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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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-ation

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being; having; process

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-ia

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condition; state; thing

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-ism

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disease from a specific cause; process

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-itis

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infection of; inflammation of

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-ary

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pertaining to

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–oma

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mass; tumor

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-osis

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condition; process

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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disease

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-ine

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pertaining to

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-ouse

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-gram

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picture; record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-scope

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instrument used to examine

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-scopy

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process of using a n instrument to examine

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-stomy

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surgically created opening

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tomy

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process of cutting; process of making an incision

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-iatry

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medical treatment

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-ics

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knowledge; practice

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-ist

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person who specializes in; thing that specialize in

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-logy

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study of

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endo-

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innermost; within

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epi-

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above; uon

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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peri-

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around

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post-

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after; behind

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pre-

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before; in front of

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sub-

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below; underneath

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trans-

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across; through

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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hemi-

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one half

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hyper-

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above; more than normal

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hip-

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below; deficient

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poly-

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many; much

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quadri-

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four

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tachy-

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fast

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tri-

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three

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a-

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away from; without

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an-

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not; without

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anti-

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against

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de-

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reversal of; without

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dys-

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abnormal; difficult; painful

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eu-

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good; normal

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mal-

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bad; inadequate

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re-

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again and again; backward; unable to