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-algia

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Pain

Neur/algia- pain of the nerves

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-cele

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Hernia or swelling

Hepat/o/cele; hernia or swelling of the liver

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-dynia

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Pain

Ot/o/ dynia; pain in the ear

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-ectasis

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Dilation, expansion

Bronchi/ectasis; dilation or expansion of the bronchus

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-emesis

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Vomiting

Hyper/emesis; excessively vomiting.

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-emia

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Blood condition

Leuk/ emia ; white blood cancer

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-gen

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Forming, producing, origin

Carcin/gen; forming or producing origin cancer

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-genesis

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Forming, producing, origin

Carcin/genesis ; forming or producing origin cancer

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-ia

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Condition

Pneumon/ia- condition of the lungs

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-itis

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Inflammation

Gastr/itis; inflammation of the stomach

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-malacia

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Softening

Chondr/o/malacia; the softening of cartridge

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-megaly

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Enlargement

Cardi/o/melagy; enlargement of the heart

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-oma

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Tumor

Neur/oma; tumor of the nerve

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-edema

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Swelling

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

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-lith

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Stone, calculus

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-osis

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Abnormal condition in the blood

Cyan/osis; dark blue or purple discoloration on the skin.

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-pathy

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Disease

My/o/pathy; disease of the muscle

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-penia

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Decrease, deficiency

Oste/o/penia; decrease in bone mass

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction, twitching

Blephar/o/spasm; twitching of the eyelid

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-stonosis

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Narrowing, stricture

Arteri/o/stenosis; abnormal narrowing or stricture of an artery

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-phobia

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Fear

Hem/o/phobia; fear of blood

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-plegia

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Paralysis

Quadri/plegea; paralysis of four

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-sclerosis

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Abnormal condition of Harding

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-ptosis

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Prolapse, downward displacement

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-rhagia, rrhage

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Bursting forth

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-phagia

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Eating, swallowing

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-phasia

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Speech disorder

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-trophy

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Nutrition, nourishment, growth

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