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-y

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process, condition

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-tomy

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process of cutting, incision

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-sis

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state of; condition

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-osis

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abnormal condition (increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

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-opsy

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process of viewing

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

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-logy

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process of study

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ist

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specialist

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-ion

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process

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-ic, -ical

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pertaining to

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-gram

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record

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-globin

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protein

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-genic

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pertaining to producing, produced by, produced in

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-cyte

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cell

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-algia

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pain

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-ac, -al

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pertaining to

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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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-algia

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pain

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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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  • coccus (sing.)

- cocci (plural)

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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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-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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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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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

A

condition abnormal

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-pathy

A

disease condition

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-phobia

A

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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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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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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process of visual examination

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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

A

treatment

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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

A

one who

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-ia

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condition

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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

A

structure, substance

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-y

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condition, process

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-ac, -iac

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pertaining to

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-al

A

pertaining to

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-ar

A

pertaining to

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-ary

A

pertaining to

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-eal

A

pertaining to

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-genic

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pertaining to producing

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-ic, -ical

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pertaining to

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-oid

A

resembling derived form

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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

A

embryonic, immature

84
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-crine

A

secrete

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-drome

A

to run

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-fusion

A

coming together

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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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-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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to send

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-or

A

one who

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-oxia

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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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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasm

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structure or formation

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptosis

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falling, drooping, prolapse

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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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