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1
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-ectasis, -ectasia

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dilation, widening

2
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-emesis

A

vomiting

3
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-pepsia

A

digestion

4
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-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

5
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

6
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-ptysis

A

spitting

7
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-rrhage, -rrhagia

A

bursting forth

8
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-rrhaphy

A

suture

9
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

10
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-spasm

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involuntary contraction of muscles

11
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-stasis

A

stopping, controlling

12
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-stenosis

A

narrowing, tightening

13
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-tresia

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opening