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05/08/2014
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-Centesis
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surgical puncture
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-Clast
 Definition
To break
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal
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-lysis
 Definition
separation; destruction; loosening
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-pexy
 Definition
fixation (of an organ)
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-stomy
 Definition
forming an opening (mouth)
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lith
 Definition
stone, calculus
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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decrease, deficiency
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
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bursting forth (of)
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-stenosis
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narrowing, stricture
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-toxic
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poison
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-trophy
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nourishment, developent
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a-, an-
 Definition
without, not
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circum-, peri-
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around
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dia-, trans-
 Definition
through, across
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dipl-, diplo-
 Definition
double
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endo-, intra
 Definition
in, within
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homo-, homeo-
 Definition
same
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hypo-
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under; below; deficient
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macro-
 Definition
large
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micro-
 Definition
small
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mono-, uni-
 Definition
one
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post-
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after, behind
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pre-, pro-
 Definition
before, in front of
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primi-
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first
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retro-
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backward, behind
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super-
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upper, above
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