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-centesis
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surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid
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-ectomy
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excision (surgical removal or cutting out)
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-lysis
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process of loosening, freeing or destroying
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-pexy
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surgical fixation (fastening in a fixed position)
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rraphy
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suture
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-scopy
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visual examination with a lighted instrument
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-stomy
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formation of an opening
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-tome
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an insturment used for cutting
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-tomy
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incision
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-tripsy
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surgical crushing
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ade/o
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gland
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adenoids
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angi/o
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vessel
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append/o
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appensix
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appendic/o
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appendix
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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cardi/o
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heart
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cerebr/o
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brain
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encephal/o
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brain
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chir
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hand
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col/o
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colon or large intestine
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cutane/o
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skin
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Cutaneous means pertaining to the skin
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derm/a
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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faci/o
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face
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mamm/o
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breast
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mast/o
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breast
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neur/o
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nerve
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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oste/o
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bone
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ot/o
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ear
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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trache/o
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trachea
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windpipe
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vas/o
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vessel; ductus deferens
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-algia
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pain
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-dynia
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pain
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-cele
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hernia
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-ectasia
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dilation or streching of a structure or part
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-ectasis
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dilation or streching of a structure or part
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-edema
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swelling
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-emia
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condition of the blood
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-ia
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condition
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-iasis
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condition
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lith
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stone or calculus
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-malacia
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soft, softening
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-mania
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excessive preoccupation
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oid
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resembling
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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condition
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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deficiency
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-phobia
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abnormal fear
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-ptosis
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prolapse (sagging)
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-rrhage
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excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
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-rrhagia
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excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
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-rrhea
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flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-spasm
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twitching, cramping
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling
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-able
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capable of, able to
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-ible
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capable of, able to
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-ase
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enzyme
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-er
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one who
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-ist
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one who
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-eum
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membrane
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-ium
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membrane
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-ia
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condition or therory
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-ism
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condition or theory
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-iac
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one who suffers
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-logist
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one who studies; specialist
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-logy
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study or science of
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-opia
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vision
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-ose
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sugar
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-ous
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pertaining to or characterized by
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-y
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state or condition
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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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-an
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pertaining to
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ive
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pertaining to
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-tic
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pertaining to
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lact/o
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milk
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-amyl/o
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starch
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