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AAA SUFFIX 12345

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a   noun suffix, no meaning  
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ac   pertaining to  
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acusis   hearing  
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ad   toward  
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age   related to  
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al   pertaining to  
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algesia   sensitivity to pain  
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algia   pain  
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ant   forming  
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ar   pertaining to  
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artresia   absence of a normal body opening  
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ary   pertaining to  
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asthenia   weakness, lack of strength  
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betes   to go  
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blast   immature cell, germ cell  
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body   body  
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cele   hernia, protrusion  
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centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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clasia   break  
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clast   break  
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clave   a key  
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coccus   berryshaped  
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cope   strike  
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cyesis   injection  
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cyst   bladder  
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cyte   cell  
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cytosis   condition of cells, slight increase in numbers  
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derma   skin  
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desis   surgical fixation, fusion  
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dynia   pain  
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ectasia   stretching, dilatation, widening  
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ectasis   dilation of  
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ectomy   excision, removal  
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edema   swelling  
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emesis   vomiting  
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emia   blood condition  
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ergy   work  
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esthesia   nervous sensation, feeling  
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form   like, resembling  
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fuge   to flee  
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gen   formation, produce  
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gen   substance that produces  
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genesis   formation, produce  
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genic   pertaining to the formation or production of  
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glia   glue  
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globin   protein  
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gnosis   knowledge  
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grade   a step  
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gram   a weight, mark, record  
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gram   record,radiographic image  
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graph   instrument for recording data  
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graph   to write, record  
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graphy   recording of data  
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hexia   condition  
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ia   diseased / abnormal state, condition of  
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ial   pertaining to  
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ial   pertaining to  
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iasis   abnormal condition  
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ic   pertaining to  
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ical   pertaining to  
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ice   pertaining to  
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ician   physician  
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iesis   condition  
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ile   pertaining to  
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in   in, into, not  
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in, ine   a substance  
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ine   pertaining to  
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ion   process of  
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ior   pertaining to  
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ism   condition  
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ism   process, condition  
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ist   one who specializes in  
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itis   inflammation of  
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ive   nature of, quality of  
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kinesia   movement  
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kinesis   movement  
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lepsy   seizure  
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lexia   diction  
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liter   liter  
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lith   stone  
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log   study of  
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logist   specialist in the study of  
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logy   study of  
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lymph   lymph  
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lysis   destruction, breakdown, separation  
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malacia   softening of  
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mania   madness  
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megaly   enlargement of  
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meter   instrument to measure  
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metry   measurement of  
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noia   mind  
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oid   resembling, derived from  
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oma   tumor  
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omion   shoulder  
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opia   eye vision  
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opsy   view of, viewing, to view  
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ory   pertaining to  
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osis   condition, usually abnormal  
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ostomy   creation of an artificial opening  
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ous   pertaining to  
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paresis   weakness  
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pathy   disease, condition  
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penia   lack of, deficiency  
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pepsia   digestion  
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pexy   surgical fixation  
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phagia   eating or swallowing  
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phasia   to speak  
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phil   attraction for  
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philia   attraction for  
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phobia   fear of  
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phoresis   to carry  
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phylaxis   protection  
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physis   growth  
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plasia   formation, produce  
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plasty   plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction  
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plegia   paralysis  
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poiesis   formation  
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praxia   action  
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ptosis   droop, sag, protrude  
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ptysis   to spit, spitting  
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rhaphy   surgical repair, suture  
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rrhage   bursting forth (of blood)  
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rrhagia   bursting forth (of blood)  
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rrhaphy   suture, repair  
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rrhea   flow, discharge  
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schisis   split, fissure  
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sclerosis   hardening of  
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scope   instrument to visually examine  
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scopy   visual examination of  
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sepsis   decay, infection  
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sis   state of, condition  
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spasm   sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles  
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stasis   to stop, control  
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stenosis   narrowing  
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sthenia   strength  
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stitial   to set  
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stomy   surgical creation of an opening  
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suppression   to stop  
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therapy   treatment  
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tic   pertaining to  
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tome   instrument used to cut  
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tomy   incision, cutting  
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tresia   opening  
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tripsy   crushing of  
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troph(y)   nourishment, development  
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um   tissue  
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uria   urine, urination  
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us   pertaining to  
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us   blood  
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y   process, condition, pertaining to  
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