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1
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Acr/o

A

Extremities, top, extreme point

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Acu/o

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Sharp, severe, sudden

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Amni/o

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Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Axill/o

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Armpit

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Bi/o

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Life

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Bronch/o

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Bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that branch from the trachea to enter the lungs)

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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Chem/o

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Drug, chemical

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Chron/o

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Time

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Col/o

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Colon (large intestine)

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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Inguin/o

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Groin

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Isch/o

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To hold back

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen, abdominal wall

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Leuk/o

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White

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Lymph/o

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Lymph

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Mamm/o

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Breast

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Mast/o

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Breast

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Morph/o

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Shape, form

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Muc/o

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Mucus

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My/o

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Muscle

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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Necr/o

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Death (of cells or whole body)

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Neutr/o

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Neutrophil (a white blood cell)

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Osteo/o

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Bone

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Path/o

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Disease

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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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Phag/o

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To eat, swallow

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48
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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Plas/o

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Formation, development

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Pleur/o

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Pleura

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Pneumon/o

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Lungs

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Pulmon/o

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Lungs

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Radi/o

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X-Rays

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Rect/o

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Rectum

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Rhin/o

A

Nose

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Sarc/o

A

Flesh

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Staphyl/o

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Clusters

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Strept/o

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Twisted chains

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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Trache/o

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Trachea (windpipe)

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Ven/o

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Vein

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-algia

A

Pain

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-cele

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Hernia

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-centesis

A

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus

A

Berry-shaped bacterium

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-cocci

A

Berry-shaped bacterium

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-cyte

A

Cell

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-dynia

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Pain

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-ectomy

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Excision, removal, resection

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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  • genesis
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Condition of producing, forming

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  • gram
A

Record

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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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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Study of

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-lysis

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Breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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Softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oma

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Tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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-opsy

A

To view

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-osis

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Condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

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Disease condition

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-phobia

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Fear

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-plasia

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Development, formation, growth

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-ptosis

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Drooping, falling, prolapse

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-scope

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Instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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Process of visual examination (with an endoscope)

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-stasis

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Controlling, stopping

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-stomy

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Opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-tomy

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Incision, cutting into

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-trophy

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Development, nourishment

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-er

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One who

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-ia

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Condition

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-ist

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Specialist

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-ole

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Little, small

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-ule

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Little, small

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-um

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Structure, tissue

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-ium

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Structure, tissue

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-us

A

Structure, substance

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-y

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Condition, process

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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-iac

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Pertaining to

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-ary

A

Pertaining to

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-eal

A

Pertaining to

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-genic

A

Pertaining to producing, produced by or in

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-ic

A

Pertaining to

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-ical

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Pertaining to

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-oid

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Resembling, derived from

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-ose

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Pertaining to, full of

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-tic

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Pertaining to

123
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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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