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Chapter 3

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Term
Definition
-emia   blood condition  
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-gram   written record or image  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-graph   instrument used to record  
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-ate   something that  
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-ian   practioner  
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-ism   condition  
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-iasis   diseased condition  
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-lysis   breaking down, destruction  
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-meter   instrument used to measure  
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-lithiasis   formation of stones  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-ion   process  
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-tomy   surgical incision  
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-oma   tumor, mass  
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-ole   small, little  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-esis   condition of  
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-phasia   speech  
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-phagia   to eat  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-sis   condition  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-edema   swelling  
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-rrhapy   to suture  
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-ptosis   drooping, sagging, falling  
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-porosis   porous  
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-tion   process of  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction  
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-rrhagia   excessive flow or discharge  
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-rrhea   flow or discharge  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-algesia   sensitivity to pain  
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-algia   pain  
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-blast   immature cell (embryonic stage of development)  
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-cele   hernia, tumor  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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-cide   to kill; destroy  
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-clasis   break; fracture  
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-cyte   cell  
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-dynia   pain  
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-ectasis   expansion; dilation  
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-ectomy   surgical excision; removal  
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-genesis   generating; formation  
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-genic   to produce  
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-gravida   pregnancy  
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-ia   condition  
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-iatrist   a physician; one who treats  
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-iatrics; -iatry   medical profession; medical treatment  
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-ician   specialist; practioner  
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-ist   practioner  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-kinesis   movement  
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-lepsy   seizure  
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-lith   stone  
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-logy   study of  
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-logist   specialist  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-mania   mad; mental disorder  
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-megaly   abnormal enlargement  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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-oid   resembling  
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-ula   small; little  
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-opia   visual condition  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-pexy   surgical reattachment  
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-phobia   fear  
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-plasty   surgical reconstruction  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-schisis   splitting  
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-scope   instrument for viewing  
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-stomy   surgical creation of a new opening  
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-ule   small one  
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-uria   urine  
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-ac; -al; -ar; -ary; -ic; -ical; -ile; -ory, -ous, -tic   pertaining to  
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