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-ac
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pertaining to
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cardiac, celiac, ileac, ischiac
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-agra
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excessive pain
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clidagra, celiagra, melagra, pellagra
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-al
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pertaining to
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skeletal, bronchial, psychological
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-algia
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pain
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myalgia, gastralgia, gonalgia, arthralgia
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-apheresis
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removal
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plasmapheresis
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-ar
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pertaining to
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muscular, ocular, molar, hilar
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-ary
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pertaining to
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urinary, pulmonary
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-ase
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enzyme
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lipase, elastase, peroxidase, amylase
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-asthenia
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weakness
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myasthenia gravis, thrombasthenia
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-atresia
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absence of a normal body opening, occlusion, closure
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duodenal atresia
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-capnia
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pertaining to carbon dioxide
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hypercapnia, hypocapnia
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-cele
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hernia, protrusion
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cystocele, meningocele, mucocele
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
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celiocentesis, thoracocentesis
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-cidal
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killing
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bactericidal, suicidal
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-clasia
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break
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osteoclasia
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-clasis
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break
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karyoclasis
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-cle
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little
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article, particle
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-clysis
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irrigating, washing
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enteroclysis
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-coccus (pl.cocci)
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berry shaped (a form of bacterium)
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Streptococcus, Enterococcus
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-crit
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to separate
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hematocrit
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-cule
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little
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animalcule
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-cyte
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cell
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thrombocyte, oocyte, keratinocyte
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-desis
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surgical fixation, fusion
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pleurodesis
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-drome
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run, running
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syndrome, palindrome
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-dynia
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pain
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cephalodynia, coccydynia
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-eal
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pertaining to
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esophageal, pharyngeal, coccygeal
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-ectasis
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streching out, dilatation, expansion
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bronchiectasis, lymphangiectasis, telangiectasis
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-ectomy
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excision or surgical removal
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tonsillectomy, splenectomy, gastrectomy
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-ectopia
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displacement
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ectopia
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-emesis
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vomiting
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hematemesis, emesis
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-emia
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blood condition
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hyperemia, hypokelemia, leukemia, anemia
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-er
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one who
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killer, helper, inducer
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-esis
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condition
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amniocentesis, diaphoresis
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-form
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resembling
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cerebriform, fusiform, storiform, plexiform
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-gen
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substance or agent that produces or causes
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allergen, pathogen, glycogen, pyrogen oxygen, nitrogen, fibrinogen
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-genesis
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origin, cause
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cytogenesis, pathogenesis
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-genic
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producing, originating, causing
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pathogenic, iatrogenic, cardiogenic
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-gram
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record, X-ray film
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sonogram, encephalogram, air bronchogram
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-graph
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instrument used to record
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spirograph, micrograph
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-graphy
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process of recording, X-ray filming
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roentgenography, radiography
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-ia
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condition of diseased or abnormal state
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insomnia, anemia, pneumonia, hyperplasia
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-ial
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pertaining to
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axial, myocardial, facial
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-iasis
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condition
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amebiasis, elephantiasis, nephrolithiasis
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-iatry
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physician, treatment
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psychiatry
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-ic
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pertaining to
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pelvic, hyperplastic, gastric, toxic
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-ician
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one who
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clinician, technician, orthopedician
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-ictal
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seizure, attack
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postictal, preictal
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-ism
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state of
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hirsutism, anabolism, hyperthyroidism
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-itis
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inflammation
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esophagitis, gastritis, colitis, osteitis
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-lalia
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speech, bubble
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echolalia
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-lepsy
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seizure
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narcolepsy, epilepsy
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-let
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little
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tumorlet, ringlet, doublet, triplet
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-lysis
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loosing, dissolution, separating
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hemolysis, rhabdomyolysis, analysis
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-malacia
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softening
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osteomalacia, encephalomalacia
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-mania
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madness, insane desire
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maniac, onomatomania
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-megaly
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enlargement
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hepatomegaly, cardiomegaly, splenomegaly
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-meter
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instrumental used to measure
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ergometer, thermometer, parameter
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-metry
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measurement
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spirometry, morphometry
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-morphic
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form, shape
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monomorphic, pleomorphic, polymorphic
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-odia
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smell
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polypodia, sympodia
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-odynia
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pain
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cardiodynia, gastrodynia
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-oid
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resembling
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mucoid, osteoid, amyloid, adenoid, lipoid
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-ole
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little
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arteriole
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-ologist
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one who studies and practices (specialist)
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physiolosist, pathologist, cytologist
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-ology
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study of
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physiology, radiology, pathology
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-oma
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tumor, swelling
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osteoma, teratoma, hepatoma, carcinoma
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-opia
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vision (condition)
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diplopia, gerontopia, nyctalopia
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-opsy
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to view
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biopsy, necropsy, autopsy
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-orrhagia
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rapid flow of blood
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metrorrhagia
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-orrhaphy
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suturing, repairing
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cystorrhaphy, hymenorrhaphy
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-orrhea
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flow, excessive discharge
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amenorrhea, galactorrhea
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-orrhexis
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rupture
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karyorrhexis, enterorrhexis
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-osis
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abnormal condition (means increased when used with blood cell word roots)
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neurosis, diverticulosis, alkalosis leucocytosis, erythrocytosis
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-ostomy
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creation of an artificial opening
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cholecystostomy, colostomy, tracheostomy, gastrostomy
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-ous
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pertaining to
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venous, mucous, cutaneous, ferrous
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-oxia
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pertaining to oxygen
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hypoxia, anoxia, asphyxia
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-paresis
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slight paralysis
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hemiparesis
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-pathy
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disease
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encephalopathy, neuropathy, mastopathy
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-penia
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abnormal reduction in number
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leukopenia, thromocytopenia, lymphopenia
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-pepsia
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digestion
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dyspepsia, apepsia
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-pexy
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surgical fixation, suspension
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uteropexy, nephropexy
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-phagia
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eating, swallowing
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omniphagia, erythrophagia
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-phasia
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speech
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aphasia
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-phil
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cells with staining reactions
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neutrophil, basophil, acidophil, oxyphil, chlorophil
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-philia
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love
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eosinophilia, hemophilia
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-philic
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attracting, absorbing
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hydrophilic, neutrophilic, basophilic
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-phobia
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abnormal fear of oraversion to specific, objects or things
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chromophobia, phobophobia, hydrophobia, laliophobia
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-phonia
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pertaining to sound, or voice
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dysphonia, aphonia
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-phoria
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feeling
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euphoria
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-physis
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growth
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hypophysis, epiphysis, metaphysis
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-plasia
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formation, development, a growth
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hyperplasia, hypoplasia, dysplasia, aplasia, desmoplasia
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-plasm
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growth,substance,formation
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cytoplasm, neoplasm, ergastoplasm
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-plasty
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plastic or surgical repair
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septoplasty, tympanoplasty
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-plegia
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paralysis
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paraplegia, tetraplegia
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-pnea
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breathing
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dyspnea, orthopnea, tachypnea
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-poiesis
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formation
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erythropoiesis, hematopoiesis
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-porosis
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passage
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osteoporosis
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-prandial
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meal
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postprandial, preprandial
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-praxia
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in front of, before
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apraxia, dyspraxia
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-ptosis
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dropping, sagging, prolapse
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nephroptosis, ptosis, gastroptosis
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-ptysis
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spitting
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hemoptysis
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-rhage
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bursting
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hemorrhage, lymphorrhage
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-rhea
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flow, discharge
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diarrhea, lymphorrhea, amenorrhea
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-salpinx
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fallopian tube
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hydrosalpinx, pyosalpinx
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-sarcoma
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malignant tumor
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osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma
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-schisis
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split, fissure
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retinoschisis
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-sclerosis
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handening
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glomerulosclerosis, atherosclerosis
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-scope
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instrument used for visual examination
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cystoscope, stethoscope, endoscope uteroscope, telescope
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-scopy
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visual examination
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laparoscopy, bronchoscopy, proctoscopy
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-sepsis
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infection
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asepsis
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-spasm
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sudden involuntary muscle contraction
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angiospasm, bronchospasm, colpospasm
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-stalsis
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contraction
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peristalsis
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-stasis
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control, stop
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menostasis, cholestasis, hemostasis
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-stenosis
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constriction, narrowing
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tracheostenosis
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-stomy
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surgical creation of an opening
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colostomy, cutaneostomy, tracheostomy
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-thorax
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chest
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pneumothorax, hydrothorax
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-tocia
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birth, labor
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tomotocia
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-tome
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instrument used to cut
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dermatome, microtome
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-tomy
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incision, cutting
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laparotomy, anatomy, thoracotomy
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-tripsy
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surgical crushing
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lithotripsy
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-trophy
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nourishment, developement
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atrophy, dystrophy, hypertrophy
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-tropic
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acting on
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gonadotropic, corticotropic
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-ule
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little
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venule, tubule, granule, lobule
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-uria
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urine, urination
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pollakiuria, oliguria, anuria
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-y
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condition of
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atony, telepathy
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