Science Test Flashcards

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Science

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The realm of knowledge based on study and observation

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Biology

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The study of living things

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Geology

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The study of the Earth and rocks

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Astronomy

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The study of space

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Chemistry

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The study of chemicals

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Physics

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The study of motion, matter, energy, and forces

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Ecology

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The study of living things and their enviornment

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Anatomy

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The study of bodily structures

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Physiology

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The study of bodily functions

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Inference

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An Educated guess or hypothesis

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Nature

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The physical universe

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Adaption

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To make suitable or fit

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Evolution

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The process of changing over time

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Homeostasis

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Maintaining stable internal conditions despite the presence of change

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Niche

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The role of an organism within it's enviornment and community

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Cell

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Small basic unit of all living things

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Tissue

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A group or mass of ceolls

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Organ

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Part of an organism with a particular purpose, made up of tissues and cells

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Habitat

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Where an organism lives

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Fitness

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The way that an organism is suited or adapted to survive in it's enviornment

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Organism

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A living thing

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Response

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A reaction to a change in the enviornment

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Reproduction

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Living things make more of their own kind

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Ingestion

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When living things take in food and water from the outside

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Digestion

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When living things break down food into a usable form

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Respiration

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The release of energy by combining oxygen with digested foods

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Excretion

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Getting rid of waste products

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Circulation

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The movement of useful products to all parts of an organism and the carrying away of waste products

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Predator

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An organism that feeds on another organism for food (prey)

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Trophic Level

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Feeding level (For examples, producers, 1 consumers, 2 consumers)

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Endotherm

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An organism that generates its own body heat and controls it's own body teperature

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Exotherm

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An organism that does not generate its own body heat and relies on its external enviornment to control it's body temperature

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Vertebrate

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An animal that has a backbone

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Invertebrate

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An animal that does not have a backbone

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Decomposer

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An organism that breaks down dead matter into smaller re-usable nutrients

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Anti-

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against

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Arth-

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Joint, jointed

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Auto-

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Self

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Bio-

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Living, related to life

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Chloro-

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Green

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Cyto-

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Cell

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Di-

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Double

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Epi-

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Above

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Exo-

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Outer, external

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Gastro-

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Stomach

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Hemo-

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Blood

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Herb-

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Pertaining to Plants

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Hetero-

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Different

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Homeo- (Or homo-)

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Same

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Macro-

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Large

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Micro-

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Small

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Multi-

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Consisting of many units

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Osteo-

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Bone

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Photo-

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Pertaining to light

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-Plasm

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Forming substance

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Proto-

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First

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Syn-

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Together

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-Cyst

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Pouch

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-Derm

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Layer

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-Gen

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Producing

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-Itis

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Inflammmation

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-Logy

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Study

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-Meter

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Measurement

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-Osis

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Condition, Disease

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-Phase

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Stage

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-Phage

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Eater

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-Pod

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Foot

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Ecosystem

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All living and nonliving things

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Organ

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A structure in the body taht is composed of different types of tissue for one function

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Organ System

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A group of organs that work together to perform a major function in the body

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Tissue

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A group of similar cells that perform the same function

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Cell

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The basic unit of structure and function in a living thing

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Population

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The number of organisms (One species only)

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Community

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The number of all living things

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Atom

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The smallest form of an element

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Flexion

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Decrease the angle between two bones (contract)

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Biceps relax while Triceps contract vice versa

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Extension

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Increasing the agnle between two bones (relax)

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Triceps relax while Biceps contract vice versa

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Metabolism

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The sum of all chemical reactions in the body (anabolism + catabolism)

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Slow metabolism = not enough excercise

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Anabolism

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The process of putting together compounds

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H 0 (Hydrogen, plus oxygen)
2

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Catabolism

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The process of breaking down compounds

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H 0 (One Hydrogen, 2 Oxy.)
2

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Locomotion

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The movement of an organism

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Walking, Running, Soccer,
X-C Skiing, etc.)Anything that involves movement

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Absorption

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The process of taking in nutrients

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Eat a hamburger
(Saturated Fat, Protein get absorbed)

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Voluntary

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Under conscious control (You do it by thinking about it)

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Moving arms, legs, neck, moving anything) Breathing = voluntary, involuntary
Blinking = voluntary, involuntary

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Involuntary

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Not under conscious control (You don't have to think about it)

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Digestive System (Digesting foods)
Circulatry System (Heart, blood vessels etc.)

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Integument

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The skin

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Skin! :)

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Carbohydrate

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Compounds made up of C, H, and O and provide the raw materials to make parts of cells

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(Bread, Pasta, Grains) CANDY!
:) (Fruits)

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Protein

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Nutrients that are needed for tissue growth and repair and play a part in chemical reactions with cells, they are made up of C,H, O and nitrogen

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(Meats, eggs, legumes, beans, fish, meats group)

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Fat

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High energy nutrients, twice as many calories as carbohydrates, made up of C,H,and 0

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Sweets, candy, cookies, sugar filled foods, oils, butters, grease)

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Organic

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Compounds made up of carbon and other elements

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Living things

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Inorganic

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Compounds that lack carbon

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Nonliving things

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Anti-

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against

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Arth-

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Joint, jointed

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Auto-

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Self

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Bio-

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Living, related to life

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Chloro-

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Green

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Cyto-

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Cell

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Di-

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Double

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Epi-

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Above

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Exo-

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Outer, external

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Gastro-

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Stomach

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Hemo-

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Blood

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Herb-

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Pertaining to Plants

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Hetero-

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Different

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Homeo- (Or homo-)

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Same

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Macro-

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Large

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Micro-

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Small

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Multi-

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Consisting of many units

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Osteo-

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Bone

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Photo-

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Pertaining to light

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-Plasm

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Forming substance

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Proto-

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First

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Syn-

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Together

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-Cyst

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Pouch

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-Derm

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Layer

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-Gen

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Producing

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-Itis

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Inflammmation

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-Logy

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Study

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-Meter

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Measurement

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-Osis

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Condition, Disease

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-Phase

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Stage