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a-, an-

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without, not, lack of

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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to, toward, near

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ante-

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before, forward, in front of

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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double, two (2), twice

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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contra-

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against, opposite

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de-

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down, from, off, opposite

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dia-

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across, through, apart

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dis-

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apart, free from

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cyan-

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blue

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dys-

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bad, difficult, abnormal, painful

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ecto-

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outer, outside

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en-

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in, into, within

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endo-

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inner, inside

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epi-

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over, on, upon

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erythro-

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red

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eu-

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normal, good, well, healthy

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ex-

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out, out of, from, away from

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive, too much, high

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hypo

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under, decreased, less than normal

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in-

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in, into, within, not

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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intro-

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into, within

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leuko-

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white

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad, illness, disease

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meg-

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large

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one, single

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neo-

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new

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non-

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not

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olig-

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small, scant

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para-

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beside, beyond, after

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per-

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by, through

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peri-

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around

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poly-

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many, much

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-

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before, in front of, prior to

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pro-

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before, in front of

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re-

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again, backward

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retro-

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backward, behind

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semi-

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half

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sub-

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under, beneath

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super-

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above, over, excess

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supra-

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above, over

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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trans-

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across

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uni-

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one

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abdomin (o)

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abdomen

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aden (o)

A

gland

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adren (o)

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adrenal gland

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angi (o)

A

vessel

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arteri (o)

A

artery

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arthr (o)

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joint

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bronch (o)

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bronchus, bronchi

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card, cardi (o)

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heart

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cephal (o)

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head

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chole, chol (o)

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bile

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chondr (o)

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cartilage

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col, colon (o)

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colon, large intestine

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67
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cost (o)

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rib

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crani (o)

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skull

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cyst (o)

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bladder, cyst

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cyt (o)

A

cell

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dent (i)

A

tooth

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derm, dermat (o)

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duoden (o)

A

duodenum (part of the small intestine)

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electr (o)

A

electricity

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encephal (o)

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enter (o)

A

intestines

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fibr (o)

A

fiber, fibrous

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gastr (o)

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gloss (o)

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gluc (o)

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sweetness, glucose

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glyc (o)

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gyn, gyne, gyneco

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hemm hema, hemo, hemat (o)

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hepat (o)

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hydr (o)

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ile (o)

A

ileum (part of the small intestine)

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ili (o)

A

ilium (part of the hip bone)

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jejun (o)

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jejunum (part of the small intestine)

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lapar (o)

A

abdomen, loin, flank

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laryng (o)

A

larynx (voice box)

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lith (o)

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mamm, mast (o)

A

breast, mammary gland

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meno

A

menstruation

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my (o)

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myel (o)

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

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necr (o)

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nephr (o)

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neur (o)

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ocul (o)

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onc (o)

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oophor (o)

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ophthalm (o)

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orth (o)

A

straight, normal, correct

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oste (o)

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ot (o)

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ped (o)

A

child, foot

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pharyng (o)

A

pharynx (throat)

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phleb (o)

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pneum (o)

A

lung, air, gas

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proct (o)

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psych (o)

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pulmon (o)

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py (o)

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rect (o)

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rhin (o)

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salphing (o)

A

eustachian tube, fallopian tube

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splen (o)

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stern (o)

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stomat (o)

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therm (o)

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thorac (o)

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thromb (o)

A

clot, thrombus

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thyr (o)

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toxic (o)

A

poison, poisonous

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toxo

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trache (o)

A

trachea (windpipe)

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urethr (o)

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urin (o)

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ur (o)

A

urine, urinary tract, urination

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uter (o)

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vas (o)

A

blood vessel, vas deferens

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vascul (o)

A

blood vessel

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ven (o)

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vertebr (o)

A

spine, vertebrae

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-algia

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-asis

A

condition, usually abnormal

137
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-cele

A

hernia, herniation, pouching

138
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

139
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-cyte

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-ectasis

A

dilation, stretching

141
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-ectomy

A

excision, removal of

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-emesis

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-genesis

A

development, production, creation

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-genic

A

producing, causing

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-gram

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-graph

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a diagram, a recording instrument

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-graphy

A

making a recording

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-iasis

A

condition of

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-ism

A

a condtion

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-ology

A

the study of

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-lysis

A

destruction of, decompostion

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-mentia

A

condition of the mind

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-meter

A

measuring instrument

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-oma

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-osis

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-pathy

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-penia

A

lack, deficiency

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-phagia

A

to eat or consume, swallowing

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-phasia

A

speaking, speech

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-phobia

A

an exaggerated fear

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-plasty

A

surgical repair or re-shaping

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-plegia

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-pnea

A

breathing, respiration

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-ptosis

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falling, sagging, dropping down

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-rrage, -rrhagia

A

excessive flow

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-rrhaphy

A

stitching, suturing

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-scope

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examination instrument

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-scopy

A

examination using a scope

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-stasis

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maintenance, maintaining a constant level

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-stenosis

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-stomy, -ostomy

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creation of an opening

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-tomy, -otomy

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incision, cutting into

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-trophy

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decline of a body part

178
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-uria

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