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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ial, -ic, -ous

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pertaining to

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-agra

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excessive pain

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-algia

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pain

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-gram

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record

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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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-ia

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condition of diseased or abnormal state

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-iatry

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physician, treatment

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-philia

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love, attraction

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-phily

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love

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-phobia

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abnormal fear of

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-phonia

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sound or voice

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-apheresis

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removal

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-ician

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one who

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-ictal

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seizure, attack

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-ism

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state of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-lysis

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loosening, separating

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-phoria

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feeling

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-physis

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growth

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-plasia

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formation, development

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-plasm

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growth, substance

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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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-ase

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enzyme

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-asthenia

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removal

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-atresia

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absence of normal body opening

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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-cele

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hernia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

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-cidal

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killing

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-lytic

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destroy

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-malacia

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softening

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-mania

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madness

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-metry

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measurement

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-morph

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form, shape

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-pnea

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breathing

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-poiesis

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formation

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-prandial

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meal

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-praxia

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in front of, before

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-ptosis

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drooping, sagging

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-clasia

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break

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-clysis

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irrigating

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-coccus

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berry shaped

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-crine

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secrete, separate

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-crit

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separating

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-cyte

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cell

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-odia

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smell

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-odynia

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pain

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor, swelling

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-opia

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vision

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-salpinx

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fallopian tube

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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor

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-schisis

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split, fissure

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-scopic

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visual examination

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-desis

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surgical binding

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-drome

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running

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-ectasis

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dilation

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ectopia

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displacement

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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-opsy

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to view

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-rhagia

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rapid flow of blood

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-rrhaphy

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suturing, repairing

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-rrhea

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excessive discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-ostomy

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artificial opening

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-sepsis

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infection

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-sis

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state of

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-spasm

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sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

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-stasis

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control, stop

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-stalsis

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contraction

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-stenosis

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constriction

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-thorax

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chest

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-er

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one who

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-esis

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condition

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-iasis

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condition

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-gensis

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origin

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-genic

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producing

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-otomy

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cut into

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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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difficiency

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-tocia

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birth

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-tome

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instrument used to cut

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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-trophy

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nourishment

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-plasia

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development, growth

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-ia

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state, condition

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-lithesis

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slipping

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medull/o

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inner portion

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-an

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-nic

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pertaining to

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-ine

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pertaining to

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ary

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-atic

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pertaining to

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-ile

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pertaining to

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-ose

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pertaining to

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-acity

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quality of

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-ade

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act, process, product

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-age

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action or process

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-an

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relating or belonging to

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-ance

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state or quality of

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-ant

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inclined to

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-ar

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of or relating to

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-arium

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place for

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-ate

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state or quality of

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-ation

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action or process

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-ative

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tending to

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-cy

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state, condition, or quality

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-dom

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condition of, state, realm

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-ence

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state or condition

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-ency

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condition or quality

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-etic

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relating to

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-fy

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make, cause

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-ial/-ian

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relating to

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-iasis

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diseased condition

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-ible

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able to be

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-ic

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relating to

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-ile

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relating to

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-ine

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relating to

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-ion

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action or process

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-ious

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having the qualities of

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-ism

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state or quality

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-ity

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state, condition, or quality

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-ive

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inclined to, quality of

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-ize

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cause, treat, become

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-let

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version of

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-ly

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in what manner

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-ment

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action, result

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-ness

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state or quality

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-opsy

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examination

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-osis

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process, diseased condition

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-ous

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full of

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-sect

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to cut

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-sion

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state or quality

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-some

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characterized by

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-th

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state or quality

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-tion

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state or quality

Medical Terms 2023 (5 decks)

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