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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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-algia

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pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-cele

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herniation

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-centesis

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surgical punction

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-cyte

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cell

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-desis

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binding

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-dynia

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pain

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-globin

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protein

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-gram

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record

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-graph

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instrument to record

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-graphy

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recording

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-ia

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condition

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-ic, ical

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pertaining to

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21
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-icle

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small, tiny

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-ion

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Process

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-is

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structure, thing

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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process of study

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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instrument to measure

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-metry

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measuring

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-ole -ule

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small, tiny

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

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-opsy

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process of viewing

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-pexy

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suspension, fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair of

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-ptosis

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prolapse, drooping

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bursting forth

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-rrhaphy

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

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-sclerosis

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abnormal condition of hardening

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-sis

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state of; condition

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-spasm

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spasm; sudden involuntary contraction

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-stenosis

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abnormal condition of narrowing

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-stomy

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making a new opening

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-tomy

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process of cutting, incision

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-tripsy

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-tripter

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machine to crush

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-trite

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instrument to crush

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-um

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structure, thing membrane

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-y

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condition, process of

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-genic

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pertaining to produced by

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-idium

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-itis

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inflammation

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-oid

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resembling, like

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-osis

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abnormal or diseased condition

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-zoa

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blast/o

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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derm/o

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mut/a

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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nod/o

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onc/o

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sarc/o

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connective tissue

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terat/o

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-agon

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assemble, gather together

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-emia

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blood condition

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-in, -ine

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a substance

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-tropin

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stimulating the function of

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-uria

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urine condition

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-leptic

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to seize hold of

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-mania

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-phobia

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-phoria

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-thymia

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-algia

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-derma

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-esis

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-lysis

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breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

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-ose

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full of; pertaining to; sugar

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-plakia

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhea

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flow; discharge

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