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a-

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Lack, without (asexual)

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ab-; abs-

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from, away from, separated (abduct; abscess)

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ac-

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sharp, toward (acute; accumulate)

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ad-

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to, toward, attached to (adduct)

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-aer-

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air (aerobic; anaerobic)

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-aesthes-

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feeling (anesthesia)

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af-

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toward (afferent)

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amyl-

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starch (amylase)

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e-

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Out of, out, from (eject)

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ecto-

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Outside, external (ectoderm; ectoparasite)

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as-

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upward (ascending)

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atrio-

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major chamber (atrioventricular)

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-atrium

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vestibule (preatrial)

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aud-

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hear (auditory; audiometer)

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auri-

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ear (auriscope)

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auto-

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self, oneself (autograph; autotrophic)

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baro-

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pressure, weight (barometer)

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bary-

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heavy (baritone)

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bi-

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two, twice (bilobed, biceps)

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-bio(s)

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life (biology; symbiosis)

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-blast-

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sprout, forming (erythroblast; blastoderm)

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-blastos-

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germ or forming (erythroblast)

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-bol-

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a mass, to throw (bolus; embolism)

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brachio-

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arm (brachial; brachial artery)

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brachy-

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short (brachycephalic)

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-bronchio-

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gill (bronchiomeric; bronchiopod)

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brevi-

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short (brevipennate; brevity)

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bryein-

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to swell or swarm, teem (embryology)

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caecus-

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blind, devoid of light (caecum; caecostomy)

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-calci-

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pertaining to lime; spur (calcareous; calcite)

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callous-

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hard-thickening (corpus callosum; callus)

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32
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-calor-

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heart (caloric)

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33
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-cancer-

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crab (cancerous)

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34
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-capillus-

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hair, minute tube (capillary)

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-cardi-

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heart (pericardium; cardiovascular)

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-carn-

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flesh (carnage; carnal)

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cata-

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down, downward, against (catabolism)

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38
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cauda-

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tail (caudal)

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39
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-cele

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cyst, cavity (hydrocele)

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40
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-cephale-

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head (cephalic)

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41
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-cera-

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wax

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42
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cereb-

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brain (cerebellum; cerebrum)

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43
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chi

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22nd letter of the Greek alphabet, crossing (chiasma)

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44
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-chiro-

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hand (chiropractor)

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45
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-chloro-

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green (chlorophyll)

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46
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chole-

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bile (cholecystic)

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47
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-chondro-

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cartilage, gristle (perichondrium)

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48
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-chorion-

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a delicate membrane (chorionic membrane)

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49
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-chroma-

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color (chromatograph)

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50
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chrono-

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time (chronological)

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51
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-cid, -cide, cidal-

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to kill (suicide, fungicidal, bactericidal)

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-cili-

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hair (ciliated)

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53
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cine-

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motion (cinematography)

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54
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circum-

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around (circumcision)

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55
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-cise-

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to cut (exercise)

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56
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-clast-

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to break, destroy (osteoclast)

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57
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-clavis-

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club-like (clavicle)

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-cle, -clus, -cule, culus

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small, diminutive (auricle)

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co-, com-, con-

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with, together (coagulate; commensual, conjugate)

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coll-

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glue (collagen; colloid)

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contra-

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counter, against (contrary, contraindicated)

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-corn-

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horn, hard (unicorn, cornea; cornified)

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corona-

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crown (coronary)

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-corp-, -corpus-

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body (corpuscle; corpus callosum)

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65
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-cortex-

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outer layer (adrenal cortex; corticotrophoic hormone)

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66
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-costa-

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rib (costal cartilage; intercostal)

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67
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-cune

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wedge (cuneiform)

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68
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-cuspis

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a point (tricuspid)

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69
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-cyt, cyte-

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cell (lymphocyte)

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70
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-cy

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condition of (malignancy)

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71
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cyano-

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dark blue (cyanosis)

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72
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-cyst-

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bladder (fibrocystic)

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73
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de-

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down, away from, not (detoxify; depriving; decant)

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74
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dec-

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ten (decade; decimeter)

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75
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-dendron-

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tree-like (dendrite)

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-dent-

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tooth, pointed (dentate, peridont)

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-derm-

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skin, layer (ectoderm; dermal; dermitology)

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di-

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two - twice (divide)

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dia-

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through, between (diameter; dialysis)

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80
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dif-

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different, apart, away (differentiate)

81
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dis-

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different, apart, away, negative (disinfect)

82
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diplo-

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two, divide (diploid)

83
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-duct-

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tube, canal, carry (conduct)

84
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dura-

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hard, lasting (dura mater)

85
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-dyna-

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power, viable (dynamo)

86
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dys-

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bad, hard, difficult (dysentery)

87
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-ectomy

A

To cut out (appendectomy)

88
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ef-, ex-

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Out (efferent, exit)

89
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electro-

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Involving electricity, electron (electrode)

90
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em-

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In, into (embalm)

91
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-emia

A

Blood (anemia)

92
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Endo-

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Within, inner (endoderm; endocardium)

93
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enter-

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To go in (enterprise)

94
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entero-

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Intestine (enteritis)

95
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epi-

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Upon, on the surface (epidermis)

96
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erythro-

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Red (erythrocyte)

Blood cells

97
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extra-

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Beyond, outside of (extracellular)

98
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-fer

A

To bear, to carry (transfer; infer)

99
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-flex-, flect-

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To bend, to fold (flexion, inflection)

100
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-flor-

A

Flower (inflorescence)

101
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forare-

A

A small opening (foramen)

Soft spots on baby’s head; holes in jaw for nerves

102
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fovea

A

A small pit (fovea centralis)

Tiny

103
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fract-, fractio-

A

To break (fracture)

104
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gala-

A

Milk (galactose)

105
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-gastric-

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Stomach (epigastric)

106
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-gen

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Producing, beginning (genesis, collagen)

107
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-glosso-

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Tongue (glossopharyngeal; hypoglossal)

108
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glyco-

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Sugar (glycose)

109
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-gnosis

A

Knowledge (diagnosis)

110
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-gram

A

Letter or record (electrocardiogram)

111
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graph-

A

Writing (kymograph)

112
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gyn-

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Woman (gynecology)

113
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hemato-, hemo-

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Blood (hematology)

114
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hemi-

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Half (hemisphere)

115
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hepato-

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Liver (hepatic)

116
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hetero-

A

Varied (heterogeneous)

117
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histo-

A

Tissue web (histology)

118
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homo-

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Same (homology)

119
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hydro-

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Water (hydroscopic)

120
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Hyper-

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Above or over

121
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Hypo-

A

Below or under

122
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iasis-

A

Condition of

123
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in-

A

Not or less (insufficient)

124
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infer-

A

Below (inferior)

125
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infra-

A

Below (infrastructure)

126
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ir-

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Not (irregular)

127
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-ic

A

Pertaining to (anemic)

128
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iso-

A

Same (isotonic)

129
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-itis

A

Inflammation

130
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kin-

A

Moving

131
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kymo-

A

Wave (kymograph)

132
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lac-

A

Milk

133
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leuco-

A

White (leukocyte)

134
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lip-

A

Fat (lipid)

135
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-logy

A

Knowledge of study

136
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-lysis

A

Dissolving (hemolysis)

137
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macro-

A

Large

138
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mal-

A

Bad (malnutrition)

139
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meso-

A

Middle (mesoderm)

140
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meta-

A

Beyond, change, or transformation

141
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meter-, metro-

A

Measure

142
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micro-

A

Small

143
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Mole-

A

Body (molecule)

144
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mono-

A

One

145
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morpho-

A

Body, shape, form (morphology)

146
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multi-

A

Many

147
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myo-

A

Muscle

148
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necro-

A

Death

149
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-oid

A

Like (lipoid)

150
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-ole

A

Small (bronchiole)

151
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-oma

A

Tumor

152
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-ose

A

Sugar (glucose)

153
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-osteo-

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Bone

154
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-otomy

A

Cutting into

155
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Ovi-

A

Egg

156
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para-

A

Beside

157
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Patho-

A

Disease

158
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-pathy

A

Disease

159
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-per

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Through, excessively (permeate)

PO: per osseous

160
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peri-

A

Around (pericardium)

161
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phago-

A

Eating (phagocyte)

162
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-phil

A

Loving (hemophilia)

163
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phobia-

A

Fear

164
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physio-

A

Nature

165
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-plasm

A

Form (cytoplasm)

166
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-pnea

A

Breathing

167
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pneumo-

A

Lung

168
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poly-

A

Many

169
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post-

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Behind, after

170
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Pre-

A

Before

171
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proto-

A

First

172
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pseudo-

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False

173
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psycho-

A

Mind

174
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Pulmo-

A

Lung

175
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re-

A

Back

176
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Retro-

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Backward

177
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-renal-

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Kidney

178
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-rrhage

A

Bursting forth

179
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rhino-

A

Nose

180
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sarco-

A

Flesh (sarcoma)

181
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sclero-

A

Hard

182
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-scope

A

Vision (microscope)

183
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Semi-

A

Half

184
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Sub-

A

Below

185
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-some

A

Body (chromosome)

186
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Super-, supra-

A

Above

Note: different planes

187
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Syn-

A

Binding together (synapse)

188
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Thermo-

A

Heat

189
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-tome

A

Cutting (microtome)

190
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Tox-

A

Poison

191
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Trans-

A

Across (transverse)

192
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-trophy

A

Nourishment (atrophy)

193
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-ule, -ulus

A

Small (molecule)

194
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Ultra-

A

Beyond, in excess (ultrafiltration)

195
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Un-

A

Not

196
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-uria

A

Urine

197
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Vaso-

A

Vessel (vasodilation)

198
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Vermis-

A

Worm (vermiform)

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