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-algia (sensation or feelings)

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pain

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-asthenia (sensation or feelings)

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weakness

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-desis (sensation or feelings)

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binding, fusion

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-dynia (sensation or feelings)

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pain

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-esthesia (sensation or feelings)

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sensation

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-kinesia, -kinesis (sensation or feelings)

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movement

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-phobia (sensation or feelings)

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fear

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-phonia (sensation or feelings)

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sound

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-phoria (sensation or feelings)

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feeling, carrying

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-cele (conditions or symptoms)

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hernia

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-cystosis (conditions or symptoms)

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condition of cells

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edema (conditions or symptoms)

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swelling

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-ema (conditions or symptoms)

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condition

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-emesis (conditions or symptoms)

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vomiting

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-iasis (conditions or symptoms)

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pathological condition or state, presence of

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-ism

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condition, disease

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-itis (-ites) (conditions or symptoms)

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inflammation

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-lepsy (conditions or symptoms)

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seizures

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-leptic (conditions or symptoms)

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pertaining to seizures

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-lithiasis (conditions or symptoms)

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presence of stones

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-mania (conditions or symptoms)

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obsession, madness

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-megaly (conditions or symptoms)

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enlargement

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-oma (-omae) (conditions or symptoms)

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tumor, neoplasm

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-opia, -opsia (conditions or symptoms)

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vision

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-osis (-oses) (conditions or symptoms)

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condition, state, process

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-paresis (conditions or symptoms)

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slight paralysis, feelings of numbness and tingling

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-pathy (conditions or symptoms)

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abnormal condition, disease process

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-penia (conditions or symptoms)

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deficiency, small, fewer

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-philia (conditions or symptoms)

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attraction, affinity to

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-phrenia (conditions or symptoms)

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of the mind

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-phthisis (conditions or symptoms)

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pasting away

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-physis (conditions or symptoms)

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growing

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-plegia (conditions or symptoms)

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paralysis

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-plegic (conditions or symptoms)

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pertaining to paralysis

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-ptosis (conditions or symptoms)

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falling down, drooping

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-rrhea (conditions or symptoms)

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to flow or discharge

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-rrhagia (conditions or symptoms)

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excessive bleeding (amount and/frequency)

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rrhexis (conditions or symptoms)

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rupture

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-trophic (conditions or symptoms)

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pertaining to nutrition

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-trophy (conditions or symptoms)

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nutrition

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-blast (body processes)

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immature, forming

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-cidal, -cide (body processes)

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destroying, killing

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-crine (body processes)

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secreting

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-malacia (body processes)

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softening

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-para (body processes)

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bearing, given birth

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-parous (body processes)

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bearing, producing offspring

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-pepsia (body processes)

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digestion

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-phage, -phagia (body processes)

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eating, devouring

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-phasia (body processes)

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speaking

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-phoresis (body processes)

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carrying

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-plasia (body processes)

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formation, development, growth

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-plastic (body processes)

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forming

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-pnea (body processes)

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breath

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-poiesis (body processes)

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production, formation

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-poietic (body processes)

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pertaining to production

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-poietin (body processes)

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substance that produces

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-porosis (body processes)

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lessening in density

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-rrhage (body processes)

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discharging heavily

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-rrhea (body processes)

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a flowing, a flux

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-schisis (body processes)

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splitting

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-somnia (body processes)

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sleep

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-spasm (body processes)

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contraction

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-stalsis (body processes)

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contraction

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-stasis (body processes)

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stopping, constant, static

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-stenosis (body processes)

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narrowing

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-cyte (body parts or chemical elements)

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cell

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-derma (body parts or chemical elements)

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skin

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-emia (body parts or chemical elements)

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blood

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-emic (body parts or chemical elements)

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relating to blood

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-globin, globulin (body parts or chemical elements)

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protein

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-oxia (body parts or chemical elements)`

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oxygen

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-plakia (body parts or chemical elements)

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plaque

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-plasm, -plasia (body parts or chemical elements)

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thing formed, growth

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-uria (body parts or chemical elements)

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urine

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-crit (pathology or diagnosis)

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separate

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-gen (pathology or diagnosis)

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producer

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-genesis (pathology or diagnosis)

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origin

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-genic (pathology or diagnosis)

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produced by

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-gram (pathology or diagnosis)

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a recording

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-graph (pathology or diagnosis)

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recording instrument

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-graphy (pathology or diagnosis)

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process of recording

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-meter (pathology or diagnosis)

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measuring device

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-metry (pathology or diagnosis)

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measurement

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-opsy (pathology or diagnosis)

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view of

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-pheresis (pathology or diagnosis)

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removal

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-phil (pathology or diagnosis)

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attraction, affinity for

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-scope (pathology or diagnosis)

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy (pathology or diagnosis)

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use of an instrument for viewing

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-ad

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toward

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-clast, -clasis

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break, fracture

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-form

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in the shape of

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ics

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treatment, practice, body of knowledge

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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study, practice

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-oid

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like, resembling

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-phylaxis

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protection, prevention

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-plegic

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pertaining to paralysis

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-stat

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agent to maintain a state of equilibrium

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-tropia

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turning

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-tropic

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turning toward

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-trophy

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attracted to target structure

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-version

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turning

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