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-clast

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To break

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-centesis

Amniocentesis

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Surgical puncture

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-desis

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Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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-ectomy

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Excision, removal

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-lysis

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Separation; destruction; loosening

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-pexy

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Fixation (of an organ)

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-stomy

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Forming an opening (mouth)

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-tome

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Instrument to cut

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-tomy

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Incision

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-tripsy

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Crushing

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-gram

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Record, writing

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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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-meter

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Instrument for measuring

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-metry

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Act of measuring

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-scope

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Instrument for examining

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-algia, -dynia

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Pain

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-cele

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Hernia, swelling

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-ectasis

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Dilation, expansion

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-edema

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Swelling

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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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-iasis

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Abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-lith

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Stone, calculus

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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

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-osis

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Abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Decrease, deficiency

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-phobia

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Fear

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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Bursting (of)

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-rrhea

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Discharge, flow

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-rrehexis

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Rupture

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-stenosis

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Narrowing, stricture

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-toxic

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Poison

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-trophy

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Nourishment, development

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a-, an-

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Without, not

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Circum-

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Around

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Peri-

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Around

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Dia-, trans-

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Through, across

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Dipl-, diplo-

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Double

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Endo-, intra-

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In, within

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Homo-, homeo-

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Same

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Hypo-

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Under, below, deficient

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Macro-

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Large

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Micro-

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Small

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Mono-, uni-

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One

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Post-

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After, behind

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Pre-, pro-

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Before, in front of

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Primi-

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First

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Retro-

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Backward, behind

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Super-

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Upper, above

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