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-emia

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blood

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-rrhexis

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bursting forth

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-cyte

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cell

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-osis -iasis -ia -ism

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condition

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-tripsy

A

to crush

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-tomy

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to cut into

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-tome

A

cutting instrument

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-lysis

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destroy

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-pathy

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disease of

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-ptosis

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drooping

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-ase

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enzyme-related

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-phobia

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fear

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-genesis

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formation

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-cele

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herniation

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-iasis

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infestation

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-itis

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inflammation

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-scope

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instrument to examine

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-meter

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instrument to measure

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-graph

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instrument to record data

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-spasm

A

involuntary movement

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-cide

A

kill

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-penia

A

lack of

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-para

A

live birth

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-mania

A

madness

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-ostomy

A

make a new opening

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-metry

A

measurement

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-ia

A

morbidity or unhealthy condition

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-stenosis

A

narrowing

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-trophy

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nutrition/development

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-er

A

one who

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-algia -dynia

A

pain

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-ic -al -otic -ac -ar -ous -ical

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pertaining to

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-gram

A

picture

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-gravida

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pregnancy

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-y

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process of

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-graphy

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recording of data

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-ectomy

A

to remove or cut out

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-oid

A

resembling

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-ule -ole

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small in size

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-malacia

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softening

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-ist

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specialist

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-stasis

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staying in one place

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-lith

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stone

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-ectasia

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stretching

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-logy

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study of

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-plasty

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to surgically repair

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-edema

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swelling

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-therapy

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treatment

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-oma

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tumor

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-emesis

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vomiting

57
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-clysis

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washing