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aktis (actin)

a ray, beam (Gr)

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amnos (amn)

the membrane around the fetus (Gr)

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amphi (amph)

both sides of, double (Gr)

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atrium (atri)

hall, entrance-room (L)

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caecilia (caecil)

a kind of lizard (Gr)

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chondros (chondr)

cartilage (Gr)

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cloaca (cloac)

a sewer (L)

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conus (con)

a cone (L)

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deinos (din)

terrible, powerful, mighty (Gr)

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delos (del)

visible (Gr)

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gnathos (gnath)

the jaw (Gr)

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ichthys (ichthy)

a fish (Gr)

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incudis (incud)

an anvil (L)

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ischion (ischi)

the hip joint, hip (Gr)

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kyklos (cycl)

a circle (Gr)

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malleus (malle)

a hammer (L)

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marsypos (marsip)

a purse, bag (Gr)

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myxa (myx)

slime, mucus (Gr)

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myzo (myz)

to suck in (Gr)

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odous (odont)

tooth (Gr)

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operculum (opercul)

a cover, lid (L)

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ornis (ornith)

bird (Gr)

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oss

a bone (L)

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osteon (oste)

bone (Gr)

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oura (ur)

the tail (Gr)

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ovum (ov)

egg (L)

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petra (petr)

a rock (Gr)

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repto (rept)

to crawl (L)

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sarx (sarc)

flesh (Gr)

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sauros (saur)

lizard (Gr)

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squama

a scale (L)

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stapes (stap)

a stirrup (L)

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therao (ther)

to hunt after, to find (Gr)

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tunica (tunic)

a garment (L)

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vivus (viv)

alive (L)

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alimentum (aliment)

food, nourishment (L)

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chiton (chit)

an outer covering (Gr)

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cirrus (cirr)

a lock of hair, a curl (L)

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errans (erran)

wandering (L)

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ganglion (gangli)

a swelling, a tumor under the skin (Gr)

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gloios (gloi)

gelatinous, viscid, sticky (Gr)

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glottis

the tongue (Gr)

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helmins (helminth)

a worm either flat or round (Gr)

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hermaphroditos

person with attributes of both sexes (Gr)

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hyle (hyl)

wood (Gr)

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medousa

guardian (Gr)

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nephros (nephr)

the kidneys (Gr)

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osculum (oscul)

a little mouth (L)

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parthenos (parthen)

virgin (Gr)

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pektos (pect)

fixed, compact, congealed (Gr)

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platys (platy)

flat (Gr)

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plax (plac)

a flat, round plate (Gr)

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polypus (polyp)

an aquatic animal (L)

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potentia (poten)

power, force, might (L)

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proboskis (probosc)

an elephant's trunk (Gr)

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proktos (proct)

the anus (Gr)

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radula (radul)

a scraper (L)

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rota (rot)

a wheel (L)

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sedentarius (sedentary)

sitting (L)

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skolex (scolec)

a worm (Gr)

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spica (spic)

a point or dart (L)

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tainia (taen)

band, ribbon (Gr)

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totus (tot)

the whole, entire (L)

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trema (trem)

perforated (Gr)

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valva (valv)

a leaf of a folding door (L)

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viscus (visc)

an entrail (L)

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askaris (ascar)

an intestinal worm (Gr)

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aster

a star (Gr)

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chele (chel)

a hoof, claw (Gr)

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holothourion (holothur)

a sort of water polyp, sea cucumber (Gr)

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hymen (hymen)

a parchment or membrane (Gr)

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koleos (cole)

a sheath (Gr)

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krinon (crin)

a lily (Gr)

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lepras (lepr)

rough (Gr)

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lumbricus (lumbric)

an intestinal worm (L)

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mandibula (mandibul)

to chew (L)

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myrias (myri)

the number 10,000 (Gr)

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ophis (ophi)

a snake, a serpent (Gr)

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orthos (orth)

straight (Gr)

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palpo (palp)

to stroke, to feel one's way (L)

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pan

all (Gr)

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pes (ped)

a foot (L)

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pteron (pter)

wing (Gr)

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pupa (pup)

baby, child, doll (L)

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pyknos (pycn)

compact, dense, solid, strong (Gr)

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rhabdos (rhabd)

a rod (Gr)

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trachia (trach)

the windpipe (L)

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