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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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-ancy

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state of

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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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-asthenia

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weakness

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-atic

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pertaining to

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-ation

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process; condition; state of being or having

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-cele

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hernia; swelling; protrusion

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-clasia

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surgical breaking

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-cyte

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cell

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-desis

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to bind or tie together surgically

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-dipsia

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thirst

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-dynia

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pain

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-e

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noun suffix with no meaning

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectasis

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dilatation; dilation; expansion

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-ectomy

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surgical removal; excision

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-edema

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swelling

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-ema

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condition

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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-esthesia

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sensation; feeling

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-gen

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producing; originating; causing

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-gram

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record; image

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-graph

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instrument used to record an image

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-graphy

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process of recording an image

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-ia

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condition

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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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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-ion

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condition; process

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ism

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inflammation

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-kinesia

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movement

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-kinesis

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movement

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-logist

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specialist in the study and treatment of

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown; loosening; dissolving

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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large; enlargement

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-metry

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process of measuring; measurement

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-oid

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like; resembling

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-oma

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tumor; mass

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-opia

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vision

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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deficiency; abnormal reduction

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-phagia

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condition of eating or swallowing

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-pharynx

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pharynx; throat

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-phasia

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speech

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptosis

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drooping; downward displacement

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-rrhage

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bursting forth ( of blood)

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth (of blood)

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-rraphy

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suture

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-rrhea

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flow; discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument used to observe

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-scopy

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process of observing

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-spasm

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involuntary muscle contraction

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-stasis

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stop; stand still

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-stomy

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new opening

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-thorax

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chest; pleural cavity

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-tome

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instrument used to cut

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-tomy

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incision; cut into

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-trophy

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development

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-us

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structure; thing

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-y

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condition; process