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The Language of Medicine 11th Edition

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Term
Definition
-ac   pertaining to  
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-acusis   hearing  
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-ad   toward  
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-agon   assemble, gather  
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-agra   excessive pain  
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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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-amine   nitrogen compound  
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-an   pertaining to  
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-apheresis   removal  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-arche   beginning  
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-arthria   articulate (speak distinctly)  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-ase   enzyme  
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-asthenia   lack of strength  
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-ation   process; condition  
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-blast   embryonic; immature cell  
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-blastoma   immature tumor (cells)  
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-capnia   carbon dioxide  
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-cele   hernia  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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-chalasia   relaxation  
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-chalasis   relaxation  
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-chezia   defecation; elimination of wastes  
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-cide   killing  
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-cidal   pertaining to killing  
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-clasis   to break  
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-clast   to break  
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-clysis   irrigation; washing  
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-coccus (pl: -cocci)   berry-shaped bacterium  
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-constriction   narrowing  
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-crine   secrete; separate  
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-crit   separate  
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-cusis   hearing  
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-cyesis   pregnancy  
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-cyte   cell  
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-cytosis   abnormal condition of cells; slight increase in numbers  
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-derma   skin  
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-desis   bind, tie together  
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-dilation   widening; stretching; expanding  
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-dote   to give  
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-drome   to run  
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-dynia   pain  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-ectasia   dilation; dilatation; widening  
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-ectasis   dilation; dilatation; widening  
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-ectomy   removal; excision; resection  
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-edema   swelling  
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-elasma   flat plate  
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-ema   condition  
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-emesis   vomitting  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-emic   pertaining to blood condition  
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-er   one who  
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-esis   action; condition; state of  
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-esthesia   feeling (nervous sensation)  
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-eurysm   widening  
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-ferent   to carry  
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-fication   process of making  
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-fida   split  
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-form   resembling; in the shape of  
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-fusion   to pour; to come together  
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-gen   substance that produces  
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-genesis   producing; forming  
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-genic   produced by or in  
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-globin   protein  
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-globulin   protein  
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-grade   to go  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-gravida   pregnant woman  
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-hexia   state of  
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-ia   condition  
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-iac   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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-icle   small  
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-ile   pertaining to  
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-in, -ine   substance  
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-ine   pertaining to  
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-ion   process  
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-ior   pertaining to  
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-ism   process; condition  
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-ist   specialist  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-itus   condition  
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-ium   structure; tissue  
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-kinesia   movement  
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-kinesis   movement  
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-lapse   slide; fall; sag  
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-lemma   sheath, covering  
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-lepsy   seizure  
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-leptic   pertaining to seizing, taking hold of  
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-lexia   word; phrase  
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-lithiasis   condition of stones  
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-lithotomy   incision (for removal) of a stone  
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-logy   study of  
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-lucent   to shine  
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-lysis   breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening  
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-lytic   reducing, destroying; separating; breakdown  
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-malacia   softening  
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-mania   obsessive preoccupation  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   measure  
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-mimetic   mimic; copy  
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-mission   send  
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-mortem   death  
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-motor   movement  
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-oid   resembling; originating from  
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-ole   little; small  
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-oma   tumor; mass; fluid collection  
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-one   hormone  
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-opaque   obscure  
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-opia   vision condition  
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-opsia   vision condition  
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-opsy   view of  
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-or   one who  
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-orexia   appetite  
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-ose   full of; pertaining to; sugar  
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-osis   condition, usually abnormal  
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-osmia   smell  
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-ostosis   condition of bone  
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-otia   ear condition  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-oxia   oxygen  
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-para   to bear, bring forth (live births)  
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-parous   to bear, bring forth  
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-paresis   weakness  
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-pareunia   sexual intercourse  
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-partum   birth; labor  
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-pathy   disease; emotion  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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-pexy   fixation; to put in place  
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-phage   eat; swallow  
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-phagia   condition of eating; swallowing  
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-phasia   speech  
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-pheresis   removal  
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-phil   attraction for  
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-philia   attraction for  
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-phobia   fear  
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-phonia   voice; sound  
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-phoresis   carrying; transmission  
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-phoria   to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)  
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-phthisis   wasting away  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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-physis   to grow  
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-phyte   plant  
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-plakia   plaque  
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-plasia   development; formation; growth  
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-plasm   formation; structure  
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-plastic   pertaining to formation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-plegia   paralysis; palsy  
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-plegic   pertaining to paralysis; palsy  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-poietin   substance that forms  
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-porosis   condition of pores (spaces)  
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-prandial   pertaining to eating or mealtime  
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-praxia   action  
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-ptosis   falling; drooping; prolapse  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-rrhage   bursting forth (of blood)  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth (of blood)  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhea   flow; discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-salpinx   fallopian tube; oviduct  
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-schisis   split  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-scope   instrument for visual examination  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-sis   state of; condition  
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-sol   solution  
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-some   body  
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-somnia   sleep  
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-spadia   to tear; cut  
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-spasm   sudden contraction of muscles  
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-sphyxia   pulse  
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-stalsis   contraction  
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-stasis   stopping; controlling; placing  
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-static   pertaining to stopping or controlling  
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-stenosis   tightening; stricture  
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-sthenia   strength  
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-stitial   pertaining to standing or positioned  
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-stomia   condition of the mouth  
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-stomy   new opening (to form a mouth)  
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-suppression   stopping  
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-tension   pressure  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-thorax   chest; pleural cavity  
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-thymia   mind (condition of)  
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-thymic   pertaining to mind  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-tocia   labor; birth (condition of)  
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-tocin   labor; birth (a substance for)  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-tomy   process of cutting  
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-tory   pertaining to  
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-tresia   opening  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-trophy   nourishment; development (condition of)  
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-tropia   to turn  
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-tropic   pertaining to stimulating  
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-tropin   stimulate; to act on  
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-type   classification; picture  
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-ule   little; small  
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-um   structure; tissue; thing  
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-uria   urination; condition of urine  
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-us   structure; thing  
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-verse   to turn  
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-version   turning (condition of)  
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-y   condition; process  
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