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Medical Terminology
roots, suffixes, and prefixes
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Medical
Undergraduate 2
09/12/2009
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Term
Abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
Acr/o
 Definition
Extremity, extreme point
Term
Aden/o
 Definition
glad
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Aer
 Definition
air
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Angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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Arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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Arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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Blephar
 Definition
eyelid
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Bronch/o
 Definition
bronchial tube
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Carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
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Cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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Cerebr/o
 Definition
brain (cerebrum)
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Cephal
 Definition
head
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Cervic
 Definition
neck
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Cheil
 Definition
lip
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Chole
 Definition
bile, gall
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Cholecyst
 Definition
gallbladder
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Chonder
 Definition
cartilage
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Col/o
 Definition
colon
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Cost/o
 Definition
rib
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Cran/i
 Definition
skull
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Cutane/o
 Definition
skin
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Cyst/o
 Definition
bladder, sac
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Cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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Dacry
 Definition
tear
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Dactyl
 Definition
finger, toe
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Derm
 Definition
skin
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Dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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Encephal
 Definition
brain
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Enter
 Definition
small intestine
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Gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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Erythr/o
 Definition
red
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Glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
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Glycos
 Definition
sugar
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Gynec/o
 Definition
woman, female
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Hem/o
 Definition
blood
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Hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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Hepat
 Definition
liver
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Hydr/o
 Definition
water
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Hyster
 Definition
uterus
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Iatr/o
 Definition
physician, treatment
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Isch/o
 Definition
to hold back
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Ile/
 Definition
3rd part of small intestine
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Ili
 Definition
Wide upper part of hip bone
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Lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen cavity
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Laryng/o
 Definition
larynx, vocal cords
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Leuk
 Definition
white
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Lip/o
 Definition
fat
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Lith
 Definition
stone
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Mast/o
 Definition
breast
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mamm/o
 Definition
breast
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men/o
 Definition
menstruation
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Mening
 Definition
membrane, meninges
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Metr/o
 Definition
uterus
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Myel/o
 Definition
marrow, spinal cord
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My/o
 Definition
muscle
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Necr/o
 Definition
death
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Nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
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Opthalm
 Definition
eye
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Onc/o
 Definition
tumor
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Oste/o
 Definition
bone
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Ot/o
 Definition
ear
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Path/o
 Definition
disease
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Ped/o
 Definition
child
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Ped
 Definition
foot
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Pod
 Definition
foot
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Phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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Ven/o
 Definition
vein
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Pneum/o
 Definition
lung, air
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Proct/o
 Definition
rectum, anus
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Psych/o
 Definition
mind
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Pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
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Pyel/o
 Definition
pelvis of kidney
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Py/o
 Definition
pus
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Rad/i
 Definition
ray
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Ren/o
 Definition
Kidney
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Rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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Sacr/o
 Definition
flesh (connective tissue)
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Spondyl
 Definition
vertebra
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Thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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Lumb/o
 Definition
low back
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Trache/o
 Definition
trachea, windpipe
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Ur/o
 Definition
urine, urinary tract
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Viscer
 Definition
internal organs
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A, an-
 Definition
without, absent, No, not
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Ab-
 Definition
away from
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Ad-
 Definition
to, toward
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Ante-
 Definition
Before
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Anti-
 Definition
Against
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Anti-
 Definition
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Bi-
 Definition
two, both, double
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Brady-
 Definition
slow
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Co-
 Definition
together, with
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Con-
 Definition
together, with
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Contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
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Cry(o)-
 Definition
cold
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Crypt-
 Definition
hidden
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Cyan-
 Definition
blue
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De-
 Definition
down, lack
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Dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult,painful,abnormal
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Dia-
 Definition
through, complete
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Ec-
 Definition
outside,out
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Ecto-
 Definition
outside, out
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En-
 Definition
in, within
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Endo-
 Definition
in, within
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Epi-
 Definition
upon, above
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Ex-
 Definition
out, away from
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Hemi-
 Definition
half
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Hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive
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Hypo-
 Definition
deficient, under, below
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Infra-
 Definition
beneath
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Inter-
 Definition
between
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Intra-
 Definition
within
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Macro-
 Definition
large
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Mal-
 Definition
bad
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Neo-
 Definition
new
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Neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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Olig-
 Definition
little, scant, few
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Pan-
 Definition
all
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Path-
 Definition
disease
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Para-
 Definition
near, beside, abnormal
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Per-
 Definition
through
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Peri-
 Definition
surrounding
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Poly-
 Definition
many, much
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Post-
 Definition
after, behind
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pre-
 Definition
before
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Pro-
 Definition
before, forward
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Re-
 Definition
back, again
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Retro-
 Definition
behind, backward
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Semi-
 Definition
half
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Sub-
 Definition
under,below
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Supra-
 Definition
above, upper
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Tachy-
 Definition
fast
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Trans-
 Definition
across, through
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Uni-
 Definition
one
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ical
 Definition
pertaining to
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-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-cele
 Definition
hernia, protrusion
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal, resection
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-ectasis
 Definition
stretching, dilation
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-genic
 Definition
produced by, origin
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-gram
 Definition
record
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-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition, presence of
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-ist
 Definition
one who specializes in
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lythotomy
 Definition
incision for removal of stones
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-lysis
 Definition
destruction, breaking down
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-(o)tomy
 Definition
incision into
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-(o)logy
 Definition
study of
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-oid
 Definition
like, resembling
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
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-osis
 Definition
condition (usually abnormal) / Increase (with blood cells)
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-paresis
 Definition
slight paralysis
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-penia
 Definition
deficiency, decrease
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-pexy
 Definition
suspension, fixation
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-plasia
 Definition
development, formation
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-partum
 Definition
birth/ labor
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-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
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-phagia
 Definition
swallowing
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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-ptosis
 Definition
drooping/ sagging
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-rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth blood
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-rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth blood
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-scope
 Definition
instrument to examine
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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-sis
 Definition
state of, condition
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-spasm
 Definition
sudden contraction
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-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
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-stomy
 Definition
new opening
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-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
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