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a-

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without (asexual)

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ab-

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away from (abductor)

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ad-. af-, an-, at-

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toward (adductor)

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adipo-

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fat(adipose)

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aero-

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air, gas, oxygen (aerobic)

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alba-

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white (albicans)

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ambi-, amphi-

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both, double (ambidextrous)

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ana-

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apart (anaphase)

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ante-, antero-

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before, previous to (anterior)

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anti-

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against (antihero)

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artho-

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joint (arthritis)

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auto-

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self (automobile)

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bio-

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life, live (biology)

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bis-, bi-

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two, double (bisexual)

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blast-

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germ (blastula)

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Brachi-

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arm (brachial)

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-brevis

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short (Peroneus brevis)

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bronchi-

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windpipe (bronchitis)

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-bulla

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blister (tympanic bulla)

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capit

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head (rectus capitis)

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cata-

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down (catabolism)

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cauda-

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tail (caudal)

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cephalo-, cranio-

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head (cephalic)

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chemo-

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chemical (chemotherapy)

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chondr-

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cartilage (mitoCHONDRion)

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circum-

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around (circumpharyngeal)

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-clast

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to break (osteoclast)

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co-

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with, together (coenzyme)

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-cost

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rib (intercostal)

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-cox

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hip (os coxae)

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cruci-

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cross (crucifix)

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cubit-

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elbow( cubital)

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cyto-

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cell (cytoplasm0

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de-, des-

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from, away (dehydration)

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delta-

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triangle (deltoideus)

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dent-

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tooth (dentine)

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derm-

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skin (dermatology)

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dextr-

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right hand (dextrin)

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di-

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two double (dihybrid)

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dia-

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across (diaphragm)

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diplo-

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double (diploid)

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-duct

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lead (oviduct)

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duo-

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two (duodenum)

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dura-

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hard (dura mater)

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e-, ex-, ef-

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out of, from (Efferent, EXcurrent)

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ecto-

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on the outside of (ectoderm)

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Ella-, -ium, -olus, -olum, -culus, -culum, -cle, -cule

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diminutives, signify a small thing

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en-, endo-

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in, inside (endoderm)

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entero-

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intestine, gut (enteric)

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epi-

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upon, above (epithelium)

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erythro-

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red (erythrocyte

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eu-

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true, well, real (eucaryote)

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ex-, extra-

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beyond, edition, outside of (excretion, extracellular)

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-fer

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bear, carry, possess (Porifera)

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-flex

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bending, turning (reflex)

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-gaster-

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stomach (gastric)

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gene-, gen-

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producing (genetic)

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-glossa-

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tongue (hypoglossal)

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haplo-

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single (haploid)

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hem-, heme-

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blood (hemoglobin)

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hemi-

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half (hemisphere)

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hepato-

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liver (hepatic)

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hetero-

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other, different (heterozygous)

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histo-

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tissue (histology)

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holo-

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entire, whole (holozoic)

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homo-

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alike, same, equal (homozygous)

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hydro-, hydro-

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water (hydrolysis)

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hyper-

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above (hyperkinetic)

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hypo-

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under (hypodermic)

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-ia, -id, -osis, -tion, -y-

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state of, condition (gravid)

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im-, in-

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in (implant)

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infra-

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below (infrared)

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inter-

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between (intercostal)

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intra-, intro-

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into (intracellular, introduction)

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iso-

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same, equal (isotonic)

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-ist, -or, -er, -ite

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agent of (anatomist)

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itis-

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inflammation (gastritis)

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lact-

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milk (lactation)

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later-, latus-

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side (lateral)

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leuco-

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white (leucocoyte)

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lingua-

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tongue (lingual)

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lympho-, Lyo-

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water (lymph)

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macro-

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large (macromolecule)

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maxilla-

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jaw (maxilliped)

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meso-

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middle (mesoderm)

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meta-

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between, beyond, after (metamere, metaphase)

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micro-

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small (microscopic)

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mito-

A

thread (MITOchondria)

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mono-

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one, single (monocyte0

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-morph-

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form (morphology)

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myo-

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muscle (myoglobin)

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necro-

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dead (necropsy)

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neo-

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new (neotony)

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nephro-

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kidney (nephrostome)

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neuro-

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nerve (neurology)

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nom-, -onomy

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name (taxonomy)

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nuc-

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nut (nucleus)

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o-, ovo-

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egg (ovary)

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ob-

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in front of, inverse (observe, obstruct)

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-oid

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resemblance (hydroid)

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oligo-

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few (oligocere)

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ortho-

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straight (orthodontics)

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osse-, ost-, os-

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bone (osteoblast)

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para-

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side by side, near (parasite)

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pariet-

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wall (parietal)

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-ped

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foot (biped)

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peri-

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around (pericardium)

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-phage, phag

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to eat (sarcophagus)

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-phile

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to love, require, attraction (hemophilia)

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photo-

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light (photosynthesis)

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-physis

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to grow (epiphysis)

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-plasm, -plast

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anything formed (plasma)

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-pleur

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side (pleurisy)

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pod-, ped-

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foot (tetrapod)

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poly-

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many (polymucleate)

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post-, postero-

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after, hind part (posterior)

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pre-

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before (preview)

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-proctum-

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anus (proctoduem)

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proto-

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first (prototype)

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pseudo-

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false (pseudopod)

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-pteron, -pter

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wing (Chiroptera)

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pulmo-

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lung (pulmonary)

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quadr-

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four (quadruped)

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re-, retro-

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again, turn back (reflex)

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rect-

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straight (rectus abdominis)

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ren-

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kindey (renal)

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-rhage, -rhea

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flow (diarrhea)

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sagitta-

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arrow (saggital)

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sarc-

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flesh (sarcoplasm)

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scler-

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hard (sclera)

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-sect

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to cut (dissect)

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semi-

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half, part way (semicircular)

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septa-

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wall (septum)

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soma-

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body (somatic)

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-stasis

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stop, stand (homeostasis)

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stom-

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mouth (stomata)

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sub-

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under, below (suborder)

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super-, supra-

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over, above (suprorder)

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Sym-, syn-

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together, resemble (symbiosis, synapse, syncytium)

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tel-, tele-

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far, distant (telophase)

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teres-

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round (trees minor)

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tetra-

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four (tetrapod)

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thyro-

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door, shield (thyroid)

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-tom

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to cut (anatomy)

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tri-

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three (tricuspid)

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-troph

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growth, nuourishment (tropism)

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uni-

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one (unicellular)

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vaso-

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vessel (vasoconstrictor)

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villi-

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shaggy (microvilli)

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viscer-

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organs (visceral pleura)

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vita-

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life (vital)

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zoo-

A

animal (zoology)

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zygo-

A

join, united (zygote)

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