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Chaper Three Flashcards

1
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Acr/o

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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 (from trachea to 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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15
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Chem/o

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Drug, chemical

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16
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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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17
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Chron/o

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Time

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18
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Col/o

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Colon (large intestine)

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19
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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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21
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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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25
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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 (voicebox)

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Leuk/o

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White

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Lymph/o

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Lymph (clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces, is contained in lymph vessels and nodes throughout the body)

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Mamm/o

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Breast

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32
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Mast/o

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Breast

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33
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Morph/o

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Shape, form

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34
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Muc/o

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Mucus

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35
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My/o

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Muscle

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36
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Myel/o

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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37
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Necr/o

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Death (of cells or whole body)

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38
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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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39
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Neur/o

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Nerve

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40
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Neutr/o

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Neutrophil (a white blood cell)

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41
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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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42
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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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43
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Oste/o

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Bone

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44
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Ot/o

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Ear

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45
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Path/o

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Disease

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46
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Peritone/o

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Peritoneum

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47
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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

50
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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

54
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Rect/o

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Rectum

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Ren/o

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Kidney

56
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Rhin/o

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Nose

57
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Sarc/o

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Flesh

58
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Splen/o

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Spleen

59
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Staphyl/o

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Clusters

60
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Strept/o

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Twisted chains

61
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Thorac/o

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Chest

62
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Thromb/o

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Clot

63
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Tonsill/o

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Tonsils

64
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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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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

67
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-algia

A

Pain

68
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-cele

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Hernia

69
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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus (plural:-cocci)

A

Berry-shaped bacterium

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-cyte

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Cell

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-dynia

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Pain

73
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-ectomy

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Excision, removal, resection

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-genesis

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Condition of producing, forming

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-gram

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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

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To view

86
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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

89
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-phobia

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Fear

90
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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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Falling, dropping, 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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Stopping, controlling

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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, -ium

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Structure, tissue

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-us

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Structure, substance

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-y

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Condition, process

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-ac, -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

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Pertaining to

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-genic

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Pertaining to producing, produced by, or in

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-ic, -ical

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Pertaining to

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-oid

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Resembling

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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

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