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chapter 3

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-a   noun ending  
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-ac   pertaining to  
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-ad   toward, increase  
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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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-ar   pertaining to  
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-cele   swelling or herniation  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-cide   to kill or destroy  
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-clasis   crushing or breaking up  
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-cyte   cell  
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-dynia   pain  
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-e   noun ending  
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-ectasia   stretching or dilatation  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-er   one who  
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-genesis   Generating or formation  
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-genic   Pertaining to formation  
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-gram   record or picture  
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-graph   an instrument used to record  
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-graphy   process or recording  
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-ia   condition  
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-iasis   presence of an abnormal condition  
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-iatric   relating to medicine, physicians or medical treatment  
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-iatrist   one who treats  
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-iatry   medical treatment  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ician   specialist in a field of study  
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-ion   action or process  
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-ism   condition  
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-ist   practitioner  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-lepsy   seizure or attack  
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-lith   stone  
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-lithiasis   presence or formation of stones  
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-logy   the study of  
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-logist   one who specializes in the study of  
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-lysis   destruction or detachment  
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-lytic   destruction  
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-mania   mental disorder  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-meter   an instrument used to measure  
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-metry   the process of measuring  
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-oid   resembling  
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-ole   small or little  
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-oma   tumor  
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-opia   visual condition  
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-osis   condition  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   decrease in or deficiency  
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-pexy   surical fixation  
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-philia   attracted to  
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-phobia   abnormal fear  
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-plasia   formation or developement  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-ptosis   drooping or prolapse  
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-rrhagia   excessive flow or discharge  
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-rrhaphy   suturing  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-scope   an instrument used to view  
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-scopy   the process of viewing  
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-stasis   stopping or controlling  
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-stomy   the surgical creation of a new opening  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-tomy   incision into  
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-tripsy   intentional crushing  
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-ula   small or little  
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-ule   small one  
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-uria   a characteristic or urine  
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-y   noun ending  
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