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-a

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No meaning

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-ad

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Toward

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-coccus

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Berry shaped

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-cyte

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Cell

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-ectomy

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Excision

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-gen

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Substance/agent that produces/causes

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-genic

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Producing/causing/originating

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-ia

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Condition of/diseased state/abnormal state

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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13
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-ology

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Study of

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-logist

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Specialist who studies and treats

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-malacia

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Softening

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-melagy

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Enlarged/enlargement

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17
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-oid

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Resembling

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18
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-Oma

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Tumor/swelling

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19
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-opsy

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View of/process of viewing

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-orrhea

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Flow/excessive discharge

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21
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-osis

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Abnormal condition/increased numbers relating to blood

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22
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-ous

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Pertaining to

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23
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-pathy

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Disease

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24
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-phagia

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Eating/swallowing

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25
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-plasia

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Development/growth/condition of formation

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-plasm

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Growth/substance/formation

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27
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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhea

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Flow/discharge

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29
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-sis

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State of

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30
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-stasis

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Stop/controlling/standing

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31
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-tome

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Instrument used to cut

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32
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Algia

A

Pain

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33
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Ar

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Pertaining to

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34
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Ary

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Pertaining to

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35
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Cele

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Hernia/protrusion

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36
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Centesis

A

Surgical procedure to aspirate fluid

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37
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Eal

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Pertaining to

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38
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Ectasis

A

Stretching out/dilation/expansion

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39
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Emia

A

In the blood

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40
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Gram

A

The record/radio graphic image

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41
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Graphy

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Process of recording

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42
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Meter

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Instrument used to measure

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43
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Metry

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Measurement

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Pexy

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Surgical fixation/suspension

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Pnea

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Ptysis

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Spitting/coughing

47
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Rrhagia

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Rapid flow of blood

48
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Scope

A

Instrument used for visual examination

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Scopic

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Pertaining to visual examination

50
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Scopy

A

Process of visual examination

51
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Spasm

A

Sudden involuntary muscle contraction

52
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Stenosis

A

Constriction/narrowing

53
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Stomy

A

Creation of an artificial opening

54
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Thorax

A

Chest/chest cavity

55
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Tomy

A

Cut into/incision

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Iasis

57
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Esis

58
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Lith

59
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Lysis

A

Loosening
Dissolution
Separating

60
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Ptosis

A

Drooping
Sagging
Prolapse

61
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Rrhaphy

A

Suturing
Repairing

62
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Tripsy

A

Surgical crushing

63
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Uria

A

Urine
Urination

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Atic

A

Pertaining to

65
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Cision

A

Process of cutting

66
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Ferrous

A

Pertaining to

67
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Genesis

A

Beginning
Development
Preoduction

68
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Ile

A

Pertaining to

69
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Ism

A

State of
Condition

70
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Tion

A

Process of

71
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Atresia

A

Occlusion
Closure

72
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Clesis

A

Surgical closure

73
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Salpinx

A

Uterine tube

74
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Ac

A

Pertaining to

75
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Ade

A

Process of

76
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Apheresis

77
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Dynia

78
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Gia

79
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Ion

80
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Penia

A

Abnormal reduction in number

81
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Poiesis

82
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Sclerosis

83
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Poiesis

84
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Globin

85
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Apheresis

86
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Pepsia

87
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Asthenia

88
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Clasia

89
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Clasis

90
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Clast

91
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Desis

A

Surgical fixation
Fusion

92
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Sarcoma

A

Malignant tumor

93
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Schisis

A

Split
Fissure

94
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Trophy

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Nourishment
Development

95
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Opia

A

Vision as it relates to condition

96
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Plegia

97
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Algesia

A

Sensitivity to pain

98
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Iatrist

A

Specialist
Physician

99
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Iatry

A

Specialty
Treatment

100
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Ictal

A

Seizure
Attack

101
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Lepsy

102
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Paresis

A

Slight paralysis

103
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Plegia

104
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Praxia

A

To perform
Action

105
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Drome

A

Run
Running together

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