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07/20/2010
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-ac, -al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ad
 Definition
toward
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-algesia
 Definition
sensitive to pain
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-ate
 Definition
something that acts like
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-blast
 Definition
immature
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-cele
 Definition
herniation
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
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-cide
 Definition
kill
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-clasis
 Definition
crushing/breaking up
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ectasia
 Definition
dilation
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical remove
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-er
 Definition
person who
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-esis
 Definition
condition of
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-genesis
 Definition
formation, origin, cause (parthenogenesis)
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-genic
 Definition
producing, originating, causing
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-gram
 Definition
record or picture
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-graph
 Definition
instrument to record
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-ia
 Definition
condition
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-ion
 Definition
action
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-ist
 Definition
one who is
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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-lith
 Definition
stone
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-logist
 Definition
one who studies
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lysis
 Definition
destruction
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-mania
 Definition
madness
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-meter
 Definition
instrument to measure
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-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-ole
 Definition
small, little
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-opia
 Definition
vision
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-penia
 Definition
deficiency
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-pexy
 Definition
fixation
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-philia
 Definition
attraction for
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-phobia
 Definition
fear of
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-plasia
 Definition
condition of formation, development, growth
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-plegia
 Definition
paralyze
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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-ptosis
 Definition
falling
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-rrhagia
 Definition
rapid flow of blood
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
surgical suturing
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-rrhea
 Definition
flowing
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-sarcoma
 Definition
malignant tumor
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for viewing
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-scopy
 Definition
use of instrument for viewing
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-sis
 Definition
state of
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-stasis
 Definition
stop, stand, control
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-stomy
 Definition
creation of an opening
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-tomy
 Definition
act of cutting
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-tripsy
 Definition
crushing (lithotripsy)
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-uria
 Definition
urine
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