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show a gland; a body part that sparates certain elements and secretes them is a form for the body to use or for elimination (such as sweat, urine)  
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show Kidney secretes urine mammary (mamm= breast) secretes milk salivary secretes saliva  
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adenic   show
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show aden/o/pathy any disease of a gland  
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adenectomy   show
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show aden/osis any condition of a gland  
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adenotomy   show
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show aden/oma a tumor with a glandlike structure (a glandular tumor) of any body part  
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show a glandular tumor of the eyelid (an adenoma of the eyelid)ep  
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nephradenoma nephr/aden/oma   show
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show This element means vessel used to designate any of the tubes, ducts or canals that convey the fluids of the body. however, its principal reference is to a blood vessel or the blood vessels.  
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angiitis (angi/itis   show
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show surgical removal of a vessel or vessels  
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angiomegaly (angi/o/megal/y)   show
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angiopathy (angi/o/path/y   show
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show softening of a vessel or vessels  
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angiosis (angi/osis)   show
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show ia joint; a joint of the body; the point where two bones come together.  
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arthral (arthr/al   show
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arthritis (arthr/itis/   show
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show cutting into or incision of a joint  
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arthrosis (arthr/osis)   show
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arthropathy (arthr/o/path/y   show
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show the eyelid  
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show pertaining to the eyelid  
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blepharo-lasty (blephar/o/plast/y   show
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blepharospasm (blephar/o/spasm)   show
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blepharadenomad (blephar/aden/oma)   show
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show inflammation of an eyelid.  
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show surgical removal (excision) of all or part of the eyelid  
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show pertaining to the heart j  
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show any disease of the heart.  
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carditis (card/itis)   show
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cardiology (cardi/ology)   show
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cardiologist (cardi/ologist)   show
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show enlargement of the heart  
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cardiomalacia (cardi/o/malacia)   show
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show cutting into (incision) of the heart  
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cerebr-   show
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show pertaining to the brain  
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cerebrum (cerebr/um   show
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cerebritis (cerebr/itis)   show
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show pertaining to the brain and the spinal cord  
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show any condition or disease of the brain  
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cerebrfomalacia (cerebr/o/malacia)   show
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show the study of the brain  
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cerebropathy (cerebr/o/path/y   show
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show pertaining to the skin  
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dermatic (dermat/ic   show
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show pertaining to the skin  
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show the skin  
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show the skin  
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show inflammation of the skin  
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dermatomegaly (dermat/o/megal/y)   show
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show any condition or disease of the skin  
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dermatopathy (swemR/O/Prh/y)   show
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show plastic repair or surgery on the skin such as skin grafting  
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dermatology (dermat/ology)   show
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show a specialist in the study of the skin  
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dermabrasion (swem/VEaion)   show
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-ectomy   show
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show surgical removal of a gland  
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show surgical removal of a vessel  
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arthrectomy (arthr/ectomy)   show
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show surgical removal of an eyelid  
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enterectomy (enter/ectomy)   show
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gastrectomy (gastr/ectomy)   show
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neprectomy (nephr/ecgtomy)   show
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enter-   show
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show pertaining to the intestines  
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enteric (enter/ic)   show
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show - the stomach and intestines  
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show inflammation of the intestines  
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enterectomy (enter/ectomy)   show
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show any disease of the intestines  
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show plastic repair or surgery of the intestines  
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enteraden- (enter/adn-)   show
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enteradenitis (enter/aden/itis)   show
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show the stomach; the balloon-like organ in the abdomen that begins the digestion of food.  
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show pertaining to the stomach  
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gastrointestinal (gastr/o/intestin/al   show
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gastroenteric (hsdyt/o/rnyrt/iv)   show
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show surgical removal of the whole or part of the stomach  
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show excision of a large portion but not all of the stomach  
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show gum; the gums of the mouth/; the tissue that forms the collar around each tooth  
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gingival (gingiv/al   show
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gingiva (gingiv/a)   show
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gingivae (gingiv/ae)   show
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gingivitis (gingiv/itis)   show
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gingivectomy (gingiv/ectomy)   show
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gingivoplasty (gingiv/o/plast/y)   show
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show the liver; the largest gland in the body, weighing about 1.5 kilograms (3 pounds); secretes bile into the intestine for digestion of fats  
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show pertaining to the liver  
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show inflammation of the liver  
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show the study of the liver  
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show a specialist in the study of the liver  
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hepatonephritis (hepat/o/nephr/itis   show
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hepatonephromegaly (hepat/o/nephr/omegal/y)   show
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hepatectomy (hepat/ectomy)   show
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show softening of the liver  
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-itis   show
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show inflammation of the stomach  
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show inflammation of the heart  
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show inflammation of the skin  
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show inflammation of the brain (cerebrum)  
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enteritis (enter/itis)   show
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adenitis (aden/itis)   show
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angiitis (angi/itis)   show
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angitis (ang/itis)   show
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nephritis (nephr/itis)   show
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hepatitis (hepat/itis)   show
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show inflammation of a joint  
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blepharritis (blephar/itis)   show
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show inflammation of the nose  
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gingivitis (gingiv/itis)   show
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show inflammation of the heart and blood vessels  
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show inflammation of the glands of the eyelid  
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show inflammation of the glands of the intestines  
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show inflammation of the intestine (small) and the stomach  
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enterohepatitis (gast/o/hepat/itis)   show
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gastronnephritis (gstr/o/nephr/itis)   show
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show inflammation of the liver and kidney  
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-malacia a suffix   show
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show softening of a gland  
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show softening of the heart  
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show softening of the brain (cerebrum)`  
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hepatomalacia (hepat/o/malacia)   show
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nephromalacia (nephr/o/malacia   show
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angiomalacia (angi/o/malacia)   show
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show softening of the walls of the stomache in structures that are hoow such as vessels or the stomach, softening would be present in the walls of the structure.  
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show enlarged, literally pertaining to largeness, enlargementof-- but used principally to denote abnormal size. Body parts have a characteristically normal size related to age,sex, body type, etc. Abnormal increases in size are denoted by "megal-"  
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show enlargement of a gland  
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show enlargement of a blood vessel  
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show enlargement of the heart  
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show enlargement of the brain (cerebrum)  
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enteromegaly (enter/o/megal/y)   show
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gastromegaly (gastr/o/megal/y)   show
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nephromegaly (nephr/o/megal/y   show
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cardiohepatomegaly (cardi/o/hepat/o/megal/y   show
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megalo- (megalo)   show
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megalocardia (megal/o/card/ia)   show
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show abnormal enlargement of the stomach  
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megalohepatia (megal/o/hepat/ia   show
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nephr-   show
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show pertaining to the kidneys  
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show enlargement of a kidney  
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nephritis (nephr/itis)   show
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nephroma (nephr/oma)   show
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nephropathy (nephr/o/path/y   show
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nephrotomy (nephr/otomy)   show
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nephrectomy (nephr/ectomy)   show
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nephrology (nephr/ology   show
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show a specialist in the study of the kidneys  
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show glandular tumor of a kidney  
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show glandular tumor of a kidney  
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hepatonephromegaly (hepat/o/nephr/o/megal/y)   show
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-ologist   show
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gastrologist (gastr/ologist)   show
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show a specialist in the study of the heart  
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dermatologist (dermat/ologist)   show
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show a specialist in the study of the intestines  
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njephrologist (nephr/ologist)   show
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hepatologist (hepat/ologist)   show
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show a specialist in the study of the nose  
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show a specialist in the study of the stomach and intestines  
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pathologist (path/ologist)   show
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-ology   show
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dermatology (dermat/ology)   show
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pathology (path/ology)   show
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show the branch of medicine that deals with thediagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of disease. Within this branch are specialized fields termed subspecialties including cariology, nephrology gastroenterology  
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cardiology (cardi/ogogy)   show
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show the field of medicine dealing with the kidneys, their functions and thir diseases  
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gasteroenterology (gastr/o/enter/ology)   show
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show a tumor; a swelling on some part of the body; especially a mass of new tissue growth most applications of this sugffix have to do with the composition of the tumor, that is, the kind of tissue forming the tumor  
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show an abnormal mass of brain tissue.  
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show an abnormal growth of skin tissue  
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show a tumor with a glandlike structure  
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show a tumor which tends to be made up of blood vessels  
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blepharadenoma (blephar/aden/oma)   show
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show a tumor composed of, atmmor consisting of, atumor arising from  
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-osis   show
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gastrosis (gastr/osis)   show
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dermatosis (dermat/osis)   show
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show a condition of the brain (cerebrum)  
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show a condition of the intestines  
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show a condition of a gland  
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show a condition of a blood vessel  
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show a condition of a kidney  
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hepatosis (hepat/osis)   show
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arthrosis (arthr/osis)   show
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acidosis (acid'/osis)   show
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-otomy   show
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adnotomy (adne/otomy)   show
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arthrotomy (arthr/otomy   show
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show surgical incision of the intestines  
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gastrotomy (gastr/otomy)   show
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hepatotomy (hepat/otomy)   show
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show surgicalincision of the kidney  
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path-   show
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pathic jpath/ic   show
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pathology (path/ology   show
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pathosis (path/osis)   show
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adenopathy (aden/o/path/y   show
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show any diease of a blood vessel  
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show any disease of a joint  
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show any disease of the heart  
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show any disease of the brain (cerebrum)  
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dermopathy (derm/o/path/y   show
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show any disease of the skin  
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enteropathy (enter/o/path/y)   show
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show any disease of the stomach  
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hepatopathy (hepat/o/path/y)   show
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show any disease of the kidneys  
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rhinopathy (rhin/ost-alppath/y   show
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-pathic suffix   show
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plast-   show
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-plasty (plast/y)   show
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show plastic repair of a blood vessel  
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show plastic repair of a joint  
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show plastic repair of an eyelid  
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carioplasty (cardi/o/plast/y)   show
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show plastic repair of the skin  
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dermatoplasty (dermat/o/plast/y   show
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enteroplasty (enter/o/plast/y)   show
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show plastic repair of the stomach  
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show plastic repair of the gums  
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show plastic repair of the nose  
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show pertaining to surgical repair  
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-rhin   show
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rhinal (rhin/al)   show
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show plastic repair of the n ose; rebuilding, reconstruction of or forming the nose  
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rhinitis (rhin/itis)   show
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rhinology (rhin/ology)   show
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show specialist in the study of the nose  
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show involuntary contractions; asudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles; a sudden but bried constriction of a body passage or opening; a convulsion is a series of severe spasms  
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show are examples of body passage spasms  
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Blepharospasm (fblephar/o/spasm)   show
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