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amphi- / ampho-

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Both, on both sides, around

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ana-

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Up, back, again

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apo- / ap-

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Away from, separation from

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cata- / cat-

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Down, under,lower, downward, disordered

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dis- / di-

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Double, twice, two

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dia- / di-

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Through, across, completely apart, between

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ec- / ec-/ ex-

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Away from, out of, from

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ecto- / ect-

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Outside of, outer

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en-/em-

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Into, in, within

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endo-/ ento-/ end-/ ent-

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Within, inner

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epi-/ ep-

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Upon, on, over

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eso-

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Within, inner, inward

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eu-

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Good, normal, healthy, well

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exo-

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Outside, from the outside, toward the outside

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hemi-

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Half, partial, half or one side of the body

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-ac

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Pertaining to
Adjective

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-ase

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Names of enzymes
Noun

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-asia / -asis

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State or condition
Abstract noun

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-ema

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State or condition
Abstract noun

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-esis

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State or condition or process
Abstract noun

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-etic

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Pertaining to
Ajective

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-iac

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Person afflicted with
Noun

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-ic

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Pertaining to
Adjective or noun

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-ics /-tics

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Science or study
Noun

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-ide

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Names of chemical substances
Noun

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-ism

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State or condition
Abstract noun

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-itis

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Inflamed condition
Abstract noun

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-itis

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Inflamed condition
Noun

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-ium / -eum

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Membrane or connective tissue
Noun

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-oma

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Tumour or disease
Noun

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-tic

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Pertaining to
Adjective or noun

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AETI-

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Causation

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ANGI-

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Vessel (blood)

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ARTHR-

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Joint

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CHOL-/ CHOLE-

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Bile / gall

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DACTYL-

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Finger/toe

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ENCEPHAL-

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Brain

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ENTER-

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Small intestine

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ERG-

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Action/work

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GEN- / -GEN / GENE-

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Produce, come into being

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GRAM-

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A record

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GRAPH-

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Write or record

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HAEM- / HAEMAT- / -AEM-

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Blood

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HEPAT-

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Liver

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STA- / STAT-

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Stand, stop

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HYDR-

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Water, fluid

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IDI-

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CLAS- / -CLAST / CLAST-

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Break up, destory

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CYST-

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CYT-

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LEUK-

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White, white blood cells

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MEGA- / MEGAL-

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Abnormally large or long

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MENING- / MENINX-

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Meningeal membrane, meninges

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MORPH-

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Form, shape, structure

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PATH-

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PHOB-

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PLAS- / PLAST-

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Form, develop

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POIE-

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Produce, make

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-RHAG-

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Flow profusely

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-RHOE-

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Flow, secrete

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-RHEX-

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SCOP-

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Look at, examine

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STOM- / STOMAT-

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TOM-

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Cutting slice

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Poeisis

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Production

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Algia

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Penia

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Deficiency

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Lithiasis

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Stone forming

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Odynia

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Phobia

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Aemia

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Blood condition

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Pathy

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Diseased condition

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Megaly

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Enlargement, largeness of

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Logy

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Pnoea

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Ectomy

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Genesis

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The origin

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Genic / genetic /genous

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Producing fat

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Graphy

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Logy

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Science of

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Lytic

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Pertaining to breaking down

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Lysin

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Agent destroying

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Lysis

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Destruction

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Malacia

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Softening of

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Rrhagia

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Rrhoea

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Rrhexis

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Sclerosis

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Hardening of

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Scope

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Instrument for examining

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Scopy

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Examination

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Stenosis

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Narrowing of

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Tome

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Instrument for cutting

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Tomy

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Clast

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Breaking up

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Gen

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Capable of producing

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Lith

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Calcareous deposit

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Stat

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anti/BI/otic

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Destructive to life; a substance that destroys micro-organisma

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STOM-

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The formation of a passage or communication between body parts

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Anastomosis

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Surgical formation of a passage / communication between 2 parts or organs (usually two tubular structures)

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-stomy

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The establishment of a communication or passage between two body parts

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Colostomy

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The surgical formation of a passage between the colon and the surface of the abdomen

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Enteroenterostomy

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The surgical formation of a communication between two parts of the intestine

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Colocolostomy

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The surgical formation of a communication between two parts of the colon

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Cholecystenterostomy

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Surgical formation of a passage between the gall bladder and the intestine

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Glaucoma

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An eye disease due to intraocular pressure

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How is PLAST- different from PLAS-

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PLAST- often refers to restorative plastic surgery

108
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Rhinocheiloplasty

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Plastic surgery of the nose and upper lip

109
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Morphogenesis

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The process occuring during development which establishes the form of the body and it’s organs

110
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Idiopathic

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An ailment that originates within the body, or within oneself without a recognisable cause

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Endoscope

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Instrument used to examine a hollow organ or cavity

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Endoscopy

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Process of visual examination

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-graph

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Instrument used to record

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-gram

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The resultant record

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Aetiology

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The study of the causes of diseases OR the cause of a disease

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