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1
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-cele

A

hernia (something that sticks out where it shouldn’t)

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centesis

A

puncture

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cide

A

killing

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cyte

A

cell

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desis

A

binding (by a disease process)

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ectomy

A

Removal

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emia

A

blood condition

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genic

A

creating; giving rise to

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gram

A

written, visual record

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graph

A

instrument used to produce a visual record

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graphy

A

procedure used to produce a visual record

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ia
y

A

condition; disease; literally place

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iasis

A

presence of

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iatrics
iatry

A

medical science

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iatrist

A

specialist in the practice of

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icle
ole
ule
ula

A

diminuitive suffix; makes whatever is in front smaller

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ise
ize

A

ending that makes a noun into a verb

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ism

A

condition or procedure or belief

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ist

A

specialist

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itis

A

inflammation

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ium

A

tissue or structure

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lith

A

stone

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logist

A

specialist in the study

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logy

A

study of

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lysis
lytic

A

breakdown, destruction

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malacia

A

softening

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megaly

A

enlargement

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meter

A

instrument for measurement

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oid

A

resembling

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oma

A

tumor or swelling

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osis

A

condition

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pathy

A

disease

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penia

A

deficiency; lack of

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pexy

A

surgical fixation; binding by a surgical procedure

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plasia

A

formation. development, growth

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plasty

A

surgical reconstruction or reformation

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ptosis

A

drooping

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rrhage
rrhea

A

excessive flow

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rrhaphy

A

surgical formation of a seam; suturing

40
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rrhexis

A

rupture

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scope

A

instrument for visualizing something

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spasm

A

involuntary contraction

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stomy

A

creation of an opening

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tion

A

word ending that makes a noun into a verb

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tomy

A

cut;incision

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us

A

condition

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-ase

A

Word ending for enzymes

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-blast

A

Rapidly dividing cell

49
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-cyte

A

Cell

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-elle

A

Diminutive suffix

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-icle
-iculum

A

Diminutive suffix

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-ion

A

Diminutive suffix

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-ole
-ule

A

Diminutive suffix

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-ula
-ular
-ulum

A

Diminutive suffix

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-gen
-genic
-genesis
-genous

A

Creation or creating; giving rise too

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-ic

A

Referring too

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-id
-ide
-tide

A

Word ending for many chemicals

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-in
-ein
-globulin

A

Word endings for proteins

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-ine

A

Commonly used to indicate an amino acid

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-ium

A

Tissue or structure

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-lysis

A

Breakdown; destruction

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-oid

A

Resembling

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-ol

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Commonly used to indicate an alcohol

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-olus

A

Smaller

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-oma

A

Tumor or swelling

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-ose

A

Commonly used to indicate a sugar

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-osis

A

Process

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-ote

A

Type of cell

69
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-penia

A

Deficiency; lack of

70
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-Poiesis

A

Process of creation

71
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-some

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