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1
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-y

A

condition

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-ar

A

pertaining to

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3
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-therapy

A

treatment

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4
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-sepsis

A

decay

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5
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-scope

A

instrument for examining

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6
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-phoresis

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to carry

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7
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-pathy

A

disease

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8
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-ous

A

pertaining to

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9
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-osis

A

condition

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10
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-meter

A

instrument to measure

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11
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-logy

A

study of

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12
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-liter

A

liter

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13
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-ive

A

nature of/ quality of

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14
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-ism

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condition

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15
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-ion

A

process

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16
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-ic

A

pertaining to

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17
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-form

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shape

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18
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-al

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pertaining to

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-ary

A

pertaining to

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-centesis

A

surgical procedure

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-drome

A

that which runs together

22
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-hexia

A

condition

23
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-graphy

A

recording

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-gram

A

a weight

25
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-fuge

A

to flee

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-gnosis

A

knowledge

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-genic

A

formation/ produce

28
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-grade

A

a step

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-aglesia

A

condition of pain

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-ant

A

forming

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-ase

A

enzyme

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-ate

A

use, action

33
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-blast

A

immature cell, germ cell

34
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-cide

A

to kill

35
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-crit

A

to seperate

36
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-cuspid

A

point

37
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-cyst

A

bladder sac

38
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-cyte

A

cell

39
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-genesis

A

formation, produce

40
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-ide

A

having a particular quality

41
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-lymph

A

clear fluid, serum, pale fluid

42
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-or

A

one who, a doer

43
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-phil

A

attraction