Medical Terminology-Prefixes And Suffixes

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a-

an-

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no; not; without

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Brachy-

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short

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dia-

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through; complete

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dolicho-

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long

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endo-

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in; within

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epi-

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above; upon; on

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ex-

exo-

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out; away from

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extra-

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outside

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hyper-

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above; excessive

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hypo-

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deficient; below; under; less than normal

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in-

Back 11

in; into; not

Front 12

intra

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within; into

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meso-

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middle

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pro-

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before; forward

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re-

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back; again; backward

Front 16

retro-

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behind; back; backward

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sub-

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under; below

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trans-

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across; through

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ana-

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up

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cata-

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down

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inter-

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between

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meta-

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change

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neo-

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new

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uni-

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one

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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amph-

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around; on both sides; doubly

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anti-

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against

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de-

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lack of; down; less; removal of

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dys-

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painful; bad; difficult; abnormal

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electro-

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electricity

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pan-

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all

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peri-

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surrounding; around

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poly-

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many; much

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sub-

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under; below

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supra-

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above; upper

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sym-

syn-

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together; with

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ante-

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before, forward

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mal-

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bad

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mega-

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large

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para-

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near; beside; abnormal;apart from; along the side of

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post-

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after; behind

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pre-

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before; in front of

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bi-

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two; both

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brady-

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slow

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em-

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in

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tachy-

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fast

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bini-

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double

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ec-

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out; outside

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eso-

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inward

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micro-

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small

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mono-

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one

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-ac, -al, -ic, -ical, -ar, -eal

-iac, -ior, -ose

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pertaining to

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-algia

-dynia

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pain

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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-cyte

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cell

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-cytosis

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increase in cell number

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-drome

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to run

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-ectomy

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removal; excision; resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-emic

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pertaining to a blood condition

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-genic

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produced by or in

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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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-ion

-ism

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process

process; condition

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-ist

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specialist

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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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-oma

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tumor; mass; fluid collection

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-opsy

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view if

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-osis

-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease condition; emotion

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-sis

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state of; condition

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-tomy

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incision; process of cutting

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-ism

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process; condition

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-plasia

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development; formation; growth

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-plasm

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formation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-somes

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bodies

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-blast

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immature; embryonic

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-clast

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to break

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-desis

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surgical fixation; to bind; tie together

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-fication

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process of making

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-genesis

-gen

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producing; forming

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-kinesis

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movement

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-malacia

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softening

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-metry

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measurement

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-pexy

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surgical fixation; to put in place

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-physis

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to grow

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-poiesis

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formation

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-porosis

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condition of pores

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-therapy

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treatment

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-trophy

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development; nourishment

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-y

-ia

-ema

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condition

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-ase

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enzyme

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-ation

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process; condition

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-cele

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hernia

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-chezia

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defecation; elimination of waste

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-ectasis

-ectasia

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stretching; dilation; dilatation

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-lithiasis

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abnormal condition of stones

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-lysis

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breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-orexia

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appetite

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-ose

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full of; pertaining to sugar

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-otic

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pertaining to the abnormal condition

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

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eating; swallowing

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-prandial

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meal

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-ptyalo

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spit; saliva

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-rrhea

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flow; discharge

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-spasm

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sudden involuntary contraction of muscles

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-stalsis

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contraction

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-stasis

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stopping; controlling

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-stenosis

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tightening; narrowing

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-stomy

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new opening to the outside of the body

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-tresia

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opening

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-um

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structure; tissue; thing; pertaining to

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-lytic

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to reduce, destroy, separate; breakdown

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-meter

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measure

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-pnea

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breathing

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-sphyxia

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pulse

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-thorax

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chest; pleural cavity

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-opia

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vision

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-phobia

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fear

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-ptosis

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drooping; sagging; prolapse

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-tropia

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to turn

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Macro-

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Large

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-otia

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ear condition