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1
Q

-lith

A

stone

2
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-lysis

A

destruction (break down)

3
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping

4
Q

-uria

A

urine condition

5
Q

-al

A

pertaining to

6
Q

-algia

A

pain

7
Q

-ar

A

pertaining to

8
Q

-ary

A

pertaining to

9
Q

-cele

A

protrusion

10
Q

-eal

A

pertaining to

11
Q

-ectasis

A

dilation

12
Q

-ectomy

A

surgical removal

13
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

14
Q

-genic

A

producing

15
Q

-gram

A

record

16
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

17
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

18
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

19
Q

-lithiasis

A

condition of stones

20
Q

-logy

A

study of

21
Q

-malacia

A

abnormal softening

22
Q

-megaly

A

enlarged

23
Q

-meter

A

instrument to measure

24
Q

-oma

A

tumor

25
Q

-ory

A

pertaining to

26
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition

27
Q

-ostomy

A

surgically creating an opening

28
Q

-otomy

A

cutting into

29
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

30
Q

-pathy

A

disease

31
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

32
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

33
Q

-rrhagia

A

abnormal flow condition

34
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

35
Q

-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

36
Q

-scopy

A

process of visually examining

37
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing

38
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-tic

A

pertaining to

39
Q

-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

40
Q

an-

A

without

41
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anti-

A

against

42
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dys-

A

painful, difficult

43
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extra-

A

outside of

44
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intra-

A

within

45
Q

poly-

A

many

46
Q

retro-

A

backward

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