Medical Terminology - Suffixes Flashcards
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-dynia
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pain
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-age
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related to
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-ectomy
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excision
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-edema
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swelling
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-gen
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formation
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-gram
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weight, mark, record
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-graph
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to write, record, instrument for recording
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-us
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pertaining to, structure
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-graphy
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recording
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-oma
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tumor
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-penia
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lack of, deficiency, abnormal reduction
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-plasia
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formation, produce
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-poiesis
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formation
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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-tomy
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incision
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-ic
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pertaining to (ie: hypodermic)
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-algia
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pain, ache
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-blast
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immature cell, germ cell, embryonic cell
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-cyte
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cell
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-derma
skin
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-dermis
skin
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-er
relating to, one who
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-form
shape
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-genes
produce
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-genesis
formation, produce
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-genic
formation, produce
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-gnosis
knowledge
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-graft
pencil, grafting knife
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-hexia
condition
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-ia
condition (ie: leukoplakia)
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-ile
pertaining to
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-ine
pertaining to, substance
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-ion
process (ie: transfusion)
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-ior
pertaining to
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-is
pertaining to
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-ism
condition
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-itis
inflammation
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-ad
pertaining to
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-ive
nature of, quality of
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-logy
study of
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-morph
form, shape
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-oid
resemble, like, similar
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-oma
tumor, mass fluid collection
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-omion
shoulder
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-on
pertaining to
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-osis
condition
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-ous
pertaining to (ie: cutaneous)
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-pathy
disease, emotion
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-physis
growth
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-plakia
plate
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-plasty
surgical repair
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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
to view, examine, visual examination
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-sis
state of, condition
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-sepsis
decay
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-some
body
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-stomy
new opening
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-therapy
treatment
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-thermy
heat
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-tic
pertaining to
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-um
tissue, structure
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-us
pertaining to, structure
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-tomy
incision
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-trophy
nourishment, development
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-troph(y)
nourishment, development
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-ptosis
prolapse, drooping, sagging, falling down
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-or
one who, doer
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-ist
one who specializes, agent (ie: dermatologist, antagonist)
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-taxia
order
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-ceps
head
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-kinesia
motion, movement
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-kinesis
motion, movement
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-ure
process
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-spasm
tension, spasm
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-phragm
fence
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-rrhaphy
suture
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-plegia
stroke, paralysis, palsy
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-in
substance
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-ing
quality of
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-ity
condition
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-desis
binding
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-ity
condition
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-y
condition, pertaining to, process
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-able
capable
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-act
to act
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-algesia
condition of, pain of
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-ant
forming
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-arche
beginning
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-ase
enzyme
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-asthenia
weakness
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-ate, -ate(d)
use, action, having the form of, possessing
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-betes
to go
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-body
body
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-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
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-cide
to kill
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-clasia
a breaking
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-clasis
crushing, breaking up
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-cle
small
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-clysis
injection
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-cope
strike
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-crit
to separate
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-culture
cultivation
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-cusis
hearing
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-cuspid
point
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-cyesis
pregnancy
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-cyst
bladder, sac
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-dipsia
thirst
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-drome
course
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-ectasia
dilatation
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-ectasis
dilatation, dilation, stretching, expansion
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-ectasy
dilation
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-emesis
vomiting
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-emia
blood condition
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-ergy
work
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-esis
condition
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-esthesia
feeling
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-fuge
to flee
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-glia
glue
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-globin
protein
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-grade
step
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-iasis
condition
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-iatrics
treatment
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-iatry
treatment
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-ician
specialist, physician
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-ide
having a particular quality
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-ize
to make, to treat or combine with
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-lalia
to talk
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-lemma
sheath, rind
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-lepsy
seizure
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-lexia
diction, word, phrase
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-liter
liter
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-lith
stone
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-lymph
clear fluid, serum, pale fluid
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-lysis
destruction, separation, breakdown, loosening
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-malacia
softening
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-mania
madness
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-megaly
enlargement, large
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-meter
instrument to measure
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-metry
measurement
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-mnesia
memory
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-noia
mind
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-ole
opening, small
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-one
hormone
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-opia
sight, vision
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-opsia
sight, vision
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-opsy
to view
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-orexia
appetitie
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-ose
pertaining to
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-oxia
oxygen
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-paresis
weakness
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-pepsia
to digest
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-phagia
to eat, to swallow
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-phasia
to speak
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-pheresis
removal, remove
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-phil
attraction
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-philia
attraction
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-phobia
fear
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-phoresis
to carry
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-phraxis
to obstruct
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-phylaxis
protection
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-plasm
thing formed, plasma
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-pnea
breathing
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-praxia
action
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ptysis
to spit, spitting
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-puncture
to pierce
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-rrhage
to burst forth
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-rrhagia
to burst forth, bursting forth
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-sound
sound
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-spasm
tension, spasm, contraction
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-stalsis
contraction
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-stasis
control, stop, stand still
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-staxis
dripping, trickling
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-sthenia
strength
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-systole
contraction
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-tone
tension
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-tripsy
crushing
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-type
type
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-y
condition, pertaining to, process
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-uria
urination, condition of urine
