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Word roots for Physiology

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a   absence or without  
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anti   against  
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ase   suffix for enzymes  
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auto   self  
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bi or di   two  
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brady   slow  
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cardio   heart  
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cephalo   head  
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cerebro   brain  
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contra   against  
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-crine   a secretion  
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crypt   hidden  
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cutan   skin  
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-cyte or cyto   cell  
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de   without, lacking  
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dys   difficult, faulty  
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-elle   small  
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endo   inside or within  
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exo   outside  
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extra   outside  
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epi   over  
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erythro   red  
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gastro   stomach  
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-gen, -genic   produce  
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gluco, glyco   sugar or sweet  
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hemo   blood  
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hepato   liver  
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homo   same  
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hydro   water  
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hyper   above or excess  
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hypo   beneath or deficient  
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inter   between  
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intra   within  
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-itis   inflammation  
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kali   potassium  
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leuko   white  
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lipo   fat  
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lumen   inside of a hollow tube  
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-lysis   split apart or rupture  
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macro   large  
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micro   small  
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mono   one  
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multi   many  
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myo   muscle  
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oligo   little or few  
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patho   disease  
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para   near or close  
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peri   around  
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poly   many  
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post   after  
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pre   before  
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pro   before  
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pseudo   false  
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re   again  
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retro   backward or behind  
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semi   half  
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sub   below  
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super   above, on top of  
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tachy   rapid  
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trans   across or through  
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