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Module 1, 2, 3a

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Term
Definition
abdomin/o   abdomen  
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aden/o   gland  
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adren/o   adrenal gland  
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adrenal/o   adrenal gland  
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alb/o   white  
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albin/o   white  
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an/o   anus  
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angi/o   vessel  
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aort/o   aorta  
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append/o   appendix  
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appendic/o   appendix  
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arteri/o   artery  
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anteriol/o   arteriole: small artery  
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arthr/o   joint  
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atel/o   imperfect: incomplete  
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ather/o   fatty substance  
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aut- , auto-   self, own  
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axill/o   armpit  
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bacteri/o   bacteria  
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bi/o   life  
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bucc/o   cheek  
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carcin/o   cancer, cancerous  
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cardi/o   heart  
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caus/o   burn; burning  
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cauter/o   burn; heat  
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cec/o   cecum  
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cephal/o   head  
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cerebr/o   largest part of the brain  
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chem/o   drug; chemical  
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chol/e   gall; bile  
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cholangi/o   bile vessel  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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chrom/o   colour  
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chron/o   time  
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cirrh/o   yellow  
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cis/o   to cut  
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col/o; colon/o   colon  
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coron/o   heart  
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cortic/o   cortex; outer membrane of organ  
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crin/o   to secrete  
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cry/o   cold (temperatures)  
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cyan/o   blue  
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cyst/o   urinary bladder; a sac or cyst  
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dent/i   tooth  
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derm/o; dermat/o   skin  
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dips/o   thirst  
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dors/o   dorsal (back side of the body)  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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electr/o   electricity  
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encephal/o   brain  
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enter/o   intestines; usually small  
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eosin/o   rosy pinkish colour  
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erythr/o   red (blood cell)  
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esophag/o   esophagus (food tube)  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gingiv/o   gum  
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glauc/o   grey  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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gluc/o; glyc/o; glycos/o   sugar  
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gnos/o   knowledge  
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gonad/o   sex organs  
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gynec/o   woman  
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hem/o; hemat/o   blood  
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hepat/o   liver  
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herni/o   hernia  
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hom/o   similar  
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home/o   sameness; unchanging; consistant  
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hydr/o   water  
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iatr/o   treatment; physician  
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ile/o   ileum  
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immun/o   safe; protection  
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inguin/o   groin  
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is/o   alike; equal  
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jejun/o   jejunum  
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klept/o   to steal  
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labi/o   lip  
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lapar/o   abdominal wall; abdomen  
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later/o   side  
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lei/o   smooth  
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lept/o   thin  
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lingu/o   tongue  
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lip/o   fat  
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lith/o   stone  
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log/o   study of  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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medi/o   middle  
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melan/o   black  
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muc/o   mucus  
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necr/o   death; of cells or whole body  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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neur/o   nerve  
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odont/o   tooth  
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olig/o   few; scant  
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onc/o   tumor  
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ophthalm/o   eye  
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or/o   mouth  
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orth/o   normal; straight; correct  
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oste/o   bone  
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palat/o   palate  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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parathyroid/o   parathyroid  
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path/o   desease  
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ped/o   child  
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peritone/o   double-layer membrane in the abdomen  
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phag/o   eating  
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pharmac/o   drug; chemical  
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pharyng/o   throat  
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phleb/o   vein  
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phon/o   voice  
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phot/o   light  
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physi/o   nature  
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poikil/o   irregulare  
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polyp/o   small growth  
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poster/o   back of the body, behind  
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proct/o   anus and rectum  
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psych/o   mind  
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py/o   pus  
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pylor/o   pylorus  
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radi/o   radiation; x-ray  
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rect/o   rectum  
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ren/o   kidney  
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rhin/o   nose  
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sarc/o   fleshy; connective tissue  
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sect/o   to cut  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid (colon)  
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somat/o   body  
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son/o   sound  
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spher/o   round  
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sphygm/o   pulse  
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spir/o   coiled  
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splen/o   spleen  
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sten/o   narrow; contracted  
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stom/o; stomat/o   mouth  
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tax/o   order; arrangement; coordination  
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tele/o   design; purpose  
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therm/o   heat  
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thromb/o   clot; clotting  
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thyr/o; thyroid/o   thyroid  
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tonsil/o   tonsils  
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tox/o; toxic/o   poison  
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ur/o   urinary tract; urine  
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vas/o   vessel; vein  
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ven/o   vein  
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ventr/o   belly side of the body  
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venul/o   venule; small vein  
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viscer/o   internal organs  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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-ac; -al; -ic; -ical;   pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-arche   beginning  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-blast   formative cell  
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-cele   hernia  
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-centisis   puncture to remove fluid  
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-cidal   to kill; to destroy  
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-clasis   to break  
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-coccus   berry-shaped bacterium  
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-crine   to secrete  
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-crit   to seperate  
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-cyte   cell  
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-cytosis   abnormal cell increase  
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-derma   skin  
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-desis   fixation; to bind  
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-dilation   widening  
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-dynia   pain  
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-ectasis   widening  
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-ectomy   removal  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-esis   condition  
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-esthesia   sensation  
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-gen   substance that forms or produces  
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-genic   producing; forming  
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-genesis   condition of forming; producing  
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-globin; -globulin   protien  
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-gram   record or tracing  
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-graph   recording instrument  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ia   condition  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-iatrist   doer; one who; practitioner  
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-id; oid   resembling  
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-ion   process  
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-ism   condition of  
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-ist   specialist  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-um; -ium   structure; tissue  
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-ize   act of  
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-logy   process of study  
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-lysis   to break down; to loosen  
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-lytic   loosening; breaking down  
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-malacia   softening  
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-mania   obsessive preoccupation  
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-megaly   elargement  
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-meter   instrument to measure  
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--ole   little; small (artery)  
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-oma   tumor, swelling, mass  
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-opia   vision  
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-opsy   process of viewing  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-paresis   slight paralysis  
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-partum   birth  
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-pathy   disease condition  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-pexy   to put in place  
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-phagia   eating; swallowing  
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-phasia   speech  
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-phobia   fear of  
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-phonia   voice; sound  
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-plasia   development; formation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-ptosis   drooping; falling  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-rrhage; -rrhagia   bursting forth (of blood)  
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-rrhaphy   suture or repair  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-scope   instrument to visually examine  
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-scopy   process of visually examining  
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-sis   state of  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction  
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-stasis   control; stoppage  
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-staxis   bursting forth  
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-stenosis   narrowing; contracting  
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-stomy   creation of an opening  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-thorax   chest  
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-tomy   process of cutting  
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-tresia   opening  
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-tripsy   to surgically crush  
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-trophy   nourishment; development  
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-ule   little; small (vein)  
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-uria   urine condition  
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-us   thing  
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-y   process; condition  
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a-; an-   no, not, without  
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dia-   complete; through  
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endo-   within  
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epi-   above; upon  
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ex-; exo-   out; outside of  
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hyper-   excessive; more that normal  
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hypo-   deficient; less than normal  
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in-   in; into  
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peri-   around; surrounding  
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pro-   before; forward  
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para-   beside; near; abnormal  
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re-   back, backward  
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retro-   behind  
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sub-   below, under  
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trans-   across  
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