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-al

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Pertaining to

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pain

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-cyte

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Cell

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-ectomy

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Excision, removal

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-genic

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Pertaining to, producing, produced by, produced in

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-globin

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Protein

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-gram

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Record

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-ic, -ical

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Pertaining to

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-ion

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Process

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-ist

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Specialist

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Process of study

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-oma

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Tumour, mass, swelling

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-opsy

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Process of viewing

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-osis

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Condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

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-pathy

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Disease condition

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-scope

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Instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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The process of examining with an endoscope

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-sis

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state of; condition

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-tomy

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Process of cutting, incision

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-y

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Process, condition

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-iac

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Pertaining to

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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-ism

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Process, condition

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-ose

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Pertaining to, full of

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-plasm

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Formation

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-somes

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Bodies

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-type

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Picture, classification.

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-cele

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Hernia

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-coccus

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Berry-shaped bacterium

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-dynia

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Pain

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-genesis

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Condition of, producing, forming

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-graph

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Instrument for recording

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-lysis

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Breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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Softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-osis

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Condition, usually abnormal

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-phobia

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Fear

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-plasia

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Development, formation, growth

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-ptosis

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Falling, dropping, prolapse

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-stasis

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Stopping, controlling

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-tomy

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Incision, cutting into

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-trophy

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Development, nourishment

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-er

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One who

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-ia

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Condition

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-ole

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Small, little

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-ule

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Little, small

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-um, -ium

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Structure, tissue

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-us

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Structure, substance

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-y

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Condition, process

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-act, -iac

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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

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-genic

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Pertaining to, producing, produced by, or in

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-ic, -ical

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Pertaining to

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-oid

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Resembling

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-ose

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Pertaining to, full of

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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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-blast

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Embryonic, immature

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-crine

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To secrete

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-cyesis

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Pregnancy

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-drome

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To run

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-fusion

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Coming together, to pour

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-gen

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Substance that produces a

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-lapse

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To slide, fall, sag

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-lysis

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Breakdown, destruction, separation

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-meter

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To measure

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-mission

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To send

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-or

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One who

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-ase

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Enzyme

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-chezia

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Defecation, elimination of wastes

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

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-prandial

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Meal

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-ectasis

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Stretching, dilation, dilation, widening

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-ectasia

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Stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-lysis

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Destruction, breakdown, separation

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-pepsia

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Digestion

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-phagia

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Swallowing, eating

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-ptosis

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Drooping, sagging, protruding

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-ptysis

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Spitting

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-rrhage

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Bursting forth

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-rrhagia

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Bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-rhea

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Flow, discharge

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction of muscles

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-stasis

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Stopping, controlling

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-stenosis

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Tightening, stricture, narrowing

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-tresia

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Opening

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