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1.1
x- ize
finalize

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to (do the action of) x
to make (something) x
to make something final
verb

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1.2
x- al
national

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p.t. x
p.t. a nation
adjective

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1.3
x- ic
lycanthropic

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p.t. x
p.t. a wolf-man
adjective

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1.4
x- ous
ridiculous

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p.t. x
p.t. ridicule
adjective

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1.5
x- ary
urinary

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p.t. x
p.t. urine
adjective

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1.6
x- ar
solar

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p.t. x
p.t. the sun
adjective

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1.7
x- an
median

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p.t. x
p.t. the middle
adjective

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1.8
x- ine
canine

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p.t. x
p.t. dogs
adjective

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1.9
x- ac
aphrodisiac

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p.t. x
p.t. love/sex
adjective

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x- oid
android

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Resembling x
resembling a man
adjective

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1.11
x- ia
dactyl- ia

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an abnormal condition involving x
an abnormal condition involving a/the digits
noun

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1.12
x- ist
dent- ist

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one who does the action of x
one who specializes in x
one who specializes in the teeth
noun

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x- in
cyt- o- tox- in

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a substance (which does the action) of x
a substance which poisons cells
noun

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1.14
x- it- is
laryng- oid- it- is

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the inflammation of x
the inflammation of something resembling the larynx
if ic instead of is: p.t. the inflammation of something resembling the larynx
diagnostic termination

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1.15
x- o- rrhex- is
arthr- al- lo- rhex- is or ic

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the rupturing of x (if x can be ruptured)
the rupturing of something involving x (if x cannot be ruptured)
the rupturing of something p.t. the joints
p.t. the rupturing of something p.t. the joints
diagnostic termination

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1.16
x- o- schis- is
crani- o- schis- is or ic

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the splitting of x (also can refer to the presence of a cleft)
the splitting of the skull
p.t. the splitting of the skull
diagnostic termination

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1.17
x- ias- is
cran- ias- is or iast- ic

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the abnormal presence of x
the abnormal presence of something involving the skull
p.t. the abnormal presence of something involving the skull
diagnostic termination

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x- o- clas- is
iconoclasis

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the breaking of x
the breaking of images
clast- ic p.t. the breaking of images
diagnostic termination

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1.19
x- os- is
neur- os- is
neur- ot- ic

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an abnormal condition involving x
an abnormal condition involving the nerves
p.t. an abnormal condition involving the nerves

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1.19
x- os- is
neur- os- is
neur- ot- ic

neurosis is the same as neuria

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an abnormal condition involving x
an abnormal condition involving the nerves
p.t. an abnormal condition involving the nerves
diagnostic termination

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x- o- path- y
psych- o- path- y
path- ic

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a disease of x
a disease of the mind
p.t. a disease of the mind
diagnostic termination

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1.21
x- o- megal- y
crani- o- megal- y
megal- ic

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the enlargement of x
the enlargement of the skull
p.t. the enlargement of the skull
diagnostic termination

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1.22
x- o- phag- y
x- o- phagia
x- o- phag- ist

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the ingestion of x

one who ingests/eats x
one who specializes in (i.e. studies/treates) the ingestion of x
diagnostic termination

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x- o- genes- is
x- o- genet- ic

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the production of x
p.t. the production of x
diagnostic termination

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1.24 x- o- poies- is x- o- poiet- ic
the formation of x p.t. the formation of x diagnostic termination
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1.25 x- o- kines- is x- o- kinet- ic
the movement of x p.t. the movement of x diagnostic termination
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1.26 x- algia brachi- algia brachi- o- kinet- algia
pain in/volving x pain in an/the arms pain involving the movement of an/the arms diagnostic termination
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1.27 | x- odynia
pain in/volving x | diagnostic termination
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1.28 | x- o- plegia
the paralysis of x | diagnostic termination
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1.29 x- o- penia leuk- o- penia
a deficiency of x a deficiency of white things diagnostic termination
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1.30 x- o- rrhagia hemorrhage
the rapid flowing of (something from) x alternate ending e rrhage for the rapid flowing of blood and rrhagic p.t diagnostic termination
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1.31 x- o- malacia oste- o- malacia
the softening of x the softening of the bone diagnostic termination
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1.32 x- o- necrosis rhin- o- necrosis
the death of x (usually tissue) the death of the nose diagnostic termination
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1.33 x- o- stenosis arteri- o- stenosis
the narrowing of x the narrowing of an artery stenotic p.t. diagnostic termination
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1.34 x- o- sclerosis crani- o- sclerosis
the hardening of x the hardening of the skull crani-o-sclerot-osis an abnormal condition involving the hardening of the skull diagnostic termination
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1.35 x- o- ptosis blephar- o- ptosis
the downward displacement of x the downward displacement of an/the eyelids diagnostic termination
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1.36 | x- agr- a
gouty pain in x | diagnostic termination
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1.37 x- o- rrhea crani- o- rrhea
the flowing of (something from) x the flowing of something from the skull diagnostic termination
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1.38 x- edema x- edematous
the swelling of x p.t. the swelling of x diagnostic termination
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1.39 x- o- cele craniocele
the protrusion of (something through) x the protrusion of the skull if x can not protrude say the protrusion of something through x diagnostic termination
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1.40 x- o- lith lith- iasis
a calculus in/volving x the abnormal presence of calculi diagnostic termination
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1.41 | x- o- spasm
a spasm of x | diagnostic termination
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1.42 | x- ism- us
a spasm of x | diagnostic termination
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1.43 x-ectopia laryng-ectopia
the displacement of x the displacement of the larynx diagnostic termination
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1.44 x- ectasia or ectasis
the distention of x | diagnostic termination
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1.45 | x- o- plasia
the formation of x | diagnostic termination
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1.46 | x- o- dys- plas- ia
the defective formation of x | diagnostic termination
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1.47 | x- o- troph- y
the growth/nourishment of x | diagnostic termination
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``` 1.48 x- o- dystrophy muscul- o- dystrophy muscul- ar- dystrophy muscul- ar- o- dystrophy ```
``` the defective growth of x the defective growth of a muscle the defective growth p.t. a muscle the defective growth of something p.t. the muscle diagnostic termination ```
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1.49 x- atrophy crani- atroph- ic crani- o- trophy
the lack of growth of x p.t. the lack of growth of the skull the growth/nourishment of the skull diagnostic termination
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1.50 x- asthenia my- asthenia
the lack of strength in x | the lack of strength of a muscle
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1.51 x- o -therapy chem- o- therapy
the treatment by means of x treatment by means of chemicals therapeutic termination
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1.53 x- o- stasis therm- o- stasis
the stopping of x the stopping of heat therapeutic termination
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1.52 x- iatr- y psych- iatr- y
the healing of x
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1.55 x- o- centesis amin- o- centesis
the surgical puncturing of x the surgical puncturing of the amnion therapeutic termination
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1.57 x- o- tomy tonsill- o- tomy
the cutting of x the cutting of the tonsil therapeutic termination
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1.58 x- ectomy tonsillectomy
the cutting out of x | the cutting out of the tonsils
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1.56 x- o- rraph- y raph- sody
the suturing of x
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1.58 x- ectomy tonsillectomy
the cutting out of x the cutting out of the tonsils therapeutic termination
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1.59 x- o- stomy crani- o- stem- ist
the making of an opening in x one who makes an opening in the skull therapeutic termination
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1.60 x- ics physics ics and ist = icist
the science of x the science of nature one who specializes in the science of x therapeutic termination
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1.61 x- o- logy biology
``` the study of x the study of life biologic p.t. the study of life biological p.t. something p.t. the study of life therapeutic termination ```
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1.62 x- o- scopy crani- atroph- ic- o- scopy
the examination of x the examination of something p.t. the lack of growth of the skull therapeutic termination
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1.63 x- o- metr- y speedometer
the measurement of x | therapeutic termination
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1.64 | x- o- graphy
the recording of x | therapeutic termination
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1.65 x- o- pexy pectin
the adhesion of x (diagnostic) | the fixation of x (therapeutic)
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1.66 x- o- lysis electr- o- lysis
the disintegration of x ( diagnostic) | the separation of the adhesions of x (therapeutic)
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1.67 | x- o- tropism
the tendency to preferentially affect x (diagnostic or therapeutic)
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1.68 | x- o- phage
something or a cell which ingests x
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1.69 | x- o- tome
an instrument for cutting x | x- o- tom- ic usually means p.t. the cutting of x
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1.70 | x- ectome
an instrument for cutting out x
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1.71 | x- o- scope
an instrument for examining x
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1.72 x- o- clast iconoclast
something which breaks x
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1.73 x- o- stat thermostat
something which stops x
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1.74 x- o- gen carcinogen
a substance which produces x
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1.75 x- o- path psychopath
one with the disease of x
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1.76 x- o- graph telegraph
an instrument for recording x
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1.77 x- o- gram telegram
a record of x
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1.78 x- o- meter speedometer
an instrument for the measuring of x
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1.79 x- o- gen- ic carcinogenic
producing x
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1.80 x- o- gen- ous indigenous
produced by x
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1.81 x- o- trop- ic tropical
preferentially affecting x
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1.82 x- us mucus
masculine the/a x | latin noun ending
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1.83 x- a vertebra
feminine the/a x | latin noun ending
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1.84 x- um cranium
neuter the/a x | latin noun ending
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1.85 x- on gaglion
neuter the/a x | latin noun ending
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1.86 x- (e)us x- (e) a x- (e) um
pertaining to x latin adjective masculine feminine neuter

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