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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algesia

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pain, sensitivity

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-algia

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pain

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-an

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pertaining to

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-ant

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substance the promotes

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-arche

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beginning

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ase

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enzyme

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-assay

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to analyze

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-atic

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pertaining to

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-ation

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process, condition

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-blast

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developing cell

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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-carcinoma

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cancerous rumor

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-cele

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hernia, swelling, protrusion

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-ceps

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heads (attachments)

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-chezia

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defecation, elimination of waste

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-cide

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to kill

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-clast

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to break down, destroy

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-clysis

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irrigation, washing

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-constriction

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narrowing

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-crine

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secrete, separate

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-crit

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to separate

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-cyesis

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state of pregnancy

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-derma

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skin

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-cusis

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hearing

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-cyte

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cell

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-cytosis

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condition of cells

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-derm

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embryonic layer

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-dermis

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skin

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-dipsia

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thirst

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-desis

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to bind, tie together

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-dynia

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pain

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-e

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(noun suffix with no meaning)

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectasia

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dilation, expansion

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, excision

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-edema

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swelling, fluid retention

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-ema

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condition

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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-esis

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action, condition, state of

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-esic

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pertaining to blood condition

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-esthesia

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feeling, sensation

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-eurysm

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widening

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-ferent

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to carry

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-fuge

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to separate by spinning

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-fusion

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to pour, to come together

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-genesis

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formation

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-glia

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glue

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-globin

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protein

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-globulin

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protein

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-grade

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to go

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-gram

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record, image

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-gravida

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pregnant

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-ia

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condition

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ial

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pertaining to

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-ine

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chemical, chemical compound, substance, pertaining to

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-in

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chemical, chemical compound, substance

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-ion

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process, state, condition

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ism

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process, condition

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ium

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structure, tissue

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-lapse

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to slide, fall, lag

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-lysis

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breakdown, separation, loosening

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-ive

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substance that promores

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-leptic

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to seize, take hold of

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-logist

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specialist

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-logy

A

study of

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-mania

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obsessive preoccupation

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-lytic

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pertaining to breakdown or destruction

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-meter

A

measure

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-mortem

A

death

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-motor

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movement

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-oid

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like, resembling

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-opia

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vision condition

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-orexia

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appetite

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-opsy

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view of, viewing

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-penia

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deficiency

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-or

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one who (or something that) takes action or does something

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-ose

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full of, pertaining to, sugar

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-para

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to bear (offspring)

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-osis

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process, abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-otia

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ear condition

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-phagia

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-eating, swallowing

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-osmia

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smell

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-paresis

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weakness

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-phage

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eat, swallow

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-partum

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childbirth, labor

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-phasia

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speech

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-pheresis

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removal

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-phil

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love, attraction for

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-philia

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love, attraction for

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-phobia

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fear

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-phonia

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voice

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-phoresis

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transmission, carrying

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-phylaxis

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protection against infection

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-plasia

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development, formation

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-physis

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growth, growth plate

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-plasm

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formation, structure

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-plastic

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pertaining to formation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-plegic

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pertaining to paralysis

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-poiesis

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formation

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-pnea

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breathing

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-poietin

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substance that forms

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-porosis

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abnormal condition of small holes

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-ptosis

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droop, sag, prolapse, protrude

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-prandial

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meal

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-rrhage

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rupture, bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhagia

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rapid flow, bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-rrhagic

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pertaining to bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhea

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flow, excessive discharge

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-salpinx

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fallopian tube

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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hardening, thickening

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-sis

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state, condition

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-scopy

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visual examination using a scope

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-scope

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instrument used to view

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-spasm

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muscle contraction

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-stalsis

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contraction

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-stasis

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stoppage of flow

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-stenosis

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narrowing, tightening

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-stitial

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pertaining to standing or positioned

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-stomy

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surgical opening

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-suppression

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to stop

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-tension

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pressure

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-thorax

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chest, pleural cavity

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-therapy

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treatment

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-taxia

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muscle coordination

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-tomy

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process of cutting, incision

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-tome

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instrument used to cut thin sections

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-tocia

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childbirth, labor

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-tonia

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tone, tension

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-trophy

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condition of growth or development

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-tropia

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to tuen

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-tropic

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turning, affecting

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-ule

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little, small

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-us

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structure, tissue, thing

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-uria

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urination, condition of urine

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-tropin

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hormone

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-um

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structure, tissue, thing

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-version

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to turn

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-y

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process, state

Hosa Medical Terminology (3 decks)

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