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12280516453bio-life0
12280516454-icof or pertaining to1
12280516455-meter; -metrymeasure2
12280516456micro-small3
12280516457multi-many4
12280516458-ology; -logystudy of; science of5
12280516459-stasisstationary condition6
12280516460-oushaving the nature of7
12280516461-thesisan argument8
12280516462-scope; -scopyinstrument to observe something9
12280516463psuedo-false10
12280516464-genesisbeginning; origin11
12280516465paleo-old12
12280516466-phyte; pytho-a plant; to grown in a certain way or place.13
12280516467arthe-, artho-joint14
12280516468bi-, di-two15
12280516469cephalo-, ceph-head16
12280516470cyst-, -cytispouch17
12280516471derm-, -dermisskin, covering18
12280516472epi-on, on the outside, over19
12280516473ex-, exo-outside of20
12280516474gastro-stomach21
12280516475morph-form22
12280516476osteo-, ossi-bone23
12280516477zoo-, zoa-animal24
12280516478pod-, ped-foot25
12280516479a-, an-not, without26
12280516480auto-self, same, automatic27
12280516481eco-environment, habit28
12280516482hyper-above, over29
12280516483hypo-below, under30
12280516484-troph, -trophichaving to do with nutrition, eat31
12280516485-thermheat32
12280516486carnis-, carn-meat33
12280516487geo-earth-34
12280516488omni-all35
12280516489syn-, synm-together with, by means of36
12280516490hetero-other, another, different37
12280516491homo-, homeo-same38
12280516492uni-, mono-one39
12280516493bacterio-bacteria40
12280516494-cidekill41
12280516495herb-plant42
12280516496-sphere-round43
12280516497-voreto eat44
12280516498macro-large45
12280516499-osecarbohydrate46
12280516500sacchar-sugar47
12280516501poly-many48
12280516502aqua-water49
12280516503-aseenzyme50
12280516504-phileaffinity (to like something)51
12280516505-phobe, phobiafear, dislike52
12280516506cyte-, cyto-cell53
12280516507endo-inner, inside54
12280516508eu-true55
12280516509extra-outside56
12280516510karyo-nucleus57
12280516511neur-, neuro-nerve58
12280516512-phage, phago-eat59
12280516513pro-, proto-first, primitive, before60
12280516514semi-partial61
12280516515-phyllleaf or pigment62
12280516516-plasm, -plastthing formed63
12280516517chromo, chromacolor64
12280516518aero-needing oxygen or air65
12280516519chemo-of, with or by chemicals66
12280516520chloro-green67
12280516521hydro-water68
12280516522iso-equal69
12280516523-lysis, -lyseto break70
12280516524meso-In the middle71
12280516525-osisstate of disease, action72
12280516526osmo-impulse, thrust73
12280516527gen, geno, genproduction or relating to gene74
12280516528-phasestage75
12280516529trans-across, beyond, through to other side76
12280516530inter-between, among77
12280516531meta-between78
12280516532telo-, -telosend79
12280516533oo-, ovi-egg80
12280516534spermmale sex cell81
12280516535anti-against82
12280516536-emia, hemo-blood83
12280516537path-, patho-disease84
12280516538-itisinflammation85
12280516539intra-inside, within86
12280516540inter-between87

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