Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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A, an

A

Without, not

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Ab, abs

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Off, from, seperated

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Ad, af

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Near, towards, attached to

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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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Both, on both sides

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Ana

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Up, back, anew

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Ante

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Before

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Anti

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Against, opposed to, antagonistic to

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Aqua-, aqui

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Water

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Arch, arch, archaeo

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Primitive, first

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Anthr

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Joint

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Ase

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Enzyme

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Auto

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Self

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Bi

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Twice

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Bio-, bios

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Life

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Blast, blasto

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Embryonic layer or cell

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Brachi

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Arm

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19
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Card, cardi

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Heart

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Carn, carni

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Flesh

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21
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Caryo, karyo

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Nucleus of cell

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22
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Cata, kata

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Against or down

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23
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Cephal

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Head

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24
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Chloro

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Green

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25
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Chondro

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Cartilage

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Chromo

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Color

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Cide

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Kill

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Cle, clus, cule

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Little, small

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29
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Coel

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Caviity

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30
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Com, con

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With

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31
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Costa

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Rib

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32
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Cyst

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Bladder

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33
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Cyst

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Capsule

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34
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Cyte, cyto

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Cell

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35
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De

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From, away, down

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36
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Dendr

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Tree

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37
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Dent, dont

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Tooth

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38
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Derm, dermato

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Cell layer, skin

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39
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Di

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Twice

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Dia

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Between, through

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41
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Diplo

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Double, twice

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42
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Dis

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Parting from, depriving

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43
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Dis, dys

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Ill, bad

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44
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Eco

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Household

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45
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Ect, ecto

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Outside, external

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46
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Ectomy

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Removal

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47
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Emia

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Blood

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48
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En, em

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Before, in

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49
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Endo

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Within, inside

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50
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Enter

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Intestine

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51
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Epi

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Over, outside, anterior

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52
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Erytho, erythro

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Red

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53
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Eu

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True

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54
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Ex

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Form, without, out

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55
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Gastro

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Stomach

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56
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Genesis, gen

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Production, reproduction

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57
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Gonium

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A mother cell, structure

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58
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Gono

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Offspring, reproductive

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59
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Gymno

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Naked

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60
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Gyn

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Female reproductive organ

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Haplo

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Single, simple

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Hemo

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Blood

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Hepato

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Liver

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64
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Herb

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Non woody plant

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65
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Hetero

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Different, other

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66
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Holo, hol

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entire

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67
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Homo, homeo

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Alike, same

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68
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Hyper

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Above, over beyond

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69
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Hypo

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Less then, under, below

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70
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Ia, iasis

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Disease

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71
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Ichthy

A

Fish

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72
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In

A

In, into, toward, within

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73
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In

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Not, against

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74
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Inter

A

Among, between

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75
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Intra

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Within

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76
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Iso

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Equal, the same

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77
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Ite

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A part of, a division

78
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Itis

A

Inflammation of

79
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Kin

A

Motion

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Lac

A

Milk

81
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Leuco, leuko

A

White

82
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Logy

A

Study of

83
Q

Lysis

A

DIssolving

84
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Macr, macro

A

Long, large

85
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Mal

A

Bad

86
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Mega

A

Great, large

87
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Mero, mere

A

Part

88
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Meso

A

Middle

89
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Met, meta

A

Posterior, after, outside

90
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Micr, micro

A

Small

91
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Mito

A

Thread

92
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Mon, mono

A

One, single, alone

93
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Morph, morpho

A

Shape, form

94
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Myo

A

Muscle

95
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Nema

A

Thread

96
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Nephr

A

Kidney

97
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Neuro

A

Nerve

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Oid, eidos

A

In the form of

99
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Ole, ola, plus, olum

A

Diminutive, small, lite

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Oma

A

Tumor, swelling

101
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Omni

A

All

102
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Oo

A

Egg

103
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Ophth

A

Eye

104
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Orni

A

Bird

105
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Osis

A

Process of change, condition, or disease

106
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Osteo

A

Bone

107
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Oto

A

Ear

108
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Ovi

A

Egg

109
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Par, para

A

Beside

110
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Patho

A

Disease

111
Q

Ped

A

Foot

112
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Peri

A

About, all around

113
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Phago, phage

A

Eating

114
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Phase

A

Condition, appearance, stage

115
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Pheno

A

To show

116
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Phore

A

Bearer

117
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Photo

A

Light

118
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Phyll

A

Leaf

119
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Phyte, phyto

A

Plant

120
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Pino

A

To drink

121
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Plasma

A

Form, living substance

122
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Plast

A

Particle, a formed body

123
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Pod, pode

A

Pedistal or foot

124
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Poly

A

Many, much

125
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Post

A

After, behind

126
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Pre

A

In front of, before

127
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Pro

A

Primitive, in front, before

128
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Proto

A

First, earliest

129
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Pseudo

A

FALSE

130
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Pter

A

Wind

131
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Pulmo

A

Lung

132
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Re

A

Back again

133
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Renal

A

Kidney

134
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Rrhea

A

Flow, discharge

135
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Sal

A

Salt

136
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Sclero

A

Hard

137
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Soma, some

A

Body

138
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Sperma, spermato

A

Sperm, speed

139
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Stoma, stome

A

Mouth

140
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Sub

A

Under, below

141
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Super

A

Over, above

142
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Supra

A

Over, above

143
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Sym, syn

A

Together

144
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Theca

A

Case, receptacle

145
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Therm, therm

A

Heat

146
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Tri

A

Three

147
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Troph

A

Nourishment, eating, feeding

148
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Tropic

A

Responding to a stimulus

149
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Ule, ula, ulas, ulum

A

Small, little

150
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Vita

A

Life

150
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Uro

A

Tail

151
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Viv

A

Living

152
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Vore

A

To devour, eating feeding

153
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Xero

A

Dry

153
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Xyl, xylo

A

Wood

154
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Zoa, zoo, zoon

A

Animal

155
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Aero

A

Atmosphere

156
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An

A

Not, without

157
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Arthro

A

Joint

158
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Botane

A

Plants

159
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Centi

A

Hundredth

160
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Cerebro

A

Brain

161
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Chemo

A

Chemistry

162
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Cranio

A

Skull

163
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Deca

A

Ten

164
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Deci

A

Tenth

165
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Dorso

A

Back

166
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Ec, eco

A

Environmental

167
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Exo

A

Outside, outer

168
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Extra

A

Outside, outer

169
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Geo

A

Earth, ground

170
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Hydro

A

Water

170
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Graph

A

Written

171
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Hemi

A

Half

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Kilo

A

Thousand

173
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Lateral

A

Side

174
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Lys

A

Break down, split, cut

174
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Meter

A

Measuring instrument

175
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Milli

A

Thousand

176
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Multi

A

Multiple

177
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Nephro

A

Kidney

178
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Non

A

Not, other than

179
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Phage

A

One that eats

180
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philia

A

Like

181
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Phobia

A

Fear

182
Q

Plasm

A

Formed material

183
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Reni

A

kidney

184
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Scope

A

Viewing instrument

185
Q

Synthesis

A

To combine

186
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Tetra

A

Four

187
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Trans

A

Across, opposite

188
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Uni

A

One, single