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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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