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-ac

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Pertaining to

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-ad

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Toward

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-desis

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Binding

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-e

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Noun marker

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-ectomy

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Excision, removal

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8
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-emesis

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Vomit

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-form

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Resembling, like

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-genic

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Beginning, originating, producing

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-gram

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Record

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-iasis

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Condition, formation

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-iatric

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Pertaining to medical treatment

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-iatry

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Study or field of medicine

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ical

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Pertaining to

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-ism

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Condition

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-ist

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Specialist

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-itis

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Inflammation

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22
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-logist

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Specialist in the study of

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-logy

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Study of

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24
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-lysis

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Destruction, breaking down

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25
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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter

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Instrument used to measure

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-oma

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Tumor

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-ory

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Pertaining to

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-osis

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Condition, disease

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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33
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-phagia

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Swallowing

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34
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-philia

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Attraction

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-phobia

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Abnormal fear

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36
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-plasia

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Development

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-plasty

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Molding, surgical repair

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-pnea

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Breathing

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-ptosis

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Drooping, prolapse, falling

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-ptysis

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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Excessive flow, discharge

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-rrhea

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Discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

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-scope

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Instrument used to view

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-scopy

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Process of viewing with a scope

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-stasis

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Stoppage, balance, control

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-stomy

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Surgical creation of a new

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-tomy

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Incision, cutting

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-malacia

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-phagia

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Eating, swallowing

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-asthenia

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-clasia

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-desis

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-physis

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-schisis

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-trophy

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Development

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-algesia

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Excessive sensitivity to pain

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-algia

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-esthesia

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Feeling sensation

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-kinesia

62
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-kinesis

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-lepsy

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-paresis

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Slight paralysis

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-phasia

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-plegia

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-praxia

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-apharesis

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-blast

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Immature stage, germ, bud

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-clast

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-crit

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Separation

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-cytosis

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Abnormal condition of cells

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-globin

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-ema

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-oxia

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-pnea

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-ptysis

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-sphyxia

79
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-thorax

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-ase

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-chezia

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Defecation

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

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-pepsia

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-prandial

85
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-rrhaphy

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Repair or suture

86
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-agon

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Assemblage, a gathering together

87
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-in, -ine

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A substance

88
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-uria

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Urine condition

89
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-opia

90
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-tropia

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-cusis, -acousia

92
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-otia

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Ear condition

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-tripsy

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-uria

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-arche

96
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-gravida

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-one

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-pause

99
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-pexy

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Fixation, fastening

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-stomy

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New opening

101
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-tocia

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Labor, birth

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