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-emia
blood
-rrhexis
bursting forth
-cyte
cell
-osis -iasis -ia -ism
condition
-tripsy
to crush
-tomy
to cut into
-tome
cutting instrument
-lysis
destroy
-pathy
disease of
-ptosis
drooping
-megaly
enlargement
-ase
enzyme-related
-phobia
fear
-rrhea
flow or discharge
-genesis
formation
-sclerosis
hardening
-cele
herniation
-iasis
infestation
-itis
inflammation
-scope
instrument to examine
-meter
instrument to measure
-graph
instrument to record data
-spasm
involuntary movement
-cide
kill
-penia
lack of
-para
live birth
-mania
madness
-ostomy
make a new opening
-metry
measurement
-ia
morbidity or unhealthy condition
-stenosis
narrowing
-trophy
nutrition/development
-er
one who
-algia -dynia
pain
-ic -al -otic -ac -ar -ous -ical
pertaining to
-gram
picture
-gravida
pregnancy
-y
process of
-graphy
recording of data
-ectomy
to remove or cut out
-oid
resembling
-lepsy
seizure
-ule -ole
small in size
-malacia
softening
-ist
specialist
-stasis
staying in one place
-lith
stone
-ectasia
stretching
-logy
study of
-pexy
surgical fixation
-centesis
surgical puncture
-plasty
to surgically repair
-edema
swelling
-therapy
treatment
-oma
tumor
-emesis
vomiting
-clysis
washing