Suffixes Flashcards

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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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-algia

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pain

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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removal, excision, resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-globin

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protein

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-gram

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record

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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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-ion

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process

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study (process of)

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-oma

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tumor, mass, fluid collection

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-opsy

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view of

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

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disease condition, emotion

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-sis

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state of, condition

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-tomy

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process of cutting, incision

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-y

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process, condition

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-al

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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removal, excision, resection

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ism

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process, condition

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-oma

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tumor, mass, fluid collection

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-ose

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full of, pertaining to, sugar

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-plasm

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formation, structure

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-somes

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bodies

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-tomy

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process of cutting, incision

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-type

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picture, classification

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-iac

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pertaining to

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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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-ary

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pertaining to

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-cele

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hernia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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45
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-coccus

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berry-shaped bacterium

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-cocci

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berry-shaped bacteria

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-cyte

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cell

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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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-emia

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blood condition

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-er

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one who

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-genesis

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producing, forming

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-gram

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record

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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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-ic

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pertaining to

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-ist

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specialist

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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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-logy

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study (process of)

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-lysis

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breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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resembling, originating from

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-ole

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little, small

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-oma

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tumor, mass, fluid collection

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-opsy

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view of

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-ose

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full of, pertaining to, sugar

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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disease condition, emotion

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-phobia

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fear

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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falling, dropping, prolapse

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling, placing

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-stomy

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new opening (to form a mouth)

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-tomy

A

process of cutting, incision

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-trophy

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nourishment, development (condition of)

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-ule

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little, small

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89
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-um

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structure, tissue

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-us

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structure, thing

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-y

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condition, process

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-blast

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embryonic, immature cell

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-crine

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secrete

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-drome

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to run

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-fusion

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to pour, coming together

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-lapse

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slide, fall, sag

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-lysis

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breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening

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-meter

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measure

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-mission

A

send

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-or

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one who

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-oxia

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oxygen

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-partum

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birth, labour

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-phoria

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to bear, carry, feeling (mental state)

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-physis

A

to grow

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasm

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formation, structure

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-pnea

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breath

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-ptosis

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falling, dropping, prolapse

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling, placing

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-trophy

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nourishment, development (condition of)

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113
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-ase

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enzyme

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114
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-chezia

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defection, elimination of wastes

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115
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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-prandial

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pertaining to eating or mealtime

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-ase

A

enzyme

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118
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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-chezia

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defection, elimination of wastes

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-ectasis

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dilation, widening

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-ectasia

A

dilation, widening

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-ectomy

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removal, excision, resection

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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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-genesis

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producing, forming

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-orexia

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appetite

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

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condition of eating, swallowing

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-rrhage

A

bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhagia

A

bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-spasm

A

sudden contraction of muscles

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling, placing

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-stenosis

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tightening, stricture

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-stomy

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new opening (to form a mouth)

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-tomy

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process of cutting, incision

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-tresia

A

opening

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-ectasis

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dilation, widening

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-ectasia

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dilation, widening

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-ectomy

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removal, excision, resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-esis

A

action, condition, state of

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-gram

A

record

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-lithiasis

A

condition of stones

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-lithotomy

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incision (for removal) of a stone

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-lysis

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breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-ole

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little, small

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-pathy

A

disease condition, emotion

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-poietin

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substance that produces

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-ptosis

A

spitting

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-stenosis

A

tightening, stricture

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-stomy

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new opening (to form a mouth)

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-tomy

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process of cutting, incision

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-tripsy

A

crushing

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-uria

A

urination, condition of urine

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-arche

A

beginning

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-cyesis

A

pregnancy

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-dynia

A

pain

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-flexion

A

process of bending

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-genesis

A

producing, forming

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-gravida

A

pregnant woman

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-parous

A

to bear, bring forth

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-pareunia

A

sexual intercourse

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-plasia

A

development, formation, growth

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-rrhagia

A

bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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-salpinx

A

fallopian tube, oviduct

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-scopy

A

visual examination

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-stenosis

A

tightening, stricture

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-tocia

A

labour, birth (condition of)

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-version

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turning (condition of)

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-cele

A

hernia

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-gen

A

substance that produces

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-genic

A

produced by or in

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-lysis

A

breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening

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-lytic

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reducing, destroying, separating, breakdown

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-one

A

hormone

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-pexy

A

fixation, to put in place

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-plasia

A

development, formation, growth

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

195
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment, development (condition of)

196
Q

-algesia

A

sensitivity to pain

197
Q

-algia

A

pain

198
Q

-blast

A

embryonic, immature cell

199
Q

-cele

A

hernia

200
Q

-esthesia

A

nervous sensation (feeling)

201
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

202
Q

-ine

A

pertaining to

203
Q

-kinesia

A

movement

204
Q

-kinesis

A

movement

205
Q

-kinetic

A

movement

206
Q

-lepsy

A

seizure

207
Q

-oma

A

tumor, mass, fluid collection

208
Q

-ose

A

full of, pertaining to, sugar

209
Q

-paresis

A

weakness

210
Q

-pathy

A

disease condition, emotion

211
Q

-phagia

A

condition of eating, swallowing

212
Q

-phasia

A

speech

213
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis, palsy

214
Q

-praxia

A

action, condition, state of

215
Q

-ptosis

A

falling, drooping, prolapse

216
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

217
Q

-sthenia

A

strength

218
Q

-constriction

A

narrowing

219
Q

-dilation

A

widening, stretching, expanding

220
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

221
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

222
Q

-lysis

A

breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening

223
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

224
Q

-meter

A

measure

225
Q

-oma

A

tumor, mass, fluid collection

226
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

227
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

228
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

229
Q

-tomy

A

process of cutting, incision

230
Q

-algia

A

pain

231
Q

-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

232
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

233
Q

-dynia

A

pain

234
Q

-ectasis

A

dilation, widening

235
Q

-ema

A

condition

236
Q

-lysis

A

breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening

237
Q

-osmia

A

smell

238
Q

-oxia

A

oxygen

239
Q

-phonia

A

voice, sound

240
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

241
Q

-pnea

A

breath

242
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

243
Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

244
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination

245
Q

-sphyxia

A

pulse

246
Q

-stenosis

A

tightening, stricture

247
Q

-stomy

A

new opening (to form a mouth)

248
Q

-thorax

A

chest, pleural cavity

249
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment, development (condition of)

250
Q

-apheresis

A

removal

251
Q

-blast

A

embryonic, immature cell

252
Q

-cytosis

A

condition of cells, slight increase in numbers

253
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

254
Q

-gen

A

substance that produces

255
Q

-globin

A

protein

256
Q

-globulin

A

protein

257
Q

-lytic

A

reducing, destroying, separating, breakdown

258
Q

-oid

A

resembling, originating from

259
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

260
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

261
Q

-phage

A

eat, swallow

262
Q

-philia

A

attraction for

263
Q

-phoresis

A

carrying, transmission

264
Q

-poiesis

A

formation

265
Q

-stasis

A

stopping, controlling, placing

266
Q

-cytosis

A

condition of cells, slight increase in numbers

267
Q

-edema

A

swelling

268
Q

-globulin

A

protein

269
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

270
Q

-oid

A

resembling, originating from

271
Q

-oma

A

tumor, mass, fluid collection

272
Q

-pathy

A

disease condition, emotion

273
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

274
Q

-phylaxis

A

protection

275
Q

-poiesis

A

formation

276
Q

-stitial

A

pertaining to standing or positioned

277
Q

-suppression

A

stopping

278
Q

-algia

A

pain

279
Q

-asthenia

A

lack of strength

280
Q

-blast

A

embryonic, immature cell

281
Q

-clast

A

to break

282
Q

-desis

A

bind, tie together

283
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

284
Q

-listhesis

A

slipping

285
Q

-malacia

A

softening

286
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

287
Q

-physis

A

to grow

288
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

289
Q

-porosis

A

condition of pores (spaces)

290
Q

-stenosis

A

tightening, stricture

291
Q

-tome

A

instrument to cut

292
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment, development (condition of)

293
Q

-algia

A

pain

294
Q

-derma

A

skin

295
Q

-esis

A

action, condition, state of

296
Q

-osa

A

full of, pertaining to, sugar

297
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

298
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

299
Q

-plakia

A

plaque

300
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

301
Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

302
Q

-acusis

A

hearing

303
Q

-cusis

A

hearing

304
Q

-meter

A

measure

305
Q

-metry

A

process of measuring

306
Q

-opia

A

vision condition

307
Q

-opsia

A

vision condition

308
Q

-phobia

A

fear

309
Q

-plegic

A

pertaining to paralysis, palsy

310
Q

-tropia

A

to turn

311
Q

-agon

A

assemble, gather

312
Q

-in

A

substance

313
Q

-ine

A

substance

314
Q

-oid

A

resembling, originating from

315
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

316
Q

-physis

A

to grow

317
Q

-stasis

A

stopping, controlling, placing

318
Q

-tocin

A

labour, birth (a substance for)

319
Q

-tropin

A

stimulate, act on

320
Q

-uria

A

urination, condition of urine

321
Q

-ary

A

pertaining to

322
Q

-blastoma

A

immature tumor (cells)

323
Q

-plasia

A

development, formation, growth

324
Q

-plasm

A

formation, structure

325
Q

-stomia

A

condition of mouth

326
Q

-suppression

A

stopping

327
Q

-therapy

A

treatment

328
Q

-tion

A

act of, process of, result of

329
Q

-form

A

resembling, in the shape of

330
Q

-kinesia

A

movement

331
Q

-leptic

A

pertaining to seizing, taking hold of

332
Q

-mania

A

obsessive preoccupation

333
Q

-phobia

A

fear

334
Q

-somnia

A

sleep

335
Q

-thymia

A

mind (condition of)

336
Q

-tropic

A

pertaining to stimulating