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White module prefixes and suffixes

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a-, an-   without  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-algia   pain  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-arche   beginning  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-cele   herniation, swelling  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-clasis   to break  
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-cyesis   pregnancy  
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dys-   painful, difficult, bad  
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-ectasis   dilation, expansion  
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-ectomy   excision  
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endo-   within, in  
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epi-   on, upon  
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-genesis   formation, production, origin  
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-gram   record  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-gravida   pregnancy  
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hyper-   excessive, above  
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hypo-   defiency, below  
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-iasis   abnormal condition of  
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inter-   between  
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-ism   condition, process, disease from specific cause  
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-itis   inflammation  
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juxta-   beside, next to  
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lacti-   milk  
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-lysis   destruction  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement of  
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-metry   act of measuring  
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multi-   many, most, much  
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-ologist   specialist in the study of  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-para   to bear  
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-pathy   disease  
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peri-   around  
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-pexy   fixation  
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-phobia   fear  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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poly-   many, much  
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primi-   first  
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-ptosis   displacement, drooping, sagging  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth  
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-rrhaphy   a suturing  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-salpinx   fallopian tubes  
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-schisis   fissure, split  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-tocia   childbirth, labour  
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-tomy   incision  
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-tripsy   to crush  
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-triptor   instrument to crush  
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-uria   urine  
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-version   act of turning  
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-oid   resembling  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-stenosis   narrowing or stricture  
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-gens   forming, producing, origins  
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electro-   electricity  
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-trophy   development, nourishment  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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pseudo-   fake, false  
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azot-   nitrogenous compounds  
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