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  • ac

- ad

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Pertaining to

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  • al

- an

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Pertaining to

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-algesia

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Sensitivity to pain

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-algia

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Pain

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  • ar

- ary

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Pertaining to

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-arche

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Beginning

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-ase

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Enzyme

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-asthenia

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Weakness

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-betes

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To go

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-blast

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Immature, embryonic

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-cele

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Herniation, protrusion, swelling

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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-chezian

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Condition of stool

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-cide

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To kill

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-clasis

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Crushing, breaking up

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-crine

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To secrete

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-crit

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To separate

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-cusis

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Hearing

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-cyst

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Bladder

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-cyte

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Cell

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-derma(is)

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Skin

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-desis

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Binding or surgical fusion

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-dipsia

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Thirst

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-dynia

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Pain

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  • eal
  • ic
  • ical
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Pertaining to

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-ectasis

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Dilation, stretching

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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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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Blood condition

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-esis

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Condition

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-esthesia

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Feeling, sensation

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-form

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Shape

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  • gen

- genesis

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Generating, formation, origin

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-globin

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Protein

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-gnosia

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Condition of knowing

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-gram

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Record or picture

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-graph

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Instrument to record

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-graphia

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Condition of writing

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-gravida

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Pregnancy, gestation

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-ia

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Condition

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-iasis

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Condition, presence of

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-iatrics

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Field of medicine, treatment

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  • istrist

- ician

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Specialist, physician

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-iatry

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Field of medicine, treatment

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  • ic
  • ical
  • ile
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Pertaining to

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  • icle
  • ole
  • ule
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Small, minute

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-ion

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Process

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  • ior

- is

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Pertaining to

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-ism

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Condition

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-ist

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One who specializes

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-kinesia

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Motion, movement

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-lepsy

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Seizure or sudden attack

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-lexia

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Condition of reading

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-lith

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Stone

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-lithotomy

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Removal of stone

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-logist

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One who specializes in the study

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-logy

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The study of

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-lucent

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To shine

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-lymph

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Clear fluid, serum, pale fluid

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-lysis

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Destruction, breaking down

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-malacia

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Softening

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-mania

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Mental disorder, madness

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter

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Instrument to measure

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-mnesia

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Memory

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-morph

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Form, shape

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-noia

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Mind

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-occult

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Secret, hidden

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-oid

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Resembling, like

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-ole

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Opening, small

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-oma

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Tumor

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-on

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Pertaining to

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-opaque

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Dark, non transparent

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  • opia

- opsia

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Sight vision

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-opsy

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To view

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-or

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One who, doer

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  • ory
  • ose
  • ous
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Pertaining to

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-osis

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Condition, abnormal condition

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-oxia

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Oxygen

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-para

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Delivery, Parturition

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-paresis

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Weakness

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Lack of, deficiency, abnormal reduction

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-pepsia

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Digestion

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation, suspension

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-phagia

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To eat, to swallow

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-phasia

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Condition of speaking

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  • phil

- philia

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Attraction

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-phobia

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Abnormal fear, sensitivity

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-phoresis

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To carry

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-phragm

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Fence

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-phylaxis

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Protection

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-physis

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Growth

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-plakia

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Plaque

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-plasia

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Formation, produced

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-plasm

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Things formed, plasma

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-plegia

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Paralysis, stroke

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-pnea

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Breathing

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-poiesis

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Formation production

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-praxia

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Action

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-ptosis

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Dropping, prolapse, falling

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-ptysis

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Spitting, coughing up

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-rrhage

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Excessive flow, bursting forth

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-rrhagia

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Excessive flow, bursting flow

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-rrhaphy

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Suture, repair

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-rrhea

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Drainage, flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-salpinx

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Tube, fallopian or eustachian

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-sarcoma

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Connective tissue cancer

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-sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening, condition

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-scope

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Instrument to view

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-scopy

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Process of viewing

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-sepsis

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Decay

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-sis

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State of, condition

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-some

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Body

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-sound

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Sound

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-spasm

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Tension, spasm, contraction

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-stalsis

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Contraction

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-stasis

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Stopping, controlling

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-staxis

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Dripping, trickling

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-stenosis

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Abnormal narrowing condition

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-sthenia

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Strength

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-stomy

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New opening

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-systole

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Contraction

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-taxia

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Coordination

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-thermy

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Heat

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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-tocia

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Condition of labor, delivery

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-tome

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Instrument to cut

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-tomy

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Incision

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-tone

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Tension

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-tripsy

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Process of crushing

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-throph(y)

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Process of nourishment

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-um

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Structure, tissue, membrane

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-ure

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Process

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-uria

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Urination, urinary condition

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-us

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Pertaining to, structure, thing

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-y

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Process, condition pertaining to

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