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Quiz 1: Prefix & Suffix Flashcards

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circum-

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Around

Movement around in a circle

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Cirrh/o

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Yellow, tawny

Cirrhosis- chronic degenerative liver disease: yellowness of liver and skin

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Con-

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Together, with

Congenital (born with)

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Contra-

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Against

Contradiction (against what is indicated)

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Cyan/o-

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Blue

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De-

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Down, from

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Dia-

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Through

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Dis-

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Free-of, to undo

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult, painful, disordered

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Ecto-

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Outside

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Endo-

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Within, inner

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Eosin/o

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Red

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Eu-

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Well, easily good, normal

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Ex-

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Out, away from, outside

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Exo-

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Outside, outward

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Extra-

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Outside, outward

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Glauc/o

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Gray, silver

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hetero-

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Different

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Homeo-

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Likeness, same

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Homo-

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Same

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Hydro-

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Water

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Hyp-

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Under, below, beneath, less than normal

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Idio-

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Individual

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Im-

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Not

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In-

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Inside, within, not

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Infra-

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Beneath, below, under

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Jaund/o-

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Yellow

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Juxta-

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Near, beside

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Leuk/o

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White

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Melan/o

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Black

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Meso-

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Middle

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Meta

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Beyond,after

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Milli

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One thousandth

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Mono

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One

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Multi

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Many

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Non

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Not

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Pan

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All

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Para

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Near, beside, beyond, 2 like parts

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Per-

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Through

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Peri

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Around

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Poli/o

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Gray

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Poly

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Many, much, excessive

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Post

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After, behind

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Pre

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Before, in front

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Primi

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First

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Pseudo

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False

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Purpur /o

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Purple

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Quadri

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Four

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Re-

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Back, again

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Retro-

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Backward, behind

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Rube-

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Red

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Semi-

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Half

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Sub-

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Under, below

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Supra-

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Above, over

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Sym-

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Joined, together

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Syn-

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Joined, together

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Tachy-

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Rapid

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Trans-

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Across, through

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Tri-

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Three

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Ultra-

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Beyond, excess

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Uni-

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One

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Xanth /o

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Yellow

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-iatry

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Medical treatment,
Medical profession

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ical

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Pertaining to

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-ician

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Specialist in a field of study

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-ile

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Pertaining to
Capable

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-ion

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Action
Process

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-ism

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Condition

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-ist

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Practitioner

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ize

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To make
To treat
Combine with

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-lepsy

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Seizure
Attack

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-lith

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Stone

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-lithiasis

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Presence or formation of stones

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-logy

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The study of

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-logist

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One who specializes in the study of

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-lysis

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Destruction
Detachment

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-lytic

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Destruction

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-mania

A

A mental disorder
Madness

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter

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An instrument used to measure

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-metry

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The process of measuring

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-oid

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Resembling

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-ole

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Small
Little

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-oma

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Tumor

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-opia

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Visual condition

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-opsia

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Visual condition

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-opsy

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Process of viewing

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-ory

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Pertaining to
Characterized by

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-osis

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Condition

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-pathy

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Disease

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-penia

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Decrease in
Deficiency

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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-phila

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Attraction to

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-phobia

A

Abnormal Fear

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-plasia

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Formation
Development

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-pnea

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Breathing

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-ptosis

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Dropping
Prolapse

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-rrhagia

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Excessive flow
Discharge

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-rrhaphy

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Suturing

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-rrhea

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Discharge
flow

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-rrexhis

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Rupture

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-scope

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An instrument used to view

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-scopy

A

Process of view with a scope

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-stasis

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Stopping
Controlling

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-stomy

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Surgical creation do a new opening

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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-tion

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Process of

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-tomy

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Incision into

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-tripsy

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Intentional crushing

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-ula

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Small, little

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-ule

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Small one

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-um

A

Identifies singular nouns

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-uria

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Characteristics of the urine

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-us

A

Identifies singular nouns

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-y

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Condition
Process

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-ectasia

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Stretching or dilation

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-ectasis

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Stretching
Dilation

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-er

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One who

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-esis

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Condition of

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-gen

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That which generates

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-genesis

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Generating
Formation

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-genic

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Pertaining to formation
Producing

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-gram

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Record
Picture

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-graph

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Instrument used to record

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-gravida

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Pregnancy

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-ia

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Condition

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-ian

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Specialist in field of study

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-iasis

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Presence of an abnormal hormone

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-iatric

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Relating to medicine, physicians or medical treatment

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-iatricin

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One who treats
Physician

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-iatrist

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One who treats
Physician

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within

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Hypo-

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Under, below, beneath, less than normal

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Epi-

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Upon, over

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Erythr/o

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Red

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