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prefixes and roots Flashcards

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a-, an-

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no; lacking; none

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ab-

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away from; out of

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acou-

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hearing

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acr-, acro

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extreme; peak

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ad-

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to, toward

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alb-

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white

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-algia

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pain

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amphi-

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on both sides of; double

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an-

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not; without

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ana-

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up

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angio-

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vessel

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ante-

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before; ahead of time

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antero-

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front

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anti-

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against

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ap-

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to; toward

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aqu-

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water

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arthro-

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joint

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audi-

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hear

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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to; twice; double

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bio-; bi-

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life; living

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-blast

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precursor; comes before

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brachi-

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arm

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brachy-

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short

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bronch-

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windpipe; airway

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cardi-

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heart

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carpal-

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wrist

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caud-

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tail

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cell-

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room; chamber

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centr-

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center

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cephal-

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head

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cervic-

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neck

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-cide

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killing

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circum-

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around

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chondro-

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cartilage

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com-

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with; together

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contra-

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against

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clast-

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broken

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cost-

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rib

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cotyl-

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cup

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counter-

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against

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cuti-

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skin

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cyst-

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bladder; pouch

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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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demi-

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half

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dent-

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tooth

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derm-

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skin

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di-

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two; double

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dia-

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through; across

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digit-

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finger; toe

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dis-

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apart; out

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du-; duo

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two

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-duct

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to lead

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dys-

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ill; bad

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ec-

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out of; outside

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en-

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in; into

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encephal-

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brain

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end-; ent-

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within

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enter-

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intestines

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epi-

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above; on

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erythro-

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red

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eu-

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well; good

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-ectomy

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excision; removal

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extra-

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beyond; outside

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ex-

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fibr-

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thread; fiber

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-flex

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fract-

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gastro-

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-gest

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glob-

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around; round

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glott-

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mouth or windpipe

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gross

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think, large

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gyno-

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gyr-

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hepat-

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hem-

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hetero-

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different; other

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gist-

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holo-

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entire; whole

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homo-

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hyrd-

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hyper-

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above, beyond; over

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infro-

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below; beneath

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intra-

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within; inside

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iso-

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same; equal

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lachry-

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lat-

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side; flank

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leuc-

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white; bright; light

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liqu

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-logy

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macr-

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mamm-

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meg-

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great; million

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med-

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micro-

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mito-

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thread; filament

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mort-

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multi-

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myo-

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nephro-

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nuc-

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oculo-

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omni-

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opthal-

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orb-

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round, globe

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osteo-

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path-; pathy-

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disease; suffering

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permea-

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phon-; phono-

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plasm-

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por-

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proto-

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first; primary

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semi-

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half; partly

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stern-

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chest; breast

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sub-

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below; under

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sym-

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toxico-

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vas-

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hypo-

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in-

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to; toward; into

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inter-

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-ism

A

a state or condition

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-itis

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inflammation; disease

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lact-

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-less

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lign-

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lip-

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-lys; -lyst

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dissolve, take apart

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mal-

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med-

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mela-; melan

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meta-

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mis-

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wrong; incorrect

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mono-

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one; single

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morph-

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mycel-

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threadlike

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nas-

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-node

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ob-

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olf-

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oo-

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opt-

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eye; vision

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orth-

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para-

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near; beside

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peri-

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pulmo-

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photo-

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pleur-

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pre-

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sclera-

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-sis

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condition; state

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strat-

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super-

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above; on top

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therm-

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ultra-

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ventri-

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