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1
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-al

A

pertaining to

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-ase

A

enzyme

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3
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-blast

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budding

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4
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-centesis

A

surgical puncure

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5
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-cidal

A

causing death

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6
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-clast

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broken

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7
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-crit

A

to seperate

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8
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-cyte

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cell

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9
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-ectomy

A

excision or surgical removal

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10
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-emia

A

blood condition

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11
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-emesis

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vomiting

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12
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-gen, -genesis, -genic

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producing or causing

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13
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-glia

A

glue

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14
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-gram

A

something written

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-ia

A

condition of, diseased or abnormal state

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-iac, -ic, -ior

A

pertaining to

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17
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-ism

A

state of

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-itia, -itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-lyte

A

dissolvable

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-lytic

A

destroy, reduce

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-mania

A

madness or insane desire

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-meter

A

instrument used to measure

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-odia

A

smell

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-ologist

A

one who studies and practices

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-oma

A

tumor or swelling

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-opia

A

vision

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-opsy

A

to view

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-orrhea

A

flow, excessive discharge

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-orrhexis

A

rupture

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-osis

A

abnormal increase in production

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-ostomy

A

creation of an artificial opening

34
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-otomy

A

cut into or incision

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-oxia

A

oxygen

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-pathy

A

disease

37
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-sclerosis

A

hardening

38
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-scope

A

instrument used for visual examination

39
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-scopy

A

visual examination

40
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-sepsis

A

infection

41
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-spasm

A

sudden involuntary muscle contraction

42
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-statis

A

control or stop

43
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-tomy

A

cutting

44
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-tropic

A

influencing