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-a
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noun ending
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-ad
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toward
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algesia
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sensitivity to pain
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-algia
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pain; suffering
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-an
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characteristic of
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-arche
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beginning
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-ase
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enzyme
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-assay
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to evaluate
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-asthenia
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loss of strength
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-ate
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something that
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-blast
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embryonic stage of development
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-capnia
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condition of carbon dioxide content in the blood
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-cele
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swelling; herniation
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-centesis
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surgical procedure
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-cide
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to kill; to destroy
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-clasis
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crushing; breaking up
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-clast, -clastic
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to break
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-crine
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secrete
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-cyte
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cell
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-cythemia
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condition involving cells of the blood
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-desis
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binding or surgical fusion
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-dipsia
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thirst
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-drome
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that which runs together
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-dynia
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pain
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-e
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noun ending
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-ectasia
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stretching or dilatation
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-ectic
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pertaining to
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-emesis
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to vomit
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-emia
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blood
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-er
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one who
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-es
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noun ending
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-esis
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condition of
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-esthesia
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sensation or feeling
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-gen
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producing; forming
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-gene
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producing; forming
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-genesis
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producing; forming
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-genic
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producing; forming
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-globin
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containing protein
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-gram
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record; picture
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-graph
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an instrument used to record
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-graphy
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writing; record
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-gravida
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pregnancy
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-i
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pleural ending
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-ia
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condition, noun ending
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-iac
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pertaining to
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-ian
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specialist in field of study
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-iasis
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presence of abnormal condition
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-iatic
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pertaining to a condition
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-iatric(s)
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relating to medicine, physicians, or medical treatment
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-iatrician
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one who treats; a physician
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-iatrist
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one who treats; a physician
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-iatry
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medical treatment; medical profession
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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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-ician
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specialist in a field of study
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-ile
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pertaining to; capable
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-ion
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action; process
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-is
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noun ending
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-ism
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condition; theory
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-ist
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practitioner
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-itis
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inflammation
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-ize
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to make; to treat or combine with
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-kinesis
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movement
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-lepsy
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seizure; attack
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-lexia
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reading
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-lith
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stone; calculus
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-lithiasis
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presence or formation of stones
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-logist
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one who specializes
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-logy
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the study of
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-lysis
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destruction; detachment
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-lytic
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destruction
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-malacia
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softening
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-mania
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a mental disorder; madness
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-meter
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an instrument used to measure
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-metry
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the process of measuring
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-natal
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pertaining to birth
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-oid
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resembling
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-ole
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small or little
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-oma
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tumor
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-opsia
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vision
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-optosis
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drooping or prolapse
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-ory
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pertaining to; characterized by
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-os
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suffix indicating a singular noun
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-ose
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carbohydrate
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-osis
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condition
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-otomy
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incision into
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-para
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bearing offspring
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-paresis
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partial paralysis
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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decrease in; deficiency
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-pepsia
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state of digestion
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-phage
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to eat
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-phagia
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to eat
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-phasia
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speech
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-philia
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attracted to; tendency toward
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-phobia
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abnormal fear
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-phoresis
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transmission
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-phoria
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emotional state
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-physis
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growth, growing
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-plakia
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plate; flat plane
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-plasia
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formation; development
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-plasm
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to mold
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-plegia
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paralysis; stroke
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-pnea
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breathing
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-poiesis
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formation; production
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-porosis
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passage or pore
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-praxia
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activity; practice
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-ptosis
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drooping or prolapse
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-rrhage
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excessive flow or discharge
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-rrhagia
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excessive flow or discharge
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-rrhaphy
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suturing
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-rrhea
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drainage
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-scope
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an instrument used to view
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-scopy
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process of viewing
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-sis
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condition
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-some
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a “body” of a specified sort
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-spasm
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twitching; involuntary contraction
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-stasis
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stopping or controlling
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-sthenia
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strength
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-stomy
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the surgical creation of a new opening
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-therapy
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treatment
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-thorax
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chest
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-thymia
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condition of the mind or will
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-tic
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pertaining to
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-tion
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process of
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-tocia
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labor
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-tomy
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incision into
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-tresia
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perforation
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-tripsy
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intentional crushing
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-trophy
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nourishment; development
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-tropia
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to turn
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-tropin
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stimulating effect of a hormone
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-ula
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small; little
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-ule
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small one
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-um
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a suffix that identifies singular nouns
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-uria
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urine
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-us
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a suffix that identifies singular nouns
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-y
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noun ending
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