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Singular: -a

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Plural: -ae

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Singular: -is

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Singular: -ma

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Singular: -on

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Singular: -um

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Singular: -us

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Singular: -ax

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Singular: -ix

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Singular: -y

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a-

an-

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without

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anti-

contra-

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against or opposed to

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de-

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from, down, or not

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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to, toward, or near

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circum-

peri-

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around

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dia-

trans-

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across or through

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ex-

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out or away

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ecto-
exo-
extra-

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outside

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en-
endo-
intra-

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within

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epi-

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upon

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inter-

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between

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meso-

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middle

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meta-

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beyond, alter, or change

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para-

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alongside of or abnormal

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retro-

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backward or behind

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sub-

infra-

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below or under

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bi-

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two or both

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hemi-

semi-

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half

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hyper-

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above or excessive

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hypo-

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below or deficient

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macro-

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large or long

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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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oligo-

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few or deficient

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pan-

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all

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poly-

multi-

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many

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quadri-

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four

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super-

supra-

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above or excessive

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tri-

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three

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ultra-

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beyond or excessive

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ante-
pre-
pro-

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before

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brady-

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slow

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tachy-

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fast

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post-

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after or behind

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re-

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again or back

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con-
syn-
sym-

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together or with

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dys-

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painful, difficult, or faulty

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eu-

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good or normal

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neo-

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new

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abdomin/o

lapar/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremity or topmost

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aden/o

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gland

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aer/o

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air or gas

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angi/o
vas/o
vascul/o

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vessel

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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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cephal/o

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head

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o
dermat/o
cutane/o

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skin

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dextr/o

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right or on the right side

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erythr/o

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red

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fibr/o

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fiber

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gen/o

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origin or production

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gluc/o
glucos/o
glyc/o

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sugar

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hem/o

hemat/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

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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fat

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lith/o

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stone

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melan/o

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black

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morph/o

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form

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nas/o

rhin/o

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nose

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necr/o

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death

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or/o

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mouth

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orth/o

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straight, normal, or correct

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oste/o

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bone

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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child or foot

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phob/o

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exaggerated fear or sensitivity

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phon/o

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voice or sound

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plas/o

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formation

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pod/o

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foot

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psych/o

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mind

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py/o

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pus

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ren/o

nephr/o

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kidney

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scler/o

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hard

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sinistr/o

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left or on the left side

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son/o

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sound

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sten/o

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narrow

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therm/o

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heat

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tox/o

toxic/o

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poison

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troph/o

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nourishment or development

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ur/o

urin/o

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urine

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  • algia

- dynia

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pain

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-genesis

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origin or production

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-lysis

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breaking down or dissolution

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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resembling

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-penia

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abnormal reduction

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-rrhea

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discharge

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction

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-cele

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pouching or hernia

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-ectasis

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expansion or dilation

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-emia

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blood condition

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-iasis

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formation or presence of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-malacia

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softening

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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condition or increase

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  • phil

- philia

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attraction for

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-ptosis

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falling or downward displacement

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  • rrhage

- rrhagia

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to burst forth (usually blood)

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-centesis

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puncture for aspiration

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-desis

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binding

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-ectomy

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excision or removal

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-pexy

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suspension or fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair or reconstruction

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-tomy

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incision

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-stomy

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creation of an opening

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-e

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noun marker (as in erythrocyte)

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  • ia

- ism

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condition of

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-ium

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structure or tissue

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  • ation

- y

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condition or process of

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  • ac
  • al
  • ar
  • ary
  • eal
  • ic
  • ous
  • tic
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pertaining to

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  • icle
  • ole
  • ula
  • ule
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small

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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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  • iatrics

- iatry

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treatment

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-logy

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study of

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-logist

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one who specializes in the treatment of

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-ist

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one who specializes in

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-poiesis

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formation

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-scope

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instrument for examination

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-scopy

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examination

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-stasis

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stop or stand

PDCI Fall 2020 Medical Terminology (6 decks)

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