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1
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-ad

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to, toward

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-al, ac, ic

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pertaining to

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-algia, dynia

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pain

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-blast

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immature, forming

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-cele

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hernia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-cide, cidal

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destroy, kill

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-clast, clasis

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breaking

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-crine

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secrete, secreting

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-crit

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separate

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-cyte

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cell

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13
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-derma

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skin

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-desis

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binding

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-ectasis, ectasia

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expand, dilate

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-ectomy

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removal of

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-edema

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swelling

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18
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-ema

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condition

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19
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-emesis

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vomit

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-emia, emic

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blood

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-esthesia

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sensation

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22
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-form

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in the shape of

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-gen, genic, genesis

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producing, production of

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-globin, globulin

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protein

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25
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-gram

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a record, recording

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-graph

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recording instrument

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-iasis

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pathological condition or state

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-ia, ism

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condition, disease

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-itis

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inflammation

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-kinesis, kinesia

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movement

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32
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-lepsy

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condition of

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33
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-leptic

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having seizures

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34
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logist, ist

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one who practices

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35
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-logy

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study of

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36
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-lysis, lytic

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destruction, destroy

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37
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-malacia

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softening

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38
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-mania

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obsession

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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measuring device

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-metry

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measurement

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-oid

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like, resembling

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-oma

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tumor, neoplasm

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-opia, opsia

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vision

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-opsy

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view of

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-osis

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condition, state, process

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-ostomy, stomy

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opening

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-ox/o, oxia

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oxygen

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para, peri

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bearing

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paresis

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slight paralysis

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pathy

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disease

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penia

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deficiency

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pepsia

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digestion

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pexy

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fixation, surgical fixation

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phage, phagia, phagy

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eating, swallowing

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phasia

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speak, speech

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pheresis

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removal

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phil, philia

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attraction, affinity for

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phobia

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fear of

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phonia

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sound

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phoresis

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carrying, carrier, specified movement

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phoria

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feeling, emotional state, visual axes of the eye

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phrenia

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of the mind

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phthisis

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wasting away

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phylaxis

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protection

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physis

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growing

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plakia

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plaque

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plasm, plasia, poiesis

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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

71
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pnea

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breath

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poietic, poetic

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forming

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poietin

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one that forms

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porosis

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lessening in density, thinning bone tissue

75
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ptosis

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falling down, drooping

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rrhage, rrhagia

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discharge heavily, heavy discharge

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rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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rrhea

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flowing, a flux

79
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rrhexis

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rupture

80
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schisis

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split, splitting

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scope

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instrument used for viewing

82
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scopy

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use of an instrument for viewing

83
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somnia

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sleep

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spasm, stalsis

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contraction

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stasis

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stopping, constant

86
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stat

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agent to maintain a state

87
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static

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maintaining a state

88
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stenosis

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narrowing

89
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ostomy, stomy

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opening

90
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tome

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cutting instrument

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trophic, trophy

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nutrition

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tropia

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turning

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tropic

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turning toward

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tropy

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condition of turning toward

95
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uria

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urine

96
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version

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turning

97
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tomy

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cutting into

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