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Gland

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Adip-

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Fat

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Aero-

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Air

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Agri-

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Field/Soil

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Alb-

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White

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Alg-

Algia-

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Pain

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Alto-

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High

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Ambi-

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Both

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Ameb-

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Change/Alternation

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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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Ana-

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Up/Back/Again

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Andro-

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Man/Masculine

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Anemo-

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Wind

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Angi-

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Blood Vessel/Duct

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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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Antho-

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Flower

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Anthropo-

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Man/Human

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Aqu-

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Water

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Archaeo-

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Primitive/Ancient

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Arthr-

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Joint/Articulation

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Aster-
Astr-
Astro-

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Star

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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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Auto-

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Self

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Bacter-

Bactr-

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Bacterium/Stick/Club

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Baro-

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Weight

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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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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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37
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Branchi-

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Fin

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Bronch-

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Windpipe

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39
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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-

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Cancer

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Carn-

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Meat/Flesh

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Carp-

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Fruit

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Carpal-

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Wrist

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Cata-

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Breakdown/Downward

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Caud-

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Tail

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Cente-

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Pierce

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Centi-

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Hundredth

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Centr-

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Centre

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51
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Cephal-

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Head

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52
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Cerat-

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Horn

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Cerebr-

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Brain

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Cervic-

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Neck

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Chel-

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Claw

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Chem-

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Chemical

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57
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Chir-

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Hand

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58
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Chlor-

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Green

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59
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Chondr-

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Cartilage

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Chrom-

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Colour

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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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63
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Cirru-

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Hairlike Curls

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Co-

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With/Together

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Cocc-

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Seed/Berry

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Coel-

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Hollow

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Coll-

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Glue

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Coni-

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Cone

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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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Cosmo-

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World/Order/Form

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Cotyl-

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Cup

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Counter-

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Against

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Crani-

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Skull

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Cresc-

Cret-

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Begin to grow

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Crypt-

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Hidden/Covered

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Cumul-

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Heaped

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Cuti-

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Skin

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Cyt-

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Container/Hollow/Cell

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Dactyl-

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Finger

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Deca-

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Ten

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Deci-

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Tenth

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Deliquesc-

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Become Fluid

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Demi-

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Half

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Dendr-

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Tree

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Dent-

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Tooth

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88
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Derm-

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Skin

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Di-

Dia-

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Through/Accross/Apart

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Dipl-

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Two/Double

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Dia-

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Day

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Digit-

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Finger/Toe

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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-

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Two

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Dynam-

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Power

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Dys-

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Bad/Abnormal/Difficult

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Ec-

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Out of/Away from

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Echin-

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Spiny/Prickly

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Eco-

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House

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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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Entom-

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Insects

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108
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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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Inward/Within/Inner

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Ferro-

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Iron

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Fibr-

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Fiber/Thread

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Fiss-

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Split

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114
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Flor-

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Flower

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Flu-

Fluct-

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Flux flow

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Foli-

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Leaf

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Fract-

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Break

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118
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Gastr-

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Stomach

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Geo-

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Land/Earth

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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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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/Spiral

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Halo-

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Salt

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Hapl-

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Simple

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Hecto-

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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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Herb-

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Grass/Plants

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Hetero-

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Different/Other

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Hex-

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Hibern-

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Hidr-

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Hipp-

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Hist-

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Holo-

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Entire/Whole

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Homo-

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Same/Alike

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Hort-

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Hydr-

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Hygr-

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Hyper-

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Above/Beyond/Over

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Hyph-

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Weaving/Web

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Hypno-

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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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Ichthy-

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Infra-

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Below/Beneath

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Inter-

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Intra-

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Within/Inside

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Iso-

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Equal/Same

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Kel-

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Tumour/Swelling

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Kerat-

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Kilo-

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Kine-

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Lachry-

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Lact-

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Lat-

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Leio-

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Leuc-

Leuk-

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White/Bright/Light

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Lign-

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Lin-

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Lingu-

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Lip-

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Lith-

Lite-

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Stone/ Petrifying

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Loc-

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Lumin-

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Macr-

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Malac-

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Malle-

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Mamm-

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Marg-

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Border/Edge

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Mast-

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Med-

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Meg-

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Million/Great

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Mela-

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Black/Dark

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Mes-

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Middle/Half/Intermediate

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Met-

Meta-

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Between/Along/After

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Micro-

A

Small/Millionth

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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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Mole-

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Mono-

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One/Single

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Mort-

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Morph-

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Shape/Form

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Multi-

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Mut-

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My-

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Myc-

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Mycel-

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Threadlike

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Myria-

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Moll-

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Nas-

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Necr-

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Corpse/Dead

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Nemat-

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Neo-

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New/Recent

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Nephro-

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Neur-

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Noct-

Nox-

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Not-

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Nuc-

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Ob-

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Ocul-

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Oct-

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Odont-

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Olf-

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Omni-

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Onc-

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Mass/Tumour

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Opthalm-

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Opt-

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Orb-

A

Circle/Round/Ring

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Ornith-

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Orth-

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Straight/Correct/Right

218
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Oscu-

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Oste-

220
Q

Oto-

221
Q

Ov-

Ovi-

222
Q

Oxy-

A

Sharp/Acid/Oxygen

223
Q

Pachy-

224
Q

Paleo-

A

Old/Ancient

225
Q

Palm-

A

Broad/Flat

226
Q

Pan-

227
Q

Par-

Para-

A

Beside/Near/Equal

228
Q

Path-

A

Disease/Suffering

229
Q

Pent-

230
Q

Per-

231
Q

Peri-

232
Q

Permea-

233
Q

Phag-

234
Q

Pheno-

235
Q

Phon-

236
Q

Photo-

237
Q

Phren-

A

Mind/Diaphragm

238
Q

Phyc-

A

Seaweed/Algae

239
Q

Phyl-

A

Related Group

240
Q

Physi-

A

Nature/Natural qualities

241
Q

Phyt-

242
Q

Pino-

243
Q

Pinni-

244
Q

Plan-

A

Roaming/Wandering

245
Q

Plasm-

A

Formed into

246
Q

Platy-

247
Q

Pleur-

A

Lung/Rib/Side

248
Q

Pneumo-

249
Q

Por-

250
Q

Port-

251
Q

Post-

A

After/Behind

252
Q

Pom-

253
Q

Pre-

A

Before/Ahead of time

254
Q

Prim-

255
Q

Pro-

A

Forward/Favouring/Before

256
Q

Proto-

A

First/Primary

257
Q

Pseudo-

A

False/Deceptive

258
Q

Psych-

259
Q

Pter-

A

Having wings or fins

260
Q

Pulmo-

261
Q

Puls-

A

Drive/Push

262
Q

Pyr-

263
Q

Quadr-

264
Q

Quin-

265
Q

Radi-

266
Q

Ren-

267
Q

Ret-

A

Made like a net

268
Q

Rhe-

269
Q

Rhin-

270
Q

Rhiz-

271
Q

Rhodo-

272
Q

Roto-

273
Q

Rubr-

274
Q

Sacchar-

275
Q

Sapr-

276
Q

Sarc-

277
Q

Saur-

278
Q

Schis-

Schiz-

A

Split/Divide

279
Q

Sci-

280
Q

Scler-

281
Q

Semi-

A

Half/Partly

282
Q

Sept-

A

Partition/Seven

283
Q

Sex-

284
Q

Sol-

285
Q

Solv-

A

Loosen/Free

286
Q

Som-

Somat-

287
Q

Somn-

288
Q

Son-

289
Q

Spec-

Spic-

290
Q

Spir-

291
Q

Stat-

A

Standing/Staying

292
Q

Stell-

293
Q

Sten-

294
Q

Stern-

A

Chest/Breast

295
Q

Stom-

296
Q

Strat-

297
Q

Stereo-

A

Solid/3-dimensional

298
Q

Strict

A

Drawn Tight

299
Q

Styl-

300
Q

Sub-

A

Under/Below

301
Q

Super-

Sur-

A

Over/Above/On top

302
Q

Sym-

Syn-

303
Q

Tachy-

A

Quick/Swift

304
Q

Tarso-

305
Q

Tax-

A

Arrange/Put in order

306
Q

Tele-

A

Far off/Distant

307
Q

Telo-

308
Q

Terr-

A

Earth/Land

309
Q

Tetr-

310
Q

Thall-

A

Young shoot

311
Q

Toxico-

312
Q

Top-

313
Q

Trache-

314
Q

Trans-

315
Q

Trich-

316
Q

Turb-

317
Q

Ultra-

318
Q

Uni-

319
Q

Ur-

320
Q

Vas-

321
Q

Vect-

322
Q

Ven-

Vent-

323
Q

Ventr-

A

Belly/Underside

324
Q

Vig-

325
Q

Vit-

Viv-

326
Q

Volv-

A

Roll/Wander

327
Q

Xanth-

328
Q

Xero-

329
Q

Xyl-

330
Q

Zo-

331
Q

Zyg-

A

Joined Together

332
Q

Zym-

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