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| a- | no, not, w/o, lack of
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| ab- | away from
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| -ablation | removal
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| -abrasion | scraping of
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| -ac | pertaining to
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| acro- | heights, extreme, extremeties
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| acu- | sharp
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| -acusis | hearing
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| ad- | toward
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| af- | toward
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| agora- | marketplace
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -algia | pain
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| allo- | other, different
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| -amnios | amnion, inner fetal sac
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| amphi- | both
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| -an | pertaining to
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| an- | no, not, w/o
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| ana- | up, apart, away
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| ante- | forward, in front of
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| anti- | against
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| -aphresis | removal
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| apo- | separate, away from
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -arche | beginning
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| -ase | enzyme
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| -atic | pertaining to
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| -ation | process of
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| auto- | self
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| bi- | two
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| bin- | two
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| -blast | embryonic, immature
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| brachy- | short
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| brady- | slow
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| -calculia | ability to do math, calculate
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| -carcinoma | cancer of epithelial origin
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| -cardia | condition of heart
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| cata- | down
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| -cele | herniation, protrusion
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| -centesis | surgical puncture
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| -chalasia | condition of relaxing, slackening
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| -chalasis | relaxation, slackening
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| -chezia | condition of stools
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| circum- | around
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| -cision | process of cutting
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| -clasis | intentional breaking
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| -clast | breaking down
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| -coagulation | process of clotting
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| con- | together
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| contra- | opposite, against
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| -crine | to secrete, secreting
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| -crit | to separate, separating
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| crypt- | hidden
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| -cusis | hearing
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| -cyesis | pregnancy, gestation
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| -cyte | cell
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| -cytosis | abnormal increase in cells
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| de- | down, lack of
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| -desis | binding
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| di- | two, both
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| dia- | through, complete
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| -dipsia | condition of thirst
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| dis- | bad, abnormal, apart
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| -drome | to run, running
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| -dynia | pain
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| dys- | bad, difficult, painful
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| -e | noun ending
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| e- | outward, out
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| ec- | out, outward
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| echo- | sound, reverberation
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| -ectasia | condition of expansion, dilation
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| -ectasis | expansion, dilation
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| ecto- | outward, outer
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| -ectomy | removal, excision
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| -edema | swelling
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| ef- | away from
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| -emesis | vomiting, vomit
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -emic | pertaining to blood condition
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| en- | in
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| end- | within
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| endo- | within
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| epi- | above, upon
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| -esis | state of
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| eso- | inward
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| -esthesia | condition of feeling, sensation
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| eu- | healthy, normal
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| ex- | out
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| -exia | condition
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| exo- | outside
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| extra- | outside
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| -ferous | pertaining to, carrying
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| -fida | to split, splitting
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| -flux | to flow, flowing
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| -fusion | process of pouring
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| -gen | producing
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| -genesis | production, origin
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| -genic | pertaining to, produced by
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| -genous | pertaining to, originating from
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| -geusia | condition of sense of taste
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| -glia | glia cell, glue
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| -globin | protein substance
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| -globulin | protein substance
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| -gnosia | condition of knowing
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| -gram | record, recording
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| -graph | instrument to record
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| -graphia | condition of writing
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -gravida | pregnancy, gestation
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| -hedonia | condition of pleasure
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| hemi- | half
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| homo- | same
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| hyper- | excessive, above
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| hypo- | deficient, below, under
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| -ia | condition, state of
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| -iac | pertaining to
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| -iasis | condition, presence of
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| -iatric | pertaining to treatment
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| -iatrician | one who specializes in treatment
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| -iatrist | one who specializes in treatment
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -ician | one who studies
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| -icle | small, tiny
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| -id | pertaining to
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| -ile | pertaining to
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| -in | substance
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| in- | in, not
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| -ine | pertaining to
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| infra- | down
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| inter- | between
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| intra- | within
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| -ion | process of
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| -ior | pertaining to
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| ipsi- | same
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| -is | structure, thing, noun ending
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| -ism | condition, state of
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| -ist | one who specializes
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -itic | pertaining to
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| -ium | structure, membrane
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| -ive | pertaining to
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| -ization | process of
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| -kathisia | condition of sitting
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| -kine | movement
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| -kinin | movement, substance
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| -lalia | condition of babbling
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| -lapse | fall
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| -lepsy | seizure
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| levo- | left
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| -lexia | condition of reading
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| -listhesis | slipping
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| -lithotomy | removal of a stone
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| -logist | specialize in the study of
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| -logy | study of
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| -lysis | breaking down, dissolving, loosening
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| -lytic | pertaining to breaking down
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| macro- | large
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| mal- | bad, poor
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| -malacia | softening
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| -mania | condition of madness
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| meso- | middle
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| meta- | beyond, change
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| -meter | instrument to measure
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| -metry | process of measurement
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| micro- | small
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| mid- | middle
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| -mission | to send, sending
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| mono- | one
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| multi- | many
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| neo- | new
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| -noia | condition of mind
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| non- | not
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| nulli- | none
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| -occlusion | condition of closure
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| -occult | secret, hidden
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| -oid | resembling, like
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| -oma | tumor, mass
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| -on | structure
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| -one | hormone, substance that forms
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| -opia | vision condition
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| -opsia | vision condition
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| -opsy | process of viewing
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| -orexia | appetite condition
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| -ose | pertaining to, full of
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -osmia | condition of sense of smell
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| oxy- | rapid
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| pan- | all
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| par- | beside, near
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| -para | delivery, parturition
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| para- | near, beside, abnormal
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| -paresis | slight paralysis
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| -partum | parturition (delivery)
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| -pathy | disease process
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| -pause | stop, cease
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| -penia | deficiency
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| -pepsia | digestion
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| per- | through
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| peri- | surrounding, around
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| -pexy | fixation, suspension
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| -phagia | condition of eating, swallowing
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| -phasia | condition of speaking
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| -pheresis | removal
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| -phil | attraction
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| -philia | condition of attraction, sensitivity
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| -phobia | condition of fear, extreme
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| -phylaxis | protection
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| -physis | growth
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| -plakia | condition of patches
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| -plasia | condition of formation, development
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| -plasm | condition of formation
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| -plastin | forming substance
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -pnea | breathing
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| -poiesis | formation, production
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| -poietin | forming substance
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| poly- | many, much, frequent
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| post- | behind, after
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| -praxia | condition of purposeful movement
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| pre- | before, in front of
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| presby- | old age
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| primi- | first
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| pro- | forward, in front of
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| -ptosis | drooping, prolapse, falling
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| -ptysis | spitting
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| quadri- | four
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| re- | back, backward, again
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| retro- | backward
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| -rrhagia, -rrhage | bursting forth
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| -rrhaphy | suture, repair
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| -rrhea | discharge, flow
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| -rrheic | pertaining to discharge
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -salpinx | tube, fallopian or eustachian
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| -sarcoma | connective tissue tumor
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| -sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening
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| -scope | instrument to view
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| -scopic | pertaining to viewing
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| -scopy | process of viewing
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| -sepsis | infection
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| -siderin | iron substance
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| -sis | state of, condition
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| -spadias | a rent or tear
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| -spasm | spasm, sudden, involuntary
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| -stalsis | contraction
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| -stasis | controlling, stopping
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| -stenosis | abnormal condition of narrowing
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| -sthenia | condition of strength
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| -stomy | new opening
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| sub- | under, below
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| supra- | upward, above
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| syn- | together, joined
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| tachy- | fast, rapid
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| -tension | process of stretching, pressure
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| tetra- | four
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| -therapy | treatment
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| -thorax | chest
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| -thrombin | clotting substance
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| -thymia | condition, state of mind
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| -tion | process of
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| -tocia | condition of labor, delivery
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| -tome | instrument to cut
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| -tomy | incision, cutting
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| trans- | through, across
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| -tresia | condition of an opening
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| tri- | three
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| -tripsy | process of crushing
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| -tripter | machine to crush
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| -trite | instrument to crush
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| -trophy | process of nourishment
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| -ule | small
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| ultra- | beyond
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| -um | structure, thing, membrane
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| uni- | one
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| -uria | urinary condition
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| -us | structure, thing
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| -version | process of turning
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| -y | process of
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