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Acusis

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Hearing

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Ac

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Pertaining to

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Ad

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In the direction of towards

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Aemia

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Blood condition

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Al

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Pertaining to

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Algia

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Pain

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Ary

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Pertaining to

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Ase

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Enzyme

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Asthenia

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Weakness

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Ation

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Process

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Cele

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Hernia; pouching

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Centesis

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Surgical puncture for aspiration

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Cidal; cide

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Destroying; killing

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Crine

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To secrete

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Cyte

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Cell

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Desis

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Binding

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Dynia

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Pain

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Eal

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Pertaining to

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Ectasis

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Dilation; expansion

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Ectomy

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Removal

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Emesis

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Vomiting condition

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Emia

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Blood condition

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Esophageal; esophago

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Gullet

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Gen

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Born in; from

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Genic

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Pertaining to producing

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Gnosis

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Knowledge

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Gram; graph

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Record

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Graphy

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Process of recording

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Iasis

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Condition

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Iatry

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A field in medicine

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Ic

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Pertaining to

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Icle

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Small

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Ics

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Organized knowledge; treatment

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Iform

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Having to form of

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Ism

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Condition; disease

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Ismus

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Contraction; spasm

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Ist

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One who specializes in

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Ite

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The nature of; resembling

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Ium

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Structure; tissue

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Lepsis; lepsy

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Attack; seizure

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Logist

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A person who studies a certain feild

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Logy

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The study of a certain field

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Lysis

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Destruction

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Malacia

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Softening

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Megaly

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Enlargement

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Meter

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Measurement

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Metry

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Process of measuring

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Oid

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Resemblance

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Ology

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Study of

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Oma; omata

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Collection; mass; tumor

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Osis

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Condition; disease; increase

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Ous

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Pertaining to

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Paresis

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Slight paralysis

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Pathy

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Disease

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Penia

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Deficiency

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Pepsia

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Relating to digestion

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Pexy

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Fixation

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Phage; phagia

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Relating to eating

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Phago

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Devouring; eating

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Phagy

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Feeding on

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Phil(ia)

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Attraction for

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Plasia

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Formation

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Plegia

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Paralysis

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Plexy

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Stroke or seizure

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Poiesis

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Production

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Ptosis

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Drooping

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Ptysis

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Spitting

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Rrhage

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Burst flow

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Rrhagia

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Rapid flow of blood

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Rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing

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Rrhea; rrhoea

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Discharge; flowing

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Rrhexis

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Rupture

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Sclerosis

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Hardening of the skin

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Scope

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Instrument for viewing

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Scope

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Use of instrument for viewing

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Sis

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Condition of

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Stasis

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Stop; stand

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Staxis

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Tricking

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Stomy

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Creation of an opening

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Tension; tensive

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Pressure

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Tic

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Pertaining to

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Tome

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Cutting instrument

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Tomy

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Cutting

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Tony

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Tension

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Tripsy

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Crushing

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Trophy

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Nourishment

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Ula; ule

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Condition or process of

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