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-ac, -al -an, -aneous, -ar, -ary, -eal, -eous, -iac, -iatric, -ice, -ical -oid, -otic, -ous, -tic, -ular
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converts a root or a noun term to an adjective
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-cele
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protrusion, herna
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-cyte
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cell
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-desis
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surgical binding
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-dynia, -algia
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pain
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-ectasis, -ectasia
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expanision or dilation
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-edmea
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excessive fluid in intracellular tissues
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-emia
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blood
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-gen, -genic, -genesis
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origin, producing
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-gram
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written or pictorial record
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-graph
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device for graphic or pictorial recording
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-graphy
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acto of graphic or pictorial recording
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-iasis
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used to convert a verd to a noun indiciating a condition
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-ism
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a condition of; a process; or state of
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lith
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stone, calculus, calcification
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-lysis
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disintegration
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-malacia
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softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-meter
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device for measuring
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-metry
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acto of measuring
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-oid
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resembling or like
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-oma
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tumor
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-opsy
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visual examination
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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reduction of size or quantity
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-pexy
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surgical fixation
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-phobia
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fear
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-plasia
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abnormal formation
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-plasty
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surgical repari
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-pnea
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breath, respiration
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-poiesis
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producing
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-porosis
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porous condition
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-ptosis
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downward displacement
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-rrhage
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flowing forth
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-rrhea
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discharge
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-sclerosis
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hardness
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-scope
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device for viewing
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-scopy
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act of viewing
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-spasm
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muscular contraction
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-stasis
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level; unchanging
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-stenosis
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narrowed; blocked
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-stomy
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permanent opening
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-tome
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instrument for cutting
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-tomy
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incision
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-tripsy
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crushing
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ab-
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away from, outside of, beyond
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ad-
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toward, near to
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ante-, pre-
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before
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anti-
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agaisnt, opposed
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bi-
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two
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brady-
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abnoramlly slow rate of speed
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con-, sym-, syn-
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with
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contra-
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agaisnt
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dia-
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across, through
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dys-
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painful, bad, difficult
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ec-, ecto-
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outside, away from
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en-, endo-
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inside
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epi-
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upon, subsequent to
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ex-, exo-
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outside
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hemi-, semi-
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half
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hyper-
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above, beyond normal
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infra-
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inside or below
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inter-
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between
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inta-
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inside
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maco-
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big
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meso-
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middle
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meta-
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beyond
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-micro
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small
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mono-, uni-
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one
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neo-
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new
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olig, oligo-
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a few
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pan-
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everywhere
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para-
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alongside, like
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post-
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after
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quadri-
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four
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retro-
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backward, behind
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tachy-
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abnoramlly high rate of speed
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tri-
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three
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