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HLHS 101 Word Building Approach Ch1 Word Structures

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suffix   to fasten on, beneath, or under  
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-ion   process  
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-therapy   treatment  
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-oma   tumor  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-ptosis   prolapse, drooping, sagging, falling down  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-rrhagia   to burst forth, bursting forth  
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-rrhage   to burst forth, bursting forth  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-scope   instrument for examining  
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-scopy   visual examination, to view, examine  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-tomy   incision  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-trophy   nourishment, development  
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-al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ous   pertaining to  
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-ive   nature of, quality of  
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-sepsis   decay  
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- hexia, -ism, -osis, -y   condition  
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-opsy   to view  
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-grade   a step  
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-meter   instrument to measure  
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-fuge   to flee  
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-gnosis   knowledge  
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-phoresis   to carry  
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-ant   forming  
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-logy   study of  
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-gram   a weight  
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-liter   liter  
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-form   shape  
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-pathy   disease  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-genic   formation, produce  
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-drome   a course  
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-graphy   recording  
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-ist   one who specializes  
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-ician   physician  
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