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suffixes of the hematology/immunology unit

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-ase   enzyme  
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-ated   pertaining to a condition; composed of  
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-ation   a process; being or having  
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-blast   immature cell  
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-body   a structure or thing  
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-crasia   a mixing  
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-crit   seperation of  
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-cyte   cell  
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-ectomy   surgical excision  
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-edema   swelling  
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-emia   condition of the blood; substance in the blood  
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-emic   pertaining to a condition of the blood or a substance in the blood  
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-ency   condition of being  
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-esis   a process  
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-gen   that which produces  
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-gram   a record or picture  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ia   condition; state; thing  
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-immune   immune response  
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-in   a substance  
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-ion   action; condition  
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-ism   process; disease from a specific cause  
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-ist   one who specializes in  
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-ity   state; condition  
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-ization   process of making; creating, or inserting  
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-kine   movement  
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-logy   the study of  
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-lysis   process of breaking down or destroying  
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-lyte   dissolved substance  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oid   resembling  
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-oma   tumor; mass  
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-opsy   process of viewing  
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-or   person or thing that produces or does  
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-osis   condition; abnormal condition; process  
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-pathy   disease; suffering  
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-penia   condition of deficiency  
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-phage   thing that eats  
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-phil   attraction to; fondness for  
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-poiesis   condition of formation  
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-poietin   a substance that forms  
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-rrhage   excessive flow or discharge  
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-sin   a substance  
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-stasis   condition of standing still; staying in one place  
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-steroid   steroid  
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-tomy   process of cutting or making an incision  
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-ure   system; result of  
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