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Suffixes (ch. 1-7) 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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excision, removal

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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,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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process of study

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

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-opsy

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process of viewing

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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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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-eal

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pertaining to

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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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-ose

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pertaining to, full of

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-plasm

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formation

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-somes

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bodies

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-type

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picture, classification

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-cele

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hernia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remore fluid

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-coccus (cocci)

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berry-shaped bacterium

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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excision, removal, resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genesis

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condition of producing, forming

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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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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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-opsy

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to view

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-penia

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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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drooping, falling, prolapse

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-sclerosis

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-stasis

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controlling, stopping

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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth (stoma)

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-therapy

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-tomy

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incision, cutting into

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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-er

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-ia

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-ist

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specialist

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-ole

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little, small

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-ule

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little, small

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-um, -ium

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structure, tissue

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-us

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structure, substance

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-y

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condition, process

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-genic

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pertaining to producing, produced by, or in

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-ic, -ical

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pertaining to

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-oid

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resembling

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-ose

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pertaining to, full of

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-tic

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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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-fusion

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coming together; to pour

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-gea

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substance that produces

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-lapse

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to slide, fall, sag

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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-meter

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to measure

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-mission

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-or

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-oxia

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-partum

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birth, labor

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-phoria

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to bear, carry; feeling

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-physis

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-plasia

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development, growth, formation

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-plasm

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structure or formation

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-pnea

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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

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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-ase

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-chezia

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defecation, elimination of

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-prandial

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-ectasis or -ectasia

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dilation, widening

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-emesis

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-pepsia

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptysis

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction of muscles

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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-stenosis

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narrowing, tightening

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-tresia

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-genesis

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producing, forming

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-lysis

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breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-orexia

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-pathy

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disease, emotion

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-pepsia

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-prandial

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-ptosis

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droop, sag, prolapse, fall

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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

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-poietin

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substance that forms

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-tripsy

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-uria

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urination; urine condition

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-ecstasis

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stretching; dilation

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-lithiasis

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condition of stones

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-esis

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-lithotomy

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incision for removal of a stone

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-lysis

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-osis

Medical Terminology Exam 1 (8 decks)

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