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Biology
Undergraduate 1
06/09/2006
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Term
a-, an- (G)
 Definition
not or without
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ab- (L)
 Definition
off, from, away
Term
absciss- (L)
 Definition
cut off
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ac- (L)
 Definition
toward
Term
acumin- (L)
 Definition
a point, pointed
Term
adipo- (G)
 Definition
fat
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aero-, aeri- (G)
 Definition
the air, atmosphere
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agri- (L)
 Definition
field
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alb-, albi- (L)
 Definition
white
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-alis, -ale (L)
 Definition
pertaining to
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allo- (L)
 Definition
different
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ambulat- (L)
 Definition
walk
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-amylus (G)
 Definition
starch
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ana- (G)
 Definition
up, throughout, again
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andro- (G)
 Definition
a man
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aniso- (G)
 Definition
unequal
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antero- (L)
 Definition
front
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antho- (G)
 Definition
flower
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anti- (G)
 Definition
opposite, against
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aperi- (L)
 Definition
open
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apo- (G)
 Definition
away
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arbor- (L)
 Definition
tree
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archaeo- (G)
 Definition
ancient
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-atilis, -atile (L)
 Definition
found in
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atr-, atri- (L)
 Definition
black
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auto- (G)
 Definition
self
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bi-(L)
 Definition
two, twice, double
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bio-, -biot (G)
 Definition
life
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blasto- (G)
 Definition
seed
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brachy- (G)
 Definition
short
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bryo- (G)
 Definition
moss
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cardia- (L)
 Definition
the heart
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cata-(G)
 Definition
down, downward
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cathar, -o (G)
 Definition
clean, pure
Term
caud- (L)
 Definition
tail
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centro- (G)
 Definition
the center, a point
Term
cephalo- (G)
 Definition
head
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chemi- (G)
 Definition
chemistry
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chloro- (G)
 Definition
green
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chroma- (G)
 Definition
colored
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chrono- (G)
 Definition
time
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cili- (L)
 Definition
hair
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cirrho- (G)
 Definition
orange
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clado- (G)
 Definition
branch
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con-, com-, co- (L)
 Definition
together, with
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-cortex (L)
 Definition
the bark, shell
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cost- (L)
 Definition
rib
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cranio- (G)
 Definition
skull
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cyclo- (G)
 Definition
a circle, wheel
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cyto- (G)
 Definition
a cell, a hollow place
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delo- (G)
 Definition
visible
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dendro- (G)
 Definition
a tree
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derm- (G)
 Definition
skin
Term
deutero- (L)
 Definition
second
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di- (G)
 Definition
two, double
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dia- (G)
 Definition
across, through
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dicho- (G)
 Definition
forked, in two
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diplo- (G)
 Definition
double
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dis- (G)
 Definition
separate, apart
Term
dors- (L)
 Definition
back
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echino- (G)
 Definition
spiny
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eco- (G)
 Definition
house
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ecto- (G)
 Definition
outside
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electro- (G)
 Definition
electricity
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-ell (L)
 Definition
small
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endo- (G)
 Definition
inner, within
Term
-ensis, -ense (L)
 Definition
belonging to
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epi- (G)
 Definition
beside, over, upon
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equi- (L)
 Definition
equal
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erythro- (G)
 Definition
red
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-escens (L)
 Definition
becoming or beginning to
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eu- (G)
 Definition
good, well
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ex-, exo- (G)
 Definition
out, outside, without
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extra- (L)
 Definition
outside, more
Term
femor- (L)
 Definition
thigh
Term
fertil- (L)
 Definition
fruitful
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flagell- (L)
 Definition
a whip
Term
-form (L)
 Definition
shape, form
Term
gam- (G)
 Definition
marriage
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gamet- (G)
 Definition
a wife or husband
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gastro- (G)
 Definition
stomach
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gen- (G)
 Definition
produce
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-genesis (G)
 Definition
origin, birth
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geno- (G)
 Definition
offspring
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geo- (G)
 Definition
the Earth
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-gest (L)
 Definition
carried
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glotto- (G)
 Definition
tongue
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glyco- (G)
 Definition
sweet
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gymno- (G)
 Definition
bare, naked
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gyno- (G)
 Definition
a woman, female
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haplo- (G)
 Definition
simple, single
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helicon- (G)
 Definition
spiral
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hemo- (L)
 Definition
blood
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hepato- (G)
 Definition
liver
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hetero- (G)
 Definition
other, different
Term
hirsut- (L)
 Definition
hairy, rough
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histo- (G)
 Definition
tissue
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homeo-, homo- (G)
 Definition
like, resembling, alike
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homin- (G)
 Definition
man
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hydro- (G)
 Definition
water
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hyper- (G)
 Definition
exceeding, over, above
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hypo- (G)
 Definition
lower, under, below
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immuno- (L)
 Definition
safe, free
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in- (L)
 Definition
into
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inter- (L)
 Definition
between, among
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intra-, intro- (L)
 Definition
inside, within
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iso- (G)
 Definition
equal
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karyo- (G)
 Definition
nucleus
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kinet- (G)
 Definition
move, moving
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limno- (G)
 Definition
lake
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-lyse, -lysis (G)
 Definition
loose, to loosen
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macro- (G)
 Definition
large, long
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mal- (L)
 Definition
bad, wrong, evil
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menta- (L)
 Definition
mind
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mero-, meri- (G)
 Definition
a part
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meso- (G)
 Definition
the middle
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meta- (L)
 Definition
boundary, turning point
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micro- (G)
 Definition
small
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mono- (G)
 Definition
single, one
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morpho- (G)
 Definition
form
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muta- (L)
 Definition
change
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myo- (G)
 Definition
muscle
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neo- (G)
 Definition
new
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neutr- (L)
 Definition
neither
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nom- (L)
 Definition
name
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non- (L)
 Definition
not
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noto- (G)
 Definition
back
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nucle- (L)
 Definition
nucleus
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nyct- (G)
 Definition
night
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obscur- (L)
 Definition
dark
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-oid, -oda (G)
 Definition
like, form
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-ology (G)
 Definition
the science of
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onco- (G)
 Definition
tumor, a mass
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ora-, ori- (L)
 Definition
mouth
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osmo- (G)
 Definition
pushing, thrusting
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osteo- (G)
 Definition
bone
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-osus, -osa (L)
 Definition
full of or prone to
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ovi- (L)
 Definition
egg
Term
paedos- (G)
 Definition
child
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paleo- (G)
 Definition
ancient
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para- (G)
 Definition
beside, near
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pedi- (G)
 Definition
a child (foot in L)
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peri- (G)
 Definition
around
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phago- (G)
 Definition
to eat
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pheno- (G)
 Definition
appear, show, seem
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philo- (G)
 Definition
love
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phlebo- (G)
 Definition
vein
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-phobos (G)
 Definition
dread
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photo- (G)
 Definition
light
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-phyll, -phyllum (G)
 Definition
leaf
Term
-phytum (G)
 Definition
plant
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pili- (L)
 Definition
hair
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pino- (G)
 Definition
drink
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pleio- (G)
 Definition
more, full
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pneumo- (L)
 Definition
lung
Term
-pod (G)
 Definition
foot
Term
poly- (G)
 Definition
many, much
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pori- (G)
 Definition
a passage
Term
post- (L)
 Definition
behind, after
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pre- (L)
 Definition
before
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primi- (G)
 Definition
first
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pro- (G)
 Definition
before, in front of
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proto- (G)
 Definition
first, original
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pseudo- (G)
 Definition
false
Term
pterido- (G)
 Definition
fern
Term
re- (L)
 Definition
again
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ren- (G)
 Definition
kidney
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retro- (L)
 Definition
backward
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rhizo- (G)
 Definition
root
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-sacchar (G)
 Definition
sugar
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salt- (L)
 Definition
jump
Term
sclero- (G)
 Definition
hard
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-script (L)
 Definition
write
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semi- (L)
 Definition
half
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-sis (G)
 Definition
the act of
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somato- (G)
 Definition
body
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-stasis (G)
 Definition
standing, posture
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stom- (L)
 Definition
mouth
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sub- (L)
 Definition
under
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super- (L)
 Definition
above
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syn- (G)
 Definition
together, with
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taxo- (G)
 Definition
arrange
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tele- (G)
 Definition
far
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tempor- (L)
 Definition
time
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tetra- (G)
 Definition
four
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therm- (G)
 Definition
heat
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topo- (G)
 Definition
place
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toti- (L)
 Definition
all
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trach- (L)
 Definition
rough
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trans- (L)
 Definition
across
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tri- (L)
 Definition
three
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tropho- (G)
 Definition
eat
Term
ultra- (L)
 Definition
beyond
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vacu- (L)
 Definition
empty
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ventr- (L)
 Definition
belly
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vestigi- (L)
 Definition
trace
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virul- (L)
 Definition
poisonous
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viscera-
 Definition
organs of the body cavity
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vivi- (L)
 Definition
alive, living
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zoo-, -zoon (G)
 Definition
animal
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