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MP 101 medical terminology

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-centesis   Surgical Puncture  
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-ectasis   dilation, expansion  
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-toxic   poison  
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-ectomy   excision, removal  
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-edema   swelling  
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-trophy   development, nourishment  
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-stomy   forming of an opening (mouth)  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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-tomy   incision  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-clasis   to break  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-lysis   separation, destruction, loosening  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-lith   stone, calculus  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-desis   binding, fixation (of bone or joint)  
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-malacia   softening  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-pexy   suspension, fixation (of an organ)  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-ical   pertaining to  
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-plasy   surgical repair  
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-oma   tumor  
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-ile   pertaining to  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-pathy   disease  
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-ory   pertaining to  
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-gram   record, writing  
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-penia   decrease, deficiency  
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-ose   pertaining to  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-plasia   formation, growth  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-graphy   the process of recording  
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-plasm   formation, or growth  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-meter   instrument for measuring  
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-rrhage   bursting forth  
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-ia   condition  
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-metry   act of measuring  
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-rrhajia   bursting forth  
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-ism   condition  
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-scope   instrument to view or examine  
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-rrhexus   rupture  
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-iatry   medicine, treatment  
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-algia   pain  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-ician   specialist  
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-dynia   pain  
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-spasm   involuntary twitching, contraction  
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-ist   specialist  
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-cele   hernia, swelling  
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-stenosis   narrowing, stricture  
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