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auto

A

self

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bio

A

living/life

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cardi

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heart

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carni

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meat

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cerebr

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brain

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chemo

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chemical

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chloro

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green

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chromo

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colour

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cyte/cyto

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cells of a cell/cell parts

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derm

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skin

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duct

A

tubes

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12
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endo

A

towards the inside

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epi

A

on top

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erythro

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red

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exo

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towards the outsie

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hypo

A

under, not enough

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hyper

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over, lots of

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intra

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into/inside

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itis

A

inflamed/swollen

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lysis

A

break apart

21
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morph

A

change

22
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myo/mye

A

muscles

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neuro

A

nerves

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ology

A

study of

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osis

A

condition/disease

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osteo

A

bone

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ova (ovum)

A

eggs

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peri

A

surrounding

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photo

A

light

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phyte

A

plants

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ped

A

foot

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pseudo

A

fake/false

33
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skeleton

A

left after dying

34
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some

A

of the body

35
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spino

A

spine

36
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spore

A

seed like

37
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synthesis

A

create

38
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vore

A

eat/feed

39
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xero

A

dry

40
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leuko

A

white