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A-, an-
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Absence or lack
eg. acardia: lack of a heart
eg. anaerobic: in the absence of oxygen
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Ab-
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Departing from/away from
eg. abnormal: departing from normal
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Acou-
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Hearing
eg. acoustics: the science of sound
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Ac-, acro-
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Extreme or extremity; peak
eg. acrodermatitis: inflammation of the skin of the extremities
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Ad-
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To or toward
eg. adorbital: toward the orbit
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Aden-, adeno-
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Gland
eg. adeniform: resembling a gland in shape
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Adren-
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Toward the kidney
eg. adrenal gland: adjacent to the kidney
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Aero-
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Air
eg. aerobic respiration: oxygen-requiring metabolism
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Af-
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Toward
eg. afferent neurons: which carry impulses to central nervous system
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Agon-
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Contest
eg. agonistic and antagonistic muscles: oppose each other
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Alb-
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White
eg. corpus albicans of the ovary: a white scar tissue
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Aliment-
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Nourish
eg. alimentary canal, or digestive track
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Allel-
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Of one another
eg. alleles: alternative expression of a gene
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Amphi-
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On both sides; of both kinds
eg. amphibian: an organism capable of living in water and on land
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Ana-
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Apart, up, again
eg. anaphase of mitosis: when the chromosomes separate
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