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-an, -ian e.g amphibian, protozoan |
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-ous, -eous e.g. homogeneous |
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full of, having, pertaining to, like |
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-ic, -tic, (-ac after i) e.g. galactic, gastric, cardiac |
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-ics, -tics, e.g. geriatrics |
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the art, science, or study of |
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having the shape of, like |
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-aemia, -emia
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condition of the blood, congestion of the blood |
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dissolution of or by (surgical division or separation) |
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-therapy e.g. physiotherapy, chemotherapy |
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surgical operation on, surgical cutting of |
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-ectomy e.g. appendectomy |
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-hedron e.g. dodecahedron |
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solid figure having a specified number of faces |
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diseased condition, often referring to infestation of parasites |
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instrument for measuring, measure
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science of, systems of laws governing, rules for the direction of |
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-oecious e.g. monoecious (having both sex organs in the same individual)
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having a house or dwelling |
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-philous, -philic e.g. necrophilic |
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plastic surgical operation, formation |
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-rrhoea e.g dysmenorrhea, diarrhea |
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-stomy- e.g gastrostomy, hepaticoenterostomy |
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the making of a surgical opening |
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ALG- (-algesia) e.g. analgesic, nostalgia |
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joint, speech sound, articulation |
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BALL-, BOL-, BLE- e.g. ballistic, embolism, embolalia |
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HOD-, OD- e.g. hodophobia (fear of travel) |
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MORPH- e.g. metamorphosis |
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PHOR-, PHER- e.g. euphoria |
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PLEX-, PLEG- e.g. apoplexy |
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STOL-, STAL-, STLE- e.g. peristalsis, systole |
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STOM-, STOMAT- e.g. stomatitis, microstome |
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TROP-, TREP- e.g. apotropaic (intended to avert evil), apheliotropism (turning away from the sun) |
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to turn, to respond to stimulus |
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CHONDR-, CHONDRI- e.g. mitochondria, perichondrium |
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cartilage, granule (orig, hulled grain of wheat) |
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PHYT- e.g. endophyte (a plant growing within another) |
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PLAS(T)- e.g. hyperplasia (excessive formation of tissue) |
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SOM-, SOMAT- e.g. somaesthesia (sensitivity to bodily sensations), gymnosomatous (having no shell or mantle; like molluscs) |
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THEC- e.g. theca (spore or pollen case), thecodont (teeth in sockets) |
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TOM- e.g. lithotomous (stone boring) |
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TOP- e.g. atopognesia (the lack of ability to locate a sensation accurately) |
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TROPH- e.g. autotroph, dystrophy |
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AMBLY- e.g. amblycephalidae (broad-headed, non poisonous snakes; bluntheads) |
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ANTH- e.g. chrysanthemum, anthophilous |
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CHROM-, CHROMAT, CHRO- e.g. metachrosis |
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DACTYL- e.g. dactylolysis (tropical disease in which toe is amputated) |
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DE-, DESM- e.g. syndesmology (study of ligaments) |
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to bind, binding, ligament |
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ENTER- e.g. dystentery, anenterous |
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AESTHE- (ESTHE-) e.g. anesthesia |
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GNATH- e.g dysgnathic (pertaining to improperly developed jaws) |
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GRAPH-, GRAM- e.g. dromograph (instrument for registering the velocity of blood) |
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HEPAT-, HEPAR- e.g. hepatitis |
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MY-, MYS-, MYOS- e.g. myocardium, myochrome (any muscle pigment) |
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OSM- e.g. anosmia (the lack of a sense of a smell) |
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THE- e.g. allenthesis (intro of a foreign substance into the body), metathesis (a chemical reaction in which there is an exchange of radicals) |
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