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| roots |
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| meaning |
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| algia |
pain |
| cele |
tumor, hernia, swelling |
| centesis |
puncture, tap |
| cide |
killing |
| ectasis |
dilation, stretching |
| ectomy |
excision |
| emia |
blood |
| esthesia |
pertaining to sensation |
| form |
shaped like |
| gen, genic |
formation, origin |
| gram |
record |
| graph |
recording instrument |
| graphy |
recording of data |
| iasis |
condition |
| ism |
condition |
| itis |
inflammation |
| logy |
study |
| lysis |
seperation, disentegration |
| malacia |
softening |
| megaly |
enlargement |
| meter |
measuring instrument |
| metry |
measurement |
| odynia |
pain |
| oid |
like, resembeling |
| oma |
tumor |
| osis |
condition |
| pathy |
disease |
| penia |
lack of |
| pexy |
surgical fixation |
| phagia |
eating |
| phil, philic |
attracting |
| plasia |
formation, molding |
| plasy |
plastic repair |
| plegia |
paralysis |
| pnea |
breathing |
| pioesis |
formation, production |
| ptosis |
dropping |
| rhage, rhagia |
bursting forth |
| rhaphy |
surgical repair |
| rhea |
discharge |
| rhexis |
rupture |
| scope` |
instrument for examining |
| scopy |
visual examination |
| stasis |
stoppage of flow |
| stomy |
surgical formation of an opening |
| tomy |
incision into |
| trophy |
nourishing |
| tropic |
acting on |
| trispy |
crushing |
| uresis |
unrination |
| uria |
urine |
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