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-ate

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something that…..

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-e

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e is a noun ending

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-emia

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blood condition

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-er

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one who

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-esis

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condition of

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-ia

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condition

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-iatry

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medical treatment, medical profession

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-ion

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action, process

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-ism

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condition

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-ist

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practitioner

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-ole

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small or little

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-osis

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condition

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-tion

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process of

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-ula

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small, little

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-ule

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“small one”

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-um

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a suffix that identifies singular nouns

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-us

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a suffix that identifies singular nouns

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-y

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condition; process (noun ending)

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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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; relating to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-ile

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pertaining to; capable

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-oid

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resembling

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-ory

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pertaining to; characterized by

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-ician

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specialist in a field of study

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-iatrics

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relating to medicine, physicians or medical treatment

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-iatry

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medical treatment, medical profession

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-iatrist

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one who treats; a physician

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-ian

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specialist in a field of study

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-ist

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practitioner

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-logist

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one who specializes in the study

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-logy

A

the study of

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-clasis

A

crushing or breaking up

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-desis

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binding or surgical fusion

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-gram

A

record or picture

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-graph

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an instrument used to record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ize

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to make; to treat or combine with

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-lysis

A

destruction or detachment

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-meter

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an instrument used to measure

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-metry

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the process of measuring

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-opsy

A

process of viewing

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

A

suturing

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-scope

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an instrument used to view

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-scopy

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process of viewing with a scope

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-stomy

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the surgical creation of a new opening

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-tomy

A

incision into

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-tripsy

A

intentional crushing

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-a

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the first noun ending

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-ad

A

toward, increase

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-algesia

A

sensitivity to pain

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-algia

A

pain

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-blast

A

embryonic stage of development

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-cele

A

swelling or herniation

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-cide

A

to kill; to destroy

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-cyte

A

cell

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-dynia

A

pain

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-ectasia

A

stretching or dialation

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-ectasis

A

stretching or dialation

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-gen

A

that which generates

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-genesis

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generating; formation

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-genic

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pertaining to formation; producing

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-gravida

A

pregnancy

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-ian

A

specialist in a field of study

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-iasis

A

presence of an abnormal condition

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-iatrician

A

one who treats; a physician

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-ion

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action; process

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-ize

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to make; to treat or combine with

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-lepsy

A

seizure, attack

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-lith

A

stone

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-lithiasis

A

presence or formation of stones

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-lytic

A

destruction

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-mania

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a mental disorder; a “madness”

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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an instrument used to measure

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-oid

A

resembling

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-oma

A

tumor

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-opia

A

visual condition

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-opsia

A

visual condition

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-pathy

A

disease

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-penia

A

decrease in; deficiency

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-philia

A

attraction to

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-phobia

A

abnormal fear

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-plasia

A

formation or development

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-ptosis

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drooping or prolapse

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-rrhagia

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excessive flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-stasis

A

stopping or controlling

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-uria

A

a characteristic of urine

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