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1
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a-

A

without

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amphibi-

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both

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ante-

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before, preceding

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anth-

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flower

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anti-

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opposite, against

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aqua-

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water

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arth-

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joint

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-ase

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enzyme

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audi-

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to hear

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auto-

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self

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bio-

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life

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-blast

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to germinate

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carcino-

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cancerous

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carn-

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meat

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cata-

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degenerative

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centr-

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center

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cephal-

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head

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chlor-

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green

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chrom-

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color

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-cide

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to kill

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cnid-

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stinging cell

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cocc-

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seed, berry

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contra-

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against, opposite

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cyano-

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blue

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-cyst

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pouch

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cyto-

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cell

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de-

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removal

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-derm

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skin

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di-, bi-

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two

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-duct

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to lead

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dys-

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away, negative

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exo-, ect-

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outer

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epi-

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upon

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eu-

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true

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-fer

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carry

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galac-

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milk

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gastro-

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stomach

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gen-

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birth

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gest-

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produce

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glyc-

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sugar

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gymn-

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naked

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hemo-

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blood

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herb-

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plant

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hetero-

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different

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homeo-

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same

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hyper-

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beyond, more than

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hypo-

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under

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within, into

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-ism

A

characteristic quality

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-itis

A

inflammation

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kin- (kinesis)

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motion

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leuko-

A

white

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-logy

A

study

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-lysis

A

break down

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macro-

A

large

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-mere

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part, segment

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meso-

A

middle

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-meter

A

measure

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micro-

A

small

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morph-

A

shape

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mov-, mot-

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mobile

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multi-

A

many

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mut-

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change

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necr-

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death

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nemat-

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thread like

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nephr-

A

kidney

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nom-, nomen-

A

name

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omni-

A

all

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-osis

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condition

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osteo-

A

bone

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para-

A

beside

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-pathy

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disease

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-phage

A

to eat

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-phase

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stage

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-phil

A

love

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-phore

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carry, bear

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photo-

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light

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-phyll

A

leaf

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phys-

A

body, nature

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phyt-

A

plant

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pino-

A

drink

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-plasm, -plast

A

forming substance

84
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pod

A

feet

85
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proto-

A

first

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-rrhea, -rrhage

A

flow

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rhin-

A

nose

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rhiz-

A

root

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sacchari-

A

sugar

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sapr-

A

decay

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-stasis

A

stable

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stom-

A

mouth

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sym-, syn-

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together

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therm-

A

heat

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-troph

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nourish

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uni-, mono-

A

one

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uro-

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urine

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-vore

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eat

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zyg-

A

union

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