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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-clasis

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surgical fracture

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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

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pain

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-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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-gen

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forming, producing, origin

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-logy

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study of

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-genesis

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forming, producing, origin

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-iasis

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abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

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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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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-phasia

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speech

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasia

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formation, growth

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-plasm

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formation, growth

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-ptosis

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prolapse, downward displacement

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-rrhage

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bursting forth (of)

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth (of)

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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abnormal condition of hardening

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction, twitching

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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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-ac

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pertaining to (adjective)

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-al

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pertaining to (adjective)

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-ar

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pertaining to (adjective)

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-ary

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pertaining to (adjective)

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-eal

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pertaining to (adjective)

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-ic

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pertaining to (adjective)

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-ical

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pertaining to (adjective)

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-ile

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pertaining to (adjective)

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-ior

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pertaining to (adjective)

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-ous

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pertaining to (adjective)

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-tic

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pertaining to (adjective)

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-esis

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condition

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-ia

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condition

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-ism

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condition

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-iatry

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medicine, treatment

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-ician

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specialist

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-ist

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specialist

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mening/o

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meninges

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-y

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condition, process

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-icle

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small, minute

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-ole

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small, minute

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-ule

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small, minute

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mast/o

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breast

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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rhin/o

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nose

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my/o

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muscle

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trache/o

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trachea

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lith/o

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stone, calculus

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cardi/o

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heart

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angi/o

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vessel (usually blood or lymph)

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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oste/o

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bone

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electr/o

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electricity

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endo-

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in, within

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neur/o

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nerve

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ot/o

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ear

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hepat/o

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liver

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lymph/o

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lymph

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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an-

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without, not (vowel)

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carcin/o

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cancer

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestine

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hem/o

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blood

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erythr/o

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red

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a-

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without, not (consonant)

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cyan/o

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blue

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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neo-

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new

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hemi-

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one half

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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men/o

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menses, menstruation

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dia-

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through, across

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hepat/o

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liver

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arteri/o

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artery

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di-

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double

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path/o

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disease

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Types of Suffixes

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1) surgical
2) diagnostic, pathological, and related
3) grammatical and diminutive
4) singular and plural

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Purpose of Suffixes

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usually an indication of a pathology, condition, symptom, therapeutic or diagnostic procedure, or part of speech

Medical Terminology (16 decks)

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