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Suffixes Flashcards

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-agra

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excessive pain

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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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-ar

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pertaining to

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-arche

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beginning

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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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lack of strength

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-blast

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embryonic, immature

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-cele

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hernia

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-cidal

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killing

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-clasis

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break

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-clast

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break

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-clysis

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irrigation, washing

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-crine

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secrete, separate

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-crit

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separate

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-cusis

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hearing

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-cyesis

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pregnancy

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-cyte

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cell

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-cytosis

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cells, condition of

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22
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-drome

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run

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-dynia

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pain

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-dys

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bad, painful, difficult

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectasia

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stretching, dilation

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-ectasis

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stretching, dilation

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-ectomy

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removal, excision, resection

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29
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-emesis

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vomiting

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30
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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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32
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-fusion

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pour

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33
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-genesis

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producing, condition of, forming

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34
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-genic

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produced by or in

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35
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-globin

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protein

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36
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-globulin

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protein

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37
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-grade

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go

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38
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-gram

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record

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39
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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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recording, process of

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-ia

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condition, process

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42
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-iac

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pertaining to

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43
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-iasis

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condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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46
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-ism

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process

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47
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-ist

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specialist

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48
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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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-kinesia

A

movement

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51
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-lemma

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sheath, covering

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-logy

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study

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-lysis

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breakdown, separate, destruction

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-lytic

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reduce, destroy

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-malacia

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softening

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-mania

A

obsessive preoccupation

57
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-megaly

A

enlargement

58
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-meter

A

measure

59
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-mimetic

A

mimic, copy

60
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-oid

A

resembling

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-ole

A

little, small

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-ologist

A

specialist in the study of

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-ology

A

study of

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-oma

A

tumor

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-opia

A

vision

66
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-opsy

A

view

67
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-or

A

one who

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-ose

A

pertaining to

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-osis

A

condition, abnormal

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-osmia

A

smell

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-para

A

births, visible offspring

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-paresis

A

slight paralysis

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-partum

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birth, labor

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-pathy

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disease process

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-penia

A

decreased number

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-pexy

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fixation

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-pheresis

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removal

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-philia

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attraction for (increase in number)

82
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-phobia

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fear

83
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-phonia

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voice, sound

84
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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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-phoria

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feeling (mental state)

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-phylaxis

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protection

87
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-physis

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grow, growth

88
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-phyte

A

plant

89
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-plasia

A

formation, development, growth

90
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-plasm

A

growth, formation

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-plastic

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pertaining to

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-plegia

A

paralysis, palsy

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-poiesis

A

formation

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-porosis

A

passage

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-praxia

A

action

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-ptosis

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drooping, sagging, prolapse

99
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-pytsis

A

spitting

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-rrhage

A

bursting forth of blood

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth of blood

102
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

103
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-schisis

A

to split

104
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-sclerosis

A

hardening

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-scope

A

instrument for visual acuity

106
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-scopy

A

process of visual examination

107
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-sis

A

state of condition

108
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-somnia

A

sleep

109
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-spasm

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contraction of muscles (sudden), twitching

110
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-sphyxia

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pulse

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-stalsis

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contraction

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-stasis

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control, stop

113
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-static

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stopping, controlling

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-stenosis

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tightening, stricture

115
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-sthenia

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strength

116
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-stomy

A

new opening

117
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-therapy

A

treatment

118
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-thorax

A

plueral cavity, chest

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-thymia

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mind

120
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-tocia

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labor, birth

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-tocin

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labor, delivery

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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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-tomy

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cutting, process of, incision, section

124
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-tresia

A

opening

125
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-trophy

A

nourishment, development

126
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-tropia

A

turn

127
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-tropin

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nourish, develop, stimulate

128
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-ule

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little, small

129
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-um

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structure, tissue

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-uria

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urine, urination

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-version

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to turn

132
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pertaining to (ALL TERMS)

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -iac, -ic, -ior, -ose, -ous, -tic,

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