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-ac, -al, -ar, ary
pertaining to (adjectives)
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-algia, -dynia
pain
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-a, an
not, without
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-cele
hernia, swelling
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-centesis
surgical puncture
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-crine
secrete
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-cyte
cell
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-desis
binding, fixation of (joint & bone)
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-ectasia, -ectasis
dilation, expansion
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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-emesis
vomit
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-emia
pertaining to blood
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esis, y
condition (noun)
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er
one who (noun)
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-esthesis
sensation, feeling
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-gen, genesis
forming, producing, origin
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-gram
record, writing
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-graph
instrument for making records
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-graphy
process of recording
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-gravida
pregnancy
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-iasis
abnormal condition(produced by something specific)
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ia, -ism, sis
condition of (noun)
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ic, ical, ile, ior
pertaining to (adjectives)
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-ist, ician
specialist (noun)
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ice
act of doing something (noun)
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is
same, equal (noun)
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-itis
inflammation
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-lith
stone, calculus
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-logist
one who studies (noun)
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-logy, log
study of
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-lysis
separation, destruction, loosening,
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-malacia
softening
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-megaly
enlargement
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-meter
instrument to measure
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-metry
process of measuring
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-oma
tumor
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-opia
eye, vision
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-ous, ory, tic, eal
pertaining to (adjective)
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-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-pathy
disease
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-penia
lack of, deficiency
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-pexy
fixation of an organ
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-phagia
eating, swallowing
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-phobia
fear
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-plegia
paralysis
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-pnea
breathing
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-ptosis
drooping, displacement downward
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-rrhage, rrhagia
bursting forth
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-rrhea
discharge, flow
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-scope
instrument for examining
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-scopy
visual examination
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-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction, twitching
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-stenosis
narrowing, tightening
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-therapy
treatment
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-tome
instrument for cutting
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-tomy
incision
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-tripsy
crushing
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-trophy
nourishment, development
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icle, -ule, -ole, ula
small, little (diminutive)
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-ur
pertaining to urine
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rrhexis
rupture
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gnosis
knowing
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version
turning
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iatry
medicine, treatment
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angio
vessel
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clasis
break, surgical fracture
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rrhaphy
suture
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stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
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plasia, plasm
formation, growth
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us
structure, thing (noun)
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phasia
speech
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sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
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toxic
poison
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oid
resembling, derived from
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