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-itis

A

inflammation

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  • ium

- um

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structure, tissue

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-ion

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process

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-phoria

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to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)

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-physis

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to grow

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ose

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pertaining to

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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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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-ptosis

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drooping, falling, prolapse

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-phobia

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fear

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-poiesis

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formation, production

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-partum

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birth, labor

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-plasm

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formation, or structure

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-penia

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deficiency

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture, (a more sudden break down)

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-stasis

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controlling, stopping

can be used along as separate term

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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth (stoma); new opening

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-somes

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bodies

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-sis

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state of; condition

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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-tropic

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changing

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-type

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picture, classification

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-tomy

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incision; process of cutting

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-therapy

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treatment

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-uria

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conditions related to urine

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-us

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structure, tissue

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-ule

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little, small

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-y

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process; condition

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-fusion

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coming together; to pour

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-genesis

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condition of producing, forming, formation

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-genic

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pertaining to producing; produced by; or produced in

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-gen

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substance that produces; giving rise to; producing

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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46
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  • globin

- globulin

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protein

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-gram

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record

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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-blast

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embryonic, immature cell

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(a) -coccus

(b) -cocci

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(a) . singular: berry-shaped bacterium

(b) . plural: berry-shaped bacteria

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-crine

A

to secrete

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-cele

A

hernia

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-cyte

A

cell

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-drome

A

to run

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-dynia

A

pain

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

A

excision; removal

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  • er

- or

A

one who

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  • ectasia

- ectasis

A

dilation (dilatation) or expansion of; widening

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-edema

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swelling

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-malacia

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softening

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-meter

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to measure

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

can be used along as separate term

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-logy

A

process of study

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-lapse

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to slide, fall, sag

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-ist

A

specialist

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-ism

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process, condition

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-ia

A

condition

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-ole

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little, small

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-opsy

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process of viewing

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-oid

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resembling, derived or originating from

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-mission

A

to send

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-oma

A

tumor

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-oxia

A

oxygen

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some type of enlargement (4)

A
  • megaly (enlargement)
  • edema (swelling)
  • oma (tumor, mass; collection of fluid)
  • cele (hernia)
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“small” (4)

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  • cle
  • ule
  • olus
  • ole
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“pertaining to” (11)

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  • ac
  • iac
  • al
  • ar
  • ary
  • eal
  • ic
  • ical
  • ose
  • ous
  • tic
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-ase

A

enzyme

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-chezia

A

defecation, elimination of wates

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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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-prandial

A

meal

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-emesis

A

vomiting
[noun: an emetic]
(can be used along as separate term)

92
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-pepsia

A

digestion

93
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  • phagia

- phage

A

eating, swallowing

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-ptysis

A

spitting

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  • rrhage

- rrhagia

A

bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

A

structure

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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction of muscles

can be used along as separate term

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-stenosis

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narrowing, tightening

can be used along as separate term

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-tresia

A

opening

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-poietin

A

substance that forms

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-tripsy

A

crushing

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-uria

A

urination; urine condition

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-one

A

hormone

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-pexy

A

fixation, put in place

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-arche

A

beginning

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-cyesis

A

pregnancy

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-gravida

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pregnant

108
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-parous

A

bearing, bringing forth

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-salpinx

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fallopian (uterine) tube

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-tocia

A

labor, birth

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-version

A

act of terning

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-algesia

A

excessive sensitivity to pain

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-esthesia

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felling, nervous sensation

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-kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic

A

movement

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-lepsy

A

seizure

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-paresis

A

weakness

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-phasia

A

speech

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-plegia

A

paralysis (loss or impairment of the ability to move parts of the body)

119
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-praxia

A

action

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-sthenia

A

strength

121
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-ema

A

condition

note: prefix ‘em-‘ means in

122
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-osmia

A

smell

123
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-sphyxia

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pulse

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-thorax

A

pleural cavity, chest

125
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-apheresis

A

removal, a carrying away

126
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-cytosis

A

abnormal condition of cells (increase in cells)

127
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-lytic

A

pertaining to destruction

128
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-philia

A

attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)

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-phoresis

A

carrying, transmission

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