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Biology
11th Grade
08/24/2008
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a-; an-
 Definition
not; without; lacking; deficient
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ab-
 Definition
away from; out from
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-able
 Definition
capable of
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ac-
 Definition
to; toward
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-aceous
 Definition
of or pertaining to
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acou-; acous-
 Definition
hear
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acr-, acro-
 Definition
extreme, peak
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ad-
 Definition
to; toward
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aden-
 Definition
fat
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aero-
 Definition
air
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agri-
 Definition
field; soil
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-al
 Definition
having the character of
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alb-
 Definition
white
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alg-; -algia
 Definition
pain
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alto-
 Definition
high
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ambi-
 Definition
both
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ameb-
 Definition
change; alternation
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amni-
 Definition
fetal membrane
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amphi-; ampho-
 Definition
both
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amyl-
 Definition
starch
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ana-
 Definition
up; back; again
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andro-
 Definition
man; masculine
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anemo-
 Definition
wind
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ang-
 Definition
choke; feel pain
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angio-
 Definition
blood vessel; duct
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ante-
 Definition
before; ahead of time
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antero-
 Definition
front
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antho-
 Definition
flower
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anti-
 Definition
against; opposite
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anthropo-
 Definition
man; human
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-ap-; -aph-
 Definition
touch
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apo-; ap-
 Definition
away from
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aqu-
 Definition
water
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archaeo-
 Definition
primitive; ancient
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-ary; -arium
 Definition
denotes a place for something
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arteri-
 Definition
artery
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arthr-
 Definition
joint; articulation
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-ase
 Definition
forms names of enzymes
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aster-; astr-
 Definition
star
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-ate
 Definition
verb form - the act of...
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ather-
 Definition
fatty deposit
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-ation
 Definition
noun form - the act of...
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atmo-
 Definition
vapor
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audi-
 Definition
hear
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aur-
 Definition
ear
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auto-
 Definition
self
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bacter-; bactr-
 Definition
bacterium; stick; club
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barb-
 Definition
beard
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baro-
 Definition
weight
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bath-
 Definition
depth; height
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adip-
 Definition
fat
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bene-
 Definition
well; good
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bi-
 Definition
(Latin) two; twice
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bi-; bio-
 Definition
(Greek) life; living
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-blast-
 Definition
sprout; germ; bud
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brachi-
 Definition
arm
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brachy-
 Definition
short
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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branchi-
 Definition
fin
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brev-
 Definition
short
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bronch-
 Definition
windpipe
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cac-
 Definition
bad
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calor-
 Definition
heat
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capill-
 Definition
hair
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capit-
 Definition
head
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carcin-
 Definition
cancer
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cardi-
 Definition
heart
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carn-
 Definition
meat; flesh
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carp-
 Definition
fruit
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carpal-
 Definition
wrist
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cata-
 Definition
breakdown; downward
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caud-
 Definition
tail
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