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-ist

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One who

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-iatrician

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Practitioner

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-logist

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One who studies, specialist

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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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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ical

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Pertaining to

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-logic

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Pertaining to the study of

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-logical

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Pertaining to the study of

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-iatrics

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Medical profession or treatment

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-iatry

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Medical profession or treatment

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-logy

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Study or science of

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-er

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One who

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid

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-ectomy

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Excision, surgical removal of

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-lysis

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Process of loosening, freeing or destroying

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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Suture, uniting a wound by stitches

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-scopy

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Visual examination with a lightened instrument (not always surgical)

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-stomy

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Formation of an opening

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-tome

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An instrument used for cutting

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-tomy

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Incision (cutting into tissue)

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-tripsy

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Surgical crushing

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-algia, -dynia

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Pain

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-cele

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Hernia

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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Dilation (enlargement or stretching of a structure or part)

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-edema

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Swelling

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-emia

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Condition of the blood

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-ia, -iasis

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Condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-lith

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Stone or calculus

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-malacia

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Soft, softening

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-mania

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Excessive preoccupation

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oid

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Resembling

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-oma

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-osis

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Condition (often abnormal, sometimes an increase)

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-pathy

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-phobia

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Abnormal fear

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-ptosis

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Prolapse (sagging)

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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Excessive bleeding or hemorrhage

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-rrhea

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Flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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-spasm

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Twitching, cramp

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-stasis

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Stopping, controlling

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-able, -ible

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Capable of, able to

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-ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ive, -tic

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Pertaining to

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-ase

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-eum, -ium

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-ia, -ism (noun)

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Condition or theory

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-iac (as a noun)

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One who suffers (hemophiliac)

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-opia (noun)

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Vision (diplopia is Double vision)

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-ose

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Sugar (lactose)

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-ous (adj)

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Pertaining to or characterized by

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-y

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State or condition (atrophy)

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-gram

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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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-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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-scope

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Instrument used in a visual examination

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-scopy

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Visual examination with a lighted instrument

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-therapy

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-plasia

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-plegia

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-spasm

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Involuntary movement, twitch

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-ptosis

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Prolapse, drooping

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-genic

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Produced by

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-phylaxis

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Protection

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-asthenia

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-sarcoma

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Malignant tumor of connective tissue

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-ole

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-emic

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Pertaining to blood

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-edema

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-orexia

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-ectasis

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Stretching

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-ation

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-pepsia

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-phagia

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-uria

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-dipsia

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-tripsy

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Surgical crushing

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-poietin

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Substance that causes production

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-uria

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Urine or urination

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-esis

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Action, process, or result of

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-lysis

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Freeing or destroying

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-eal

A

Pertaining to

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-stomy

A

Formation of an opening

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-genesis

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-cidal

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