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-algia

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Condition of pain

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-cision

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Process of cutting

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-dipsia

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Thirst

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-ectomy

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Removal, excision, cutting out

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-gram

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Record

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ine

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Pertaining to

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-ism

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Condition, process

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-lysis

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Breakdown, separate

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-mission

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To send

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-mortem

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Death

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-oma

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Tumor, mass

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-opsy

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To view

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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18
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-partum

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Birth

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19
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-pnea

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Breathing

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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21
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-scope

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Instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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Process of visual examination

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23
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-section

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To cut

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-sis

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State of

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-stasis

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To stand, to place, to stop

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26
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-stomy

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Opening

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27
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-tension

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Pressure

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-tomy

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Process of cutting into

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29
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-um

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Structure

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30
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-y

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Process, condition

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31
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-globin

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Protein

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-algia

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Condition of pain, pain

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-cele

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Hernia, protrusion, swelling

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34
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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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-ia

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-lapse

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To fall, slide

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oma

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Tumor, mass

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-osis

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Condition, abnormal condition

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-penia

A

Deficiency

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-phagia

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Eating, swallowing

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-phasia

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Speaking, speech

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-pathy

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Disease, condition

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-pepsia

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-phobia

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Aversion, abnormal fear

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-plegia

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-rrhage

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Excessive discharge of blood

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-rrhagia

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Excessive discharge of blood

50
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-sclerosis

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-uria

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Condition of the urine

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-ectomy

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Removal, resection, excision

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-gram

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-graph

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Instrument used to record

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-lysis

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Breakdown, separation

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-meter

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Instrument used to measure

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-opsy

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Process of viewing

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-plasty

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Surgical repair, surgical correction

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-scope

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Instrument used to visually examine

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-scopy

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Process of visual examination

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-stomy

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-therapy

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-tripsy

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Surgical crushing

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-tomy

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Incision, cutting into

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-crine

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-cyte

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-gen

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Substance or agent that produces or causes

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-genic

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Producing, causing, originating

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-plasia

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Formation (condition)

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-plasm

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Formation (tissue)

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-iatrist

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Specialist

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-iatry

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Specialty, treatment

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-logist

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Specialist who studies or treats

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-logy

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-thesis

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To put, to place

78
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-trophy

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Nourishment, development

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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-duction

A

Leading, bringing, conducting

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