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-algia

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Pain

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2
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-Centesis

A

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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3
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-ectomy

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Surgical removal of a body part

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4
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-emia

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Blood condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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6
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-oma

A

Tumor or mass

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7
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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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8
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-otomy

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Cutting into, incision

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9
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-pathy

A

Disease, suffering

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10
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-scopy

A

Visual examination

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-oma

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Swelling, tumor

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12
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-emia

A

Blood condition

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-blast

A

Immature cell

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14
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-cyte

A

Cell

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15
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-penia

A

Deficiency

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16
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-emia

A

Blood condition

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17
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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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18
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-rrhage

A

Bursting forth

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19
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-ad

A

Toward, increase

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-al

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21
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-algesia

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Sensitivity to pain

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-cide

A

To kill, to destroy

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-dynia

A

Pain

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-ic

A

Pertaining to

25
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-ical

A

Pertaining to

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-ile

A

Pertaining to, capable

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-ion

A

Action, process

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-ism

A

Condition

29
Q

-ize

A

To make; to treat or combine with

30
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-lepsy

A

Seizure, attack

31
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-lith

A

Stone

32
Q

-oid

A

Resembling

33
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-ole

A

Small or a little

34
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blast/o -blast

A

Early embryonic stage, immature

35
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-basis

A

walking

36
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-cele

A

hernia, swelling

37
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-chalasia

A

relaxation

38
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-centi

A

one hundredth

39
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-coimesis

A

sleeping

40
Q

-coccus

A

berry-shaped bacterium

41
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-centr/o

A

center

42
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-celi/o

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abdomen

43
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astr/o

A

star, star shaped

44
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-bulia

A

will

45
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-lysis

A

Break down or destroy

46
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-oid

A

Like

47
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-algia

A

Pain

48
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-pnea

A

Breathing or breath

49
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-opathy

A

Disease

50
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-otomy

A

Cutting into or incising something