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1
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a,an

A

without,
ex; anaerobic (absense of air)

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aer

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air
ex; aerobic (presence of air)

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ameb

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change

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amyl-

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startch
ex; amylase ( enzyme breaks starch)

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ana-

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up

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ant-,anti

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opposed, against

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archae-

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ancient-, old

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asco-

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sac

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auto-

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self

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bacillo-

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little stick
ex, bacillus (rod shaped bacteria)

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basid-

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base, pedestal

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bio-

A

life

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bi-

A

two

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bovi-

A

cattle
ex; cattle

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carcin-

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cancer

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-caryo,karyo-

A

a nut (nucleus),
ex; eucaryote

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chloro-

A

green
ex; chlorophyll

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chrom-

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color
ex; chromatic

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-cide

A

killing,
ex; suicide

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cili-

A

eyelash, hairlike

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cocci-

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a berry,
ex; coccus (spherical cell)

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col-,colo-

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colon

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cyano-

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blue

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cyst-

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bladder

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cyt-

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cell

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di-,diplo-

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twice, double

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dys-

A

difficult, faulty, painful
ex: dysfunction (faulty function)

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ec-,ex-,ecto-

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out, outside, away

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en-, em-

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in, inside

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30
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entero-

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intestine

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31
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epi-,

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upon, over

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32
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erythro-

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red

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eu-

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well, proper, true

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exo-

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outside, outer layer
ex; exosuit

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extra-

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outside, beyond

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36
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flagell-

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a whip

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37
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fruct-

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fruit

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38
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galacto-

A

milk

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39
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gamet-

A

to marry
ex; gamete

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40
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gastro-

A

stomach

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-gen

A

agent that initiates
ex; pathogen, (agent that initiates disease)

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42
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-genesis

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formation

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43
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-gony

A

reproduction
ex; gametogony (Production of gametes)

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halo-

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salt

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45
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haplo-

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one, single

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46
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hema-, hemato-, hemo

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blood

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47
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hepat-

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liver

48
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herpes

A

creeping

49
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hetero-

A

different, other

50
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hist-

A

tissue

51
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homo-

A

same

52
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hydro-

A

water

53
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hyper,

A

excess

54
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hypo-

A

below, defficent

55
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im-

A

not, in
ex; not permitting passage

56
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inter,

A

between

57
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intra-

A

within, inside

58
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iso-

A

equal, same

59
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itis,

A

inflammation of

60
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lacti-

A

milk

61
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leuko-

A

white

62
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lip-

A

fat, lipid

63
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-logy

A

the study of

64
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-lysis

A

loosening, to break down

65
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macro-

A

large

66
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meso-

A

middle

67
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meta-

A

beyond, between, transistion

68
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micro-

A

small

69
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mnesia-

A

memory

70
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mono-

A

single

71
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morpho-

A

form

72
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multi-

A

many

73
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mut-

A

to change
ex; mutant

74
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myco-,myces-

A

fungus

75
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oligo-

A

small, few
oligarchy ( ruling by few)

76
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-omo

A

tumor
ex; lymphoma

77
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sis-

A

condition of,

78
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pan-

A

all, universal

79
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para-

A

besides. near
ex; parasite (organism that feed besides another)

80
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peri-

A

around
ex; perimeter

81
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phago-

A

eat

82
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philo-

A

liking, prefering

83
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phyll-

A

leaf
ex; chlorophyll

84
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phyte-

A

plant
ex; gametophyte, sporophyte

85
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pil-

A

hair

86
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pod-

A

foot

87
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poly-

A

many

88
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post-

A

after, behind

89
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pre-,pro

A

before, ahead of

90
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psedo-,

A

false

91
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rhizo-

A

root

92
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saccharo-

A

sugar

93
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semi-

A

half, some

94
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soma,

A

body

95
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spiro-

A

coil

96
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sporo-

A

spore

97
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staphylo-

A

grapelike cluster
ex; staphylococcus (bacterium that forms cluster of cell, like grapes)

98
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strepto-

A

chain
ex; streptococcus, (bacterium that forms chains of cells

99
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sub-

A

beneath, under

100
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super-

A

above, upon

101
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sym-, syn

A

together, with

102
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thallo-

A

plant body

103
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therm-

A

heat

104
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ton-,tonic,

A

strength

105
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trans-

A

across, through

106
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tri-

A

three

107
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-troph,

A

food, nourishment

108
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uni-

A

one

109
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vaccin-

A

cow

110
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vacu-

A

empty

111
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vitr-

A

glass

112
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-vorous

A

eat

113
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xantho-

A

yellow

114
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xylo-

A

wood

115
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zygo-

A

yoke, joining

116
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-zyme

A

ferment

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