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  • eal

ie: laryngeal

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pertaining to

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  • iac

ie: cardiac

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pertaining to

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  • ior

ie: exterior

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pertaining to

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  • ism

ie: anabolism

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process

condition

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  • ose

ie: adipose

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pertaining to

full of

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  • plasm

ie: cytoplasm

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formation

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somes

ie: chromosomes

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bodies

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type

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picture

classification

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  • algia

ie: myalgia

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pain

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  • cele

ie: rectocele

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hernia

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  • centesis

ie: abdominocentesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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  • coccus

ie: streptococcus

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berry shaped bacterium(singular)

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  • cocci

ie: staphylococci

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berry shaped bacteria (plural)

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  • dynia

ie: pleurodynia

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pain

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  • ectomy

ie: laryngectomy

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excision,
removal,
resection

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  • emia

ie: anemia

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blood condition

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  • genesis

ie: carcinogenesis

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condition of producing,

forming

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  • gram

ie: mammogram

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record

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  • graphy

ie: angiography

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process of recording

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  • graph

ie: cardiograph

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instrument for recording

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itis

ie: hepatitis

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inflamation

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  • logy

ie: biology

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown,
destruction,
separation

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  • malacia

ie: osteomalacia

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softening

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  • megal

ie: acromegaly

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enlargement

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  • oma

ie: myosarcoma

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tumor,
mass,
collection of fluid

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  • opsy

ie: biopsy

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to view

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  • osis

ie: necrosis

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condition (usually abnormal)

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  • pathy

ie: cardiomyopathy

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disease condition

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  • penia

ie: erythropenia

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deficiency

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  • phobia

ie: acrophobia

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abnormal fear

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  • plasia

ie: achondroplasia

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development,
formation,
growth

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  • plasty

ie: angioplasty

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surgical repair

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  • ptosis

ie: blepharoptosis

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drooping,
falling,
prolapse

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  • rrhea

ie: rhinorrhea

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flow,

discharge

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  • sclerosis

ie: arteriosclerosis

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hardening

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  • scope

ie: laparoscope

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instrument for visual examination

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  • scopy

ie: laparoscopy

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process of visual examination

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  • stasis

ie: metastasis

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controlling,

stopping

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  • stomy

ie: colostomy

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opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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  • therapy

ie: hydrotherapy

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treatment

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  • tomy

ie: tracheotomy

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incision,

cutting into

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  • trohpy

ie: atrophy

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development,

nourishment

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  • er

ie: radiographer

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one who

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  • ia

ie: leukemia

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condition

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  • ist

ie: nephrologist

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specialist

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  • ole

ie: ateriole

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little,

small (-ule)

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-ule (minuscule)

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little,

small

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  • um, -ium

ie: pericardium

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structure,

tissue

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-us (mucus)

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structure,

substance

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  • cyte

ie: eythrocyte

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cell

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  • y

ie: nephropathy

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process,

condition

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  • ac, -iac

ie: cardiac

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pertaining to

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  • al

ie: inguinal

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pertaining to

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  • ar

ie: tonsillar

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pertaining to

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  • ary

ie: pulmonary

A

pertaining to

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  • eal

ie: laryngeal

A

pertaining to

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  • genic

ie: carcinogenic

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pertaining to producing,
producing,
produced by or in

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  • ic, -ical

ie: chronic

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pertaining to

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  • oid

ie: adenoids

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resembling,

derived from

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  • ous

ie: mucous membrane

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pertaining to

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  • tic

ie: necrotic

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pertaining to

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-blast

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embryonic,

immature

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-crine

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to secrete

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-drome

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to run

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-fusion

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coming together; to pour

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-lapse

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to slide, fall, sag

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-meter

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to measure

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-mission

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to send

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-or

A

one who

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-oxia

A

oxygen

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-partum

A

birth,

labor

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-phoria

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to bear,

carry;feeling (mental state)

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-physis

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to grow

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-pnea

A

breathing

77
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-ac, -iac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ose, -ous, -tic
all mean what?

A

pertaining to

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