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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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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ation

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pertaining to

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6
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-cele

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hernia/protrusion

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7
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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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8
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-cision

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process of cutting

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9
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-crine

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secretion

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-cyte

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cell

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11
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-dipsia

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thirst

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-drome

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to run/occur

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-duction

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movement

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectasis

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dilation/expansion

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-ectomy

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surgical removal/excision

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17
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-emia

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blood (condition)

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18
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-gen

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to produce

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19
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-genic

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produced unexpectedly by treatment

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20
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-globin

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protein

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21
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-gram

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record

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22
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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ia

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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25
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-ignant

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cancerous

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-is

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identity

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28
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-ism

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condition/process

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ium

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pertaining to

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-lapse

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to fall/slide

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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the study of

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-luxation

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displacement/dislocation

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-lysis

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separation/breakdown/destruction

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-lytic

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destruction

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-megaly

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enlargement

39
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-mission

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to send

40
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-mortem

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death

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-oma

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tumor/mass

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-opsy

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view

43
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-osis

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(abnormal) condition

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-ous

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pertaining to

45
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-partum

A

birth

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-pathy

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disease/condition

47
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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-phagia

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to eat/swallow

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-phasia

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to speak

50
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-plasm

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formation

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-plasty

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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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-rrhage/-rrhagia

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bursting forth of blood

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-rrhea

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flow/discharge

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

A

an instrument to view

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-section

A

cutting into an rogan

60
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-sis

A

state of being

61
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-stasis

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to stand/place/stop/control

62
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-stomy

A

artificial opening (permanent)

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-tension

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pressure

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-therapy

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treatment

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-thesis

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to put/place

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-tic

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pertaining to

67
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-tomy

A

process of cutting/incision (temporary)

68
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-tropy

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development/nourishment

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-um

A

structure

70
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-uria

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condition of urine

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-y

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condition of process