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Latin root words in science

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A   without  
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Alba   white  
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Amyl   starch  
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Ante   before  
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Anti   against  
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Ase   enzyme  
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Auto   self  
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Bi   two  
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Bio   life  
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Brachio   arm  
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Carbo   carbon  
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Cardio   heart  
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Carn   meat  
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Cata   breakdown  
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Chemo   chemical  
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Chloro   green  
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Chromo   color  
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Chron   time  
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Cide   killing  
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Co   together  
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Contra   against  
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Cyte   cell  
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Dactyl   fingers & toes  
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Derm   skin  
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Di   two  
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Dis   away from  
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Dorso   back  
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Dys   abnormal  
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Eco   house  
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Ecto   outer  
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Endo   inner or within  
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Epi   upper  
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Exo   outer  
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Extra   outside of  
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Gastro   stomach  
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Genesis   beginning  
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Geo   earth  
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Glyco   sugar  
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Graph   picture  
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Gymno   naked  
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Hemi   half  
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Hemo   blood  
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Hepa   liver  
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Herb   plant  
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Hetero   other  
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Histo   tissue  
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Homo   same  
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Hydro   water  
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Hyper   above normal  
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Hypo   below normal  
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Inter   between  
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Intra   within  
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Ism   condition  
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Iso   same  
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Itis   inflammation  
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Ivorous   eating  
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Ize   to treat  
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Karyo   nucleus  
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Latero   side  
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Leuk   white  
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Lysis   breakdown  
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Macro   big  
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Mal   bad  
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Mega   large  
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Meta   change  
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Micro   small  
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Mobile   move  
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Mono   one  
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Morph   shape  
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Multi   many  
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Myo   muscle  
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Neo   new  
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Nephro   kidney  
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Neuro   nerve  
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Noct   night  
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Nomen   name  
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Non   not  
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Oculo   eye  
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Odonto   tooth  
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Ology   study  
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Omni   all  
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Oo   egg  
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Opathy   disease  
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Ortho   straight  
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Ose   sugar  
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Osis   disease  
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Osteo   bone  
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Ova   egg  
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Para   beside  
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Pathos   disease  
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Ped   child  
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Phage   to eat  
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Phile   to love  
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Phobia   fear  
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Photo   light  
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Phyll   color  
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Plasm   living  
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Plast   factory  
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Pneumo   lungs  
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Pod   foot  
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Poly   many  
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Post   after  
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Pre   before  
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Pro   first  
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Pseudo   false  
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Pyro   heat or fever  
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Reno   kidney  
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Retro   backward  
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Saccharide   sugar  
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Sarco   fresh  
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Sci   to know  
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Scopy   to examine  
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Sperm   seed  
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Sub   under  
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Super   above  
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Sym   together  
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Synthesis   to make  
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Tachy   fast  
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Thermo   temperature  
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Thesis   statement  
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Trans   across  
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Tri   three  
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Troph   to eat  
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Uni   one  
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Vi   life  
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Zygo   fertilization  
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