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What is clasis
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Break or fracture ie osteoclasis which means bone fracture
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What is lysis
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Separation, destruction, loosening ie enterolysis which means separation of intestine
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What is centesis
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puncture ie arthrocentesis which means puncture of a joint
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What is ectomy
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excision or removal ie appendectomy which is excision or removal of the appendex
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What is stomy
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forming an opening or mouth ie colostomy or opening into the colon from the outside
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What is tome
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Instrument to cut ie osteotome meaning instrument used to cut bone
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What is tomy
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Incision or cut into ie phlebotomy which means incision or cut into the vein
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What is tripsy
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crushing ie lithotripsy which means stone, calculus crushing
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What is desis
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Binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) ie arthrodesis which means binding of joint
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What is pexy
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Suspension, fixation (of a organ) ie mastopexy which means suspension or fixation of breast
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What is rrhaphy
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Suture ie myorrhaphy which means muscle suture
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What is plasty
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Surgical Repair ie rhinoplasy which means surgical repair of the nose
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What is algia
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pain ie cephalalgia which means head pain or headache
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What is dynia
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pain ie gastrodynia which means stomach pain or stomicache
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What is cele
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Hernia or swelling ie hepatocele which means swelling of the liver
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What is ectasis
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Dilation or expansion ie bronchiectasis which means dilation of the bronchi
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What is emesis
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vomiting ie hyperemesis which means excessive vomiting
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What is emia
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Blood condition ie leukemia which means white cell condition
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What is gen
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forming, producing, origin ie carcenogen which means cancer forming
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What is genesis
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forming, producing, origin ie osteogenesis which means bone forming or producing
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What is gram
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record, a writing ie cardiogram which means record of heart activity
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What is graph
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Instrument for recording ie cardiograph which is instrument for recording heart activity
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What is graphy
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Process of recording ie cardiography
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What is iasis
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Abnormal condition (produced by something specified) ie cholelithiasis which means chole(gall) lith(stone) iasis - cholelithiasis
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What is itis
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Inflammation ie gastritis which is inflammation of stomach
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What is lith
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Stone or calculus ie cholelith which means gall stone
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What is logist
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Specialist in the study of ie dermatologist which is specialist in the study of skin
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What is logy
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Study of ie psychologist which means study of mind
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What is malacia
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Softening ie osteomalacia which means softening of the bone
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What is megaly
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enlargement ie hepatomegaly which means enlargement of the liver
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What is meter
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instrument for measuring ie thermometer
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What is metry
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Act of measuring ie pelvimetry which means measuring the pelvis
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What is oid
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Resembling ie lipoid which means resembling fat
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What is oma
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Tumor ie adenoma or tumor of a gland
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What is osis
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Abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells) ie dermatosis which means abnormal condition of the skin or erythrocytosis which means increase in red(erythr) cell(cyt)
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What is para when used as suffix
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to bear (offspring) ie multipara which means bear many
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What is paresis
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Partial paralysis ie hemiparesis which means half paralyzed.
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What is pathy
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Disease ie neuropathy which means disease of the nerves.
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What is penia
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Decrease, deficiency ie leukopenia which means decrease of white cells
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what is phagia
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Eating, swallowing ie dysphagia which means difficulty in swallowing
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What is phasia
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Speech ie aphasia which means whithout speech
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What is philia
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Attraction to ie hemophilia which means attraction to blood
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What is phobia
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Fear ie claustrophobie which means fear of confined space
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What is plasia
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Formation, growth ie hyperplasia meaning excessive growth
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What is plegia
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Paralysis, stroke ie hemiplegia which means half paralysis
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What is poiesis
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formation, production ie hemopoiesis which means formation of blood
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What is rrhage
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Bursting forth ie hemorrhage
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What is rrhagia
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bursting forth ie menorrhagia which means bursting forth of menses
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What is rrhea
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Discharge, flow ie diarrhea
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What is rrhexis
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rupture ie angiorrhexis which means rupture of vessel
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What is scope
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Instrument for viewing or examine
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What is scopy
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visual examination ie proctoscopy which is examination of rectum or anus
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What is spasm
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involuntary contraction, twitching ie blepharospasm which means twitching of the eyelid
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What is stasis
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Standing still ie hemostasis
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What is stenosis
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Narrowing or stricture
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What is toxic
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poison ie thyrotoxic which means thyroid toxic
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What is trophy
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development, nourishment ie atrophy which means whithout development, nourishment
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What is cephal/o
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head
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What is mast/o
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breast
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What is phleb/o
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vein
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What is colon/o
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colon
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What is encephal/o
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brain
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What is gastr/o
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stomach
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What is arthr/o
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joint
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What is thorac/o
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chest
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What is oste/o
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bone
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