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a-, ab-

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from, away, down

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anti-

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against

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arterio-

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relating to arteries

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arth-

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join, jointed

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two, twice

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bio

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related to life

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calor

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heat

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centri

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one-hundreth

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centro

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center

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cephal

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head

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chloro

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green

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cyto

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cell

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deca

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ten

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deci

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one-tenth

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di

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double

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electro

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refers to electricity

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endo

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within, inside

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epi

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above

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exo

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outer, external

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gastro

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stomach

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hemi

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half

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hemo

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blood

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herb

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pertains to plants

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hetero

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different

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hexa

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six

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homeo

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same

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hydro

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water

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hyper

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above, excessive

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hypo

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below, under

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inter

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between, among

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intra

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within, inside of

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kilo

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one thousand

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macro

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large

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magni

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great

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mega

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one million

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micro

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small

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mono

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one-thousandth

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mono

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one, single

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multi

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many

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octo

A

eight

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oculo

A

eyes vision

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opti

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vision sight

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ortho

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straight regular

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osteo

A

bone

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penta

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five

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photo

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pertains to light

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plasm

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forming of a substance

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platy

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flat, broad

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proto

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first

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quadri

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four

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sclero

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hard

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stereo

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3-dimensional

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syn

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together

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trans

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across beyond

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tri

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three

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ultra

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excessive

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-cyst

A

pouch

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derm

A

skin layer

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dissect

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cut

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dont

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teeth

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fuge

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drives away or out

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gen

A

producing

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graph

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write or draw

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itis

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inflamattion

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logy

A

study

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lysis

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destruction split

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meter

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measurement

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osis

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condition, disease

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phase

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stage

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phage

A

eater

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phoresis

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transmission, carry

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plasm

A

fluid substance of a cell

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pod

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foot

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pteron

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wing or feather

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scope

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an instrument for seeing or observing

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statis

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stationary condition

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synthesis

A

a putting together

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