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Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes Flashcards

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a-; an-

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not; without; lacking; deficient

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ab-

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away from; out from

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-able

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capable of

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ac-

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to; toward

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-aceous

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or of pertaining to

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acou-; acous-

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hear

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ad-

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to; toward

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aden-

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gland

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adip-

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fat

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aero-

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air

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agri-

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field; soil

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-al

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having the character of

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alb-

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white

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alg-; -algia

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pain

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alto-

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high

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ambi-

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both

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ameb-

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change; alternation

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amni-

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fetal membrane

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amphi-; ampho-

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both

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amyl-

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starch

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ana-

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up; back; again

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andro-

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man; masculine

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anemo-

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wind

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ang-

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choke; feel pain

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angi-

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blood vessel; duct

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ante-

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before; ahead of time

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anter-

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front

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antho-

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flower

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anti-

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against; opposite

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antrhopo-

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man; human

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-ap-; -aph-

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touch

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apo-; ap-

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away from

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aqu-

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water

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archaeo-

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primitive; ancient

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-ary; -arium

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denotes a place for something

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arteri-

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artery

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arthr-

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joint; articulation

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-ase

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forms names of enzymes

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aster-; astr-

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star

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-ate

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v. the act of…

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ather-

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fatty deposit

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-ation

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n. the act of…

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atmo-

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vapor

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audi-

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hear

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aur-

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ear

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auto-

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self

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bacter-; bactr-

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bacterium; stick; club

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barb-

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beard

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baro-

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weight

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bath-

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depth

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bene-

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well; good

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bi- (Latin)

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two

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bi-; bio- (Greek)

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life; living

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-blast-

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sprout; germ; bud

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brachi-

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arm

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brachy-

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short

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brady-

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slow

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branchi-

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fin

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brev-

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short

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bronch-

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windpipe

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cac-

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bad

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calor-

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heat

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capill-

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hair

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capit-

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head

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carcin-

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cancer

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cardi-

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heart

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carn-

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meat; flesh

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carp-

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fruit

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carpal-

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wrist

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cata-

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breakdown; downward

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caud-

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tail

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-cell-

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chamber, small room

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cen-; -cene

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now; recent

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cente-

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pierce

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centi-

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hundredth

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centr-

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center

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cephal-

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head

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cerat-

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horn

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cerebr-

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brain

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cervic-

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neck

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chel-

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claw

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chem-

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dealing with chemicals

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chir-

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hand

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chlor-

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green

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chondr-

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cartilage

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chrom-; -chrome

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color

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chron-

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time

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-chym-

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juice

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-cid-; -cis-

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cut; kill; fall

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circa-; circum-

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around; about

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cirru-

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hairlike curls

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co-

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with; together

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cocc-

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seed; berry

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coel-

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hollow

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coll-

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glue

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coni-

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cone

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contra-

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against

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corp-

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body

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cort-; cortic-

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outer layer

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cosmo-

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world; order; form

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cotyl-

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cup

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counter-

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against

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crani-

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skull

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cresc-; cret-

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begin to grow

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crypt-

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hidden; covered

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-cul-; -cule

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small; diminutive

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cumul-

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heaped

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cuti-

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skin

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cyan-

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blue

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-cycle; cycl-

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ring; circle

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-cyst-

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sac; pouch; bladder

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cyt-; -cyte

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cell; hollow container

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dactyl-

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finger

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de-

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away from; down

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deca-

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ten

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deci

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tenth

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deliquesc-

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become fluid

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demi-

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half

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dendr-

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tree

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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-; dipl- (Latin)

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two; double

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di-; dia- (Greek)

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through; across; apart

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dia- (Latin)

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day

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digit-

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finger; toe

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din-

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terrible

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dis-

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apart; out

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dorm-

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sleep

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dors-

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back

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du-; duo-

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two

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-duct

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lead

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dynam-

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power

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dys-

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bad; adnormal; difficult

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ec-

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out of; away from

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echin-

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spiny; prickly

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eco-

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house

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ecto-

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outside of

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-elle

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small

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-emia

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blood

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en-; endo-; ent-

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in; into; within

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-en

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made of

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encephal-

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brain

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enter-

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intestine; gut

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entom-

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insects

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-eous

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nature of; like

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epi-

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upon; above; over

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-err-

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wander; go astray

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erytho-

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red

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-escent

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becoming

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eso-

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inward; within; inner

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eu-

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well; good; true; normal

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eury-

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widen

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ex-

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out of; away from

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extra-

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beyond; outside

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-fer-

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bear; carry; produce

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ferro-

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iron

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fibr-

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fiber; thread

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-fid; fiss-

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split; divided into

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-flect; flex

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bend

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flor-

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flower

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flu-; fluct-; flux-

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flow

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foli-

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leaf

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fract-

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break

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-gam-

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marriage

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gastr-

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stomach

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geo-

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land; earth

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-gen; -gine

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producer; former

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-gene-

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origin; birth

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-gest-

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carry; produce, bear

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-glen-

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eyeball

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-glob-

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ball; round

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gloss-

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tongue

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gluc-; glyc-

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sweet; sugar

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glut-

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buttock

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gnath-

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jaw

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-gon

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angle; corner

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-grad-

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step

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-gram; -graph

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record; writing

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grav-

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heavy

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-gross-

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thick

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gymno-

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naked; bare

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gyn-

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gyr-

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ring; circle; spiral

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-hal-; -hale

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breathe; breath

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halo-

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hapl-

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hecto-

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-helminth-

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hem-

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hemi-

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hepar-; hepat-

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herb-

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grass; plants

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hetero-

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different; other

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hex-

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hibern-

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hidr-

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hipp-

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hist-

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holo-

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entire; whole

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homo- (Latin)

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man; human

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homo- (Greek)

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same; alike

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hort-

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hydr-

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hygr-

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moist; wet

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hyper-

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above; beyond; over

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hyph-

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weaving; web

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hypno-

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hypo-

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below; under; less

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hyster-

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womb; uterus

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-iac

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person afflicted with disease

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-iasis

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disease; abnormal condition

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-ic

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adj. disease; abnormal condition

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ichthy-

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ign-

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in-; il-; im-; ir-

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in-; il-; im-; ir-

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to; toward; into

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in-

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very, thoroughly

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-ine

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of or pertaining to

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infra-

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below; beneath

220
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inter-

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intra-

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within; inside

222
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-ism

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a state or condition

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iso-

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equal; same

224
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-ist

A

person who deals with…

225
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-itis

A

inflamation; disease

226
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-ium

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refers to part of the body

227
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-kary-

A

cell nucleus

228
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kel-

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tumor; swelling

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kerat-

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kilo-

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kine-

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lachry-

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lact-

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lat-

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leio

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-less

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leuc-; leuk-

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white; bright; light

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lign-

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lin-

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lingu-

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lip-

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lith-; -lite

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stone; petrifying

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loc-

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-log-

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word, speech

245
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-logist

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one who studies

246
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-logy

A

study of…

247
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lumin-

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-lys-; -lyt-; -lyst

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decompose; split; dissolve

249
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macr-

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malac-

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malle-

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mamm-

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marg-

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border; edge

254
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mast-

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med-

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meg-

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million; great

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mela-; melan-

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black; dark

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-mer

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mes-

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middle; half; intermediate

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met-; meta-

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between; along; after

261
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-meter; -metry

A

measurement

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micro-

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thousandth

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mis-

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wrong; incorrect

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mito-

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mole-

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mono-

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one; single

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mort-

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-mot-

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morph-

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shape; form

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multi-

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mut-

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my-

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myc-

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mycel-

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threadlike

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myria-

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moll-

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nas-

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necr-

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corpse; dead

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nemat-

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neo-

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new; recent

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nephro-

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-ner-

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moist; liquid

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neur-

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noct-; nox-

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-node

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-nom-; -nomy

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ordered knowledge; law

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non-

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not-

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nuc-

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ob-

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ocul-

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oct-

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odont-

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-oid

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form; appearance

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olf-

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oligo-

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few; little

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-oma

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abnormal condition; tumor

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omni-

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onc-

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mass; tumor

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oo-

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opthalm-

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opt-

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orb-

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circle; round; ring

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-orium; -ory

A

place for something

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ornith-

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orth-

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straight; correct; right

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oscu-

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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oste-

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oto-

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-ous

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ov-

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oxy-

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sharp; acid; oxygen

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pachy-

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paleo-

A

old; ancient

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palm-

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broad; flat

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pan-

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par-; para-

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beside; near; equal

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path-; -pathy

A

disease; suffering

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-ped-

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-ped-

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pent-

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per-

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peri-

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permea-

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phag-

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peno-

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-phil-

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loving; fond of

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phon-; -phone

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-phore; pher-

A

bear; carry

331
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photo-

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phren-

A

mind; diaphragm

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phyc-

A

seaweed; algae

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phyl-

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related group

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-phyll

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physi-

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nature; natural qualities

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phyt-; -phyte

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pino-

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pinni-

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plan-

A

roaming; wandering

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plasm-; -plast-

A

form; formed into

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platy-

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pleur-

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lung; rib; side

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pneumo-

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lungs; air

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-pod

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poly-

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por-

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port-

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post-

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after; behind

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pom-

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pre-

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before; head of time

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prim-

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pro-

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forward; favoring; before

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proto-

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first; primary

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pseudo-

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false; deceptive

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psych-

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pter-

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having wings or fins

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pulmo-

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puls-

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drive; push

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pyr-

A

heat; fire

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quadr-

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quin-

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radi-

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re-

A

again; back

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rect-

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right; correct

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ren-

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ret-

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net; made like a net

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rhag-; -rrhage

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burst forth

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rhe-; -rrhea

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rhin-

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rhiz-

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rhodo-

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roto-

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rubr-

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sacchar-

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sapr-

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sacr-

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-saur-

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schis-; schiz-

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split; divide

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sci-

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scler-

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-scop-

A

look; device for seeing

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-scribe; -script

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semi-

A

half; partly

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sept-

A

partition; seven

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-septic

A

infection; putrefaction

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sess-

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sex-

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D402-sis

A

condition; state

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sol-

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solv-

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loosen; free

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som-; somat-; some-

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somn-

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son-

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spec-; spic-

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-sperm-

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-spher-

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ball; round

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spir-; spire

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-spor-

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stat-; -stasis

A

standing; placed; staying

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stell-

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sten-

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stern-

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chest; breast

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stom-; -stome

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strat-

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stereo-

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strict-

A

drawn tight

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styl-

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sub-

A

under; below

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super-; sur-

A

over; above; on top

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sym-; syn-

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tachy-

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quick; swift

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tarso-

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tax-

A

arrange; put in order

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tele-

A

far off; distant

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telo-

417
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terr-

A

earth; land

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tetr-

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thall-

A

young shoot

420
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-the-; -thes-

421
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-thel-

A

cover a surface

422
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-therm-

423
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-tom-

A

cut; slice

424
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toxico-

425
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top-

426
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trache-

427
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trans-

428
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tri-

429
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trich-

430
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-trop-

A

nourishment; one who feeds

431
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turb-

432
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-ul-; -ule

A

diminutive; small

433
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ultra-

434
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uni-

435
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ur-

436
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-ura

437
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vas-

438
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vect-

439
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ven-; vent-

440
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ventr-

A

belly; underside

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A389-verge

A

turn; slant

442
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vig-

443
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vit-; viv-

444
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volv-

A

roll; wander

445
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-vor-

A

devour; eat

446
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xanth-

447
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xero-

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xyl-

449
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zo-; -zoa

450
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zyg-

A

joined together

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zym-

Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, and Suffixes (1 decks)

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