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1
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A, an

A

Without

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Ab, abs

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From, away from

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-able

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Capable, viable

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Acoustic-

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Hearing

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Acr-

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Extremity

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Ad-

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To, toward

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Adeno-

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Gland,

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-aer

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Air

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Aresthes

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Feeling (anesthia)

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Af-

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Toward(afferent)

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-al

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Expressing relationship

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Algia

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Pain, gastralgia (stomach pain)

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Amyl-

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Starch

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Angio-

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Vessel

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Ante-

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Before, forward

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Anti-

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Against

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17
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Arthr-

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Joint, arthritis

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18
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-ary

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Associated with

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19
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-Asis

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Condition, state of

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20
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Aud-

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Hearing

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21
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Auri-

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Ear

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22
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Auto

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Self

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23
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Baro

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Pressure

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24
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Bi

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Two

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25
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Bio

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Life

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26
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Blastos

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Germ or forming

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27
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Brachio

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Arm

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Brachy

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Short

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29
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Brady

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Slow

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30
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Bronchio

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Gill

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Brevi

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Short

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32
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Calci

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Pertaining to lime, spur

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33
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Callous

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Hard, thick

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34
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Cardi

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Heart

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Carn

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Flesh

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36
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Carcin

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Cancer

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37
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Cardio

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Heart

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38
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Cauda

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Tail

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39
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Cephal

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Head

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40
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Cele

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Hollow

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41
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Cereb, cerebro

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Brain

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42
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Chi

A

22nd letter of Greek alphabet

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43
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Chiro

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Hand

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44
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Chloro

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Green

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45
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Chole

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Bile

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46
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Chondro

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Cartilage,

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47
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Cid, cide

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Kill, to kill

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48
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Cili

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Hair

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49
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Circum

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Around, about

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50
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Clast

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To break, destroy

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51
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Clavis

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Club like

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52
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-cle, -clus

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Small

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53
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Co-, -con

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With, together

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54
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Coll-

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Glue

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55
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Contra

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Counter, against

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56
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-corn

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Horn, hard

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57
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Corona-

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Crown

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58
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-corps

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Body

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59
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-cortex

A

Outer layer

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60
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-costa

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Rib

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61
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Crypto

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Hidden

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62
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-cune

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Wedge

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63
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-cyt, cyte

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Cell

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64
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Cyano

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Dark blue

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65
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-cyst

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Bladder

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66
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-dendron

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Tooth like

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67
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-dent

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Tooth

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68
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-derm

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Skin

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69
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Di

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Two

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70
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Dia

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Through, apart

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71
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Dis

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Different

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72
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Diplo

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Two, divided

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73
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Dura

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Hard, lasting

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74
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-dynia

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Pain

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75
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Dys-

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Bad, hard, difficult

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76
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E-, ef

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Out of, out, from

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77
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Ecto-

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Outside

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78
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-ectomy

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To cut out

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79
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-edem

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Swell

80
Q

-emia

A

Blood

81
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Endo-

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Within, inner

82
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Entero-

A

Intestine

83
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Epi-

A

Upon

84
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Erythro-

A

Red

85
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Eu-

A

Well, good

86
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Ex-

A

Out, away from

87
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Exo-

A

Outside

88
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Extra-

A

Beyond, outside of

89
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-ferent

A

Carry

90
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Fovea-

A

A small pit

91
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-form

A

Expressing resemblance

92
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Gala-, lac-

A

Milk

93
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Gastro-

A

Stomach

94
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-gen

A

Produce

95
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Gloss-

A

Tongue

96
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Glyco-

A

Sugar

97
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-gram

A

Letter or record

98
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Graph-

A

Writing

99
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Gyn-

A

Woman

100
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Hemato-, hemo-, hem-

A

Blood

101
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Hemi-

A

Half

102
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Hepato-

A

Liver

103
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Hetero-

A

Varied, different

104
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Hist-, histo-

A

Tissue

105
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Homeo-

A

Same

106
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Hydro-

A

Water

107
Q

Hyper-

A

Above,over

108
Q

Hypo-

A

Below, under

109
Q

-iatr

A

Treat

110
Q

Iasis-

A

Condition

111
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Inter-

A

Below

112
Q

Infra-

A

Below

113
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Inter-

A

Between

114
Q

Intra-

A

Within

115
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Ism

A

Condition

116
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Iso-

A

The same

117
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-itis

A

Inflammation

118
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Kerato-

A

Cornea or horny tissue

119
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Kin-

A

Move or moving

120
Q

Leuco-, leuko-

A

White

121
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-logy

A

Knowledge or study of

122
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-lysis

A

Dissolving

123
Q

Macro-

A

Large

124
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Mal-

A

Bad

125
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Mast-

A

Breast

126
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Mega-

A

Great

127
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Melano-

A

Black

128
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Meso-

A

Middle

129
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Mono-

A

One

130
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Morpho-

A

Body

131
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Myo-

A

Muscle

132
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Narco-

A

Numbness

133
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Necro-

A

Death

134
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Neo-

A

New

135
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Nephro-

A

Kidney

136
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Neuro-

A

Nerve

137
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Oculo-

A

Eye

138
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Odont-

A

Tooth, teeth

139
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-ole

A

Small

140
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Oligo-

A

Few,

141
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-Oma

A

Tumor

142
Q

-op

A

See, sight

143
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Ophthalm-

A

Eye

144
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Ortho-

A

Straight, normal

145
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-osteo

A

Bone

146
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Oto-

A

Ear

147
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Ovi-

A

Egg

148
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Para-

A

Beside

149
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Patho-

A

Disease

150
Q

-penia

A

Deficiency

151
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Per-

A

Through, excessive

152
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Peri-

A

Around

153
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-phag

A

Eat

154
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-phas

A

Speak, utter

155
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-Phil

A

Like, loving

156
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Phleb-

A

Vein

157
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Phobia-

A

Fear

158
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-plegia

A

Paralyze

159
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-Pnea

A

Breathe or breathing

160
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Pneumo-

A

Air, gas, lung

161
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Pod-

A

Foot

162
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-poie

A

Making

163
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Poly-

A

Many

164
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Post-

A

After

165
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Pre-, pro-

A

Before

166
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Procto-

A

Anus

167
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Proto-

A

First

168
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Pseudo-

A

False

169
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Pyscho-

A

Mind

170
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Pulmo-

A

Lung

171
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-renal

A

Kidney

172
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Rhino-

A

Nose

173
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-rrhea

A

Flow

174
Q

-rrhagia, rrhage

A

Bursting forth

175
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Sarco-

A

Flesh

176
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Sclero-

A

Hard

177
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Semi-

A

Half

178
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-stasis

A

Stop

179
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Sub-

A

Below

180
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-some

A

Body

181
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Super-

A

Above

182
Q

Sym, syn

A

Binding together

183
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Tachy-

A

Fast

184
Q

Therm

A

Heat

185
Q

-tome

A

Cut

186
Q

Tox-

A

Poisoning

187
Q

Trans-

A

Across

188
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-trophy

A

Nourishment

189
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-trophic

A

Changing

190
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-tropic

A

Changing

191
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-Uria

A

Urine

192
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Vaso-

A

Vessel

193
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Visc-

A

Internal organ

194
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Vermis-

A

Worm

195
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Zyg-

A

Yoked, paired

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