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08/26/2008
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Ab
 Definition
off, from, away
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A, an
 Definition
without, not
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amphi
 Definition
both, doubly
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ana
 Definition
up, through
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ap
 Definition
from, off, away, tip
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aper
 Definition
open, uncovered
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arthro
 Definition
joint (ex: arthritis)
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cam
 Definition
meat
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cephal
 Definition
head
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cili
 Definition
small hair, eyelid
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cret
 Definition
separated
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cyte, cyto
 Definition
cell (ex: lymphocytes protect the cell)
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e
 Definition
out of, from
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epi
 Definition
above, upon
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err
 Definition
wandering
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erythros
 Definition
red
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eu
 Definition
true
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fug
 Definition
flee, dispel
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gam
 Definition
sexual, marriage
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geny
 Definition
race, kind
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gest
 Definition
carried
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hist
 Definition
tissue
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iso
 Definition
same
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kary
 Definition
nucleus, nut
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lect
 Definition
a gathering
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lys
 Definition
destruction
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mit
 Definition
a thread
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myco
 Definition
fungus
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oc, opt
 Definition
eye
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ol
 Definition
whole, entire
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oo
 Definition
beginning, egg
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osis
 Definition
disease, condition
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para
 Definition
beside, near
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path
 Definition
suffering, disease
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pedi
 Definition
beginning, child
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pes, pod
 Definition
foot
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phage
 Definition
to eat (ex: macrophages eat pathogens)
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phase
 Definition
appearance
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phyll
 Definition
leaf
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phyto
 Definition
plant
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pro
 Definition
before
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ret
 Definition
network
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rhod
 Definition
red
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sapro
 Definition
rotten, putrid (ex: sacrophyte-dead or decaying organic material)
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scope
 Definition
see, look
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skleros
 Definition
hard
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soma
 Definition
body
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stereo
 Definition
solid
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sym
 Definition
with
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syn
 Definition
together
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syn
 Definition
together
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tein
 Definition
extend, stretch
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thesis
 Definition
arrangement
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tic
 Definition
belonging to
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tomy
 Definition
cut
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troph
 Definition
nourish, food
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vac
 Definition
empty (ex: vacuum of outer space)
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villi
 Definition
hairy
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vor
 Definition
eat
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xero
 Definition
dry
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zoo
 Definition
animal
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