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A&P suffixes terms

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algia   pain  
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arche   beginning  
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ase   enzyme  
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asthenia   weaknes  
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capnia   carbon dioxide  
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cele   hernia, protrusion, swelling  
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centesis   puncture  
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cide   to kill  
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ciasis   break, fracture  
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clysis   injection  
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crit   to separate  
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cusis   hearing  
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cyesis   pregnancy  
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cyte   cell  
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desis   fixation, binding (of a bone or joint)  
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dynia   pain  
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ectasis   dilation, stretching, expansion  
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ectomy   removal, excision  
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emesis   vomiting  
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emia   blood  
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gen   born, producing  
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genesis, genic   producing, forming, origin  
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glia   glue  
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globin   protein  
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gnosis   knowledge  
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gram   record, a writing  
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graph   instrument for recording  
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graphy   process of recording  
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ia   condition  
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iasis   abnormal, condition  
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ic   pertaining to  
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icle   small  
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ist   one who specializes  
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itis   inflammation  
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kinesis   movement, motion  
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lith   stone, calculus  
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logist   specialist in the study of  
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logy   study of  
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lysis   breaking up, separation, destruction  
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malcia   softening  
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mania   madness  
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megaly   enlargement  
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metry   act of measuring  
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meter   instrument of measuring  
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mnesia   memory  
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oid   like, resembling  
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ole   small  
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oma   tumor  
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opia   vision  
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osis   abnormal condition, increase  
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para   to bear (off spring)  
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paresis   partia paralysis  
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pathy   disease, emotion  
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penia   deficiency, decrease  
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pexy   fixation, to put in place (organ)  
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phagia   eat, swallow  
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phasia   speech  
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philia   attraction for  
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phobia   fear of  
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phonia   sound, voice  
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plasia   development, formation, growth  
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plasm   formation  
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plasty   surgical repair  
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plegia   paralysis  
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pnea   breathing  
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poiesis   formation,production  
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ptosis   drooping, prolapse, downward displacement  
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ptysis   spitting  
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rrhage, rrhagia   burst forth  
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rrhapy   suture  
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rrhea   flow, discharge  
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rrhexis   rupture  
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sclerosis   hardening  
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scope   instrument for visual examination  
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scopy   visual inspection  
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spasm   involuntary contraction, twitching  
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stasis, static   stopping, control, standing still  
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stenosis   stricture, narrowing  
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stomy   new opening, forming, an opening  
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therapy   treatment  
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tome   instrument for cutting  
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tomy   incision, cut into  
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toxic   poison  
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tripsy   crushing  
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trophy   nourishment, development  
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ula   small  
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ule   small  
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uria   urine  
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version   to turn  
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y   process  
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