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1
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-Algia

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Pain

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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Cyte

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Cell

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-Dynia

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Pain

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-ectomy

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Excision; removal

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-edema

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Swelling

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-gram

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Written record or image

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-graph

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Instrument used to record

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-Itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Study of

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-Logist

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Specialist

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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-megaly

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Abnormal enlargement

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-oma

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Tumor; mass

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-pathy

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Disease

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-oma

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Tumor; mass

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-pexy

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Surgical reattachment

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Plasty

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Surgical reconstruction

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-ptosis

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Falling; sagging; drooping; prolapse

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-rrhagia

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Excessive flow or discharge

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-rrhea

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Discharge; flow

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25
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Sclerosis

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Hardening

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-scope

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Instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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Process of viewing

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Stenosis

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Narrowing

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-Stomy

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Surgical creation of a new opening

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-tomy

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Incision

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-al; -ac; ar; -ary; -ic; -ical; -ile; -eal; -ory; -ous; -tic; -y

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Pertaining to

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  • cele
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Hernia; tumor

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-clasis

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Break, fracture

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-ectasis

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Expansion; dilation

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genesis

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generating; formation

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-genic

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to produce

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-gravida

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pregnancy

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ia;-ism

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condition

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–kinesis

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Movement

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-lepsy

A

seizure

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-lysis

A

breaking down; destruction

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-paresis

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weakness

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-phagia

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to eat; swallow

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phasia

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speech

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-pnea

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breathing

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-poiesis

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formation

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-porosis

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pourous

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-rrhaphy

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to suture

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-schisis

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splitting

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-algesia

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sensitivity to pain

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-ate

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something that

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-blast

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immature cell

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-cide

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to kill; destroy

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-er

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one who

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-esis

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condition of

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-lasis

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diseased condition

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-iatrist

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a physician; one who treats

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-latrics; iatry

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medical profession; medical treatment

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-ian; ician

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specialist in a field of study

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-ion

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process

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-ist

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practioner

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-mania

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mad; mental disorder

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-lithiasis

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presence or formation of stones

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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

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-oid

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resembling

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-ole; -ula

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small; little

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-opia

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visual condition

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-phobia

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-fear

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-sis

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condition

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-tion

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process of

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-trophy

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nourishment; development (condition of)

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-ule

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small one

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-uria

A

urine

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-y

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condition; process

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Um

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Structure

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