Medical terms - Combing forms, suffixes and prefixes Flashcards
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aden/o
A
glands
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arthr/o
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joints
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bi/o
A
life
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carcin/o
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cancer or cancerous
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cardi/o
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heart
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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crin/o
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secrete
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cyst/o
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bladder
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cyt/o
A
cell
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derm/o, dermat/o
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skin
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electr/o
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electrity
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encephal/o
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brain
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enter/o
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intestine
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erythr/o
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red
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gastr/o
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stomach
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glyc/o
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sugar
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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gynec/o
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female
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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lapar/o
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abdomen
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leuk/o
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white
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
nerve
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onc/o
tumor
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opthalm/o
eye
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oste/o
bone
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path/o
disease
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psych/o
mind
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rhin/o
nose
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sarc/o
flesh
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thromb/o
clotting
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-al
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
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-cyte
cell
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-ectomy
cutting out or removing
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-emia
blood condtion
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-globin
protein
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-ia
condtion
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ism
condition or process
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-itis
inflammation
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-logist
specialist in the study of
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-logy
study of
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-oma
tumor or mass
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-opsy
to view
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-osis
abnormal condtion
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-scope
instrument used to
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-sis
state of
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-tomy
cutting into or incision
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a-, an-
no or not
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aut-
self
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dia-
complete or through
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dys-
bad/painful/difficult/ abnormal
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endo-
within
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exo-
out or outside
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hyper-
excessive or more then normal
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hypo-
below or less then normal
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peri-
surrounding
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pro-
before
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re-
back
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retro-
behind
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sub-
below or under
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trans-
across or through
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-centesis
punsure / removal of fluid
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-eal
pertaining to
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-graphy
process of recording
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-lysis
to split or destroy
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-megaly
enlargement
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-pathy
disease condition
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-plasty
surgical reconstruction
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-rrhage
excessive discharge
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-rrhagia
excessive flow/ discharge
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-rrhea
flow or discharge
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-sclerosis
harding
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-stomy
opening
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-therapy
treatment
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-uria
urine
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amni/o
amnion( sac of fluid surround embryo)
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angi/o
vessel (blood vessel)
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arteri/o
artery
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ather/o
plaque
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axill/o
armpit
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bronch/o
bronchial tube
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chem/o
drug, also chemical
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder
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chron/o
time
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col/o
colon
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crani/o
skull
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cry/o
cold
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esophag/o
esophagus
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hyster/o
uterus
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inguin/o
groin
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isch/o
to hold back
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laryng/o
voice box
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mamm/o
breast
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mast/o
breast
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men/o
menses
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mening/o
meninges (around brain and spinal cord)
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my/o
muscle
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myel/o
spinal cord
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necr/o
death (of cells)
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oophor/o
ovary
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ot/o
ear
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pelv/o
hip area
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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phleb/o
vein
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pneumon/o
lung
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pulmon/o
lung
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radi/o
x-rays
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ren/o
kidney
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salping/o
Fallopian tube
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septic/o
pertaining to infection
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thorac/o
chest
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tonsill/o
tonsil
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trache/o
windpipe, trachea
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ur/o
urine or urea
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vascul/o
blood vessel
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ab-
away from
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ad-
toward or near
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ana-
up, apart
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ante-
before, forward
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anti-
against
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bi-
two, both
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brady-
slow
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con-
with, together
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ec-
out, outside
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epi-
above, upon
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ex-, extra-
out, outside
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hemi-
half
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in-
in, into
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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mal-
bad
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meta-
change, beyond
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neo-
new
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para-
beside, near, along the side of
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post-
after, behind
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pre-
before
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pro-, pros-
before/ forward
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quadri-
four
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re-, retro-
back, behind
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syn-
with , together
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tachy-
fast
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ultra-
beyond
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uni-
one
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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an/o
anus
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card/o
carpals
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cis/o
to cut
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cost/o
ribs
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cutane/o
skin
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dur/o
dura matter
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gen/o
to produce, to begin
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later/o
side
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nat/i
birth
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norm/o
rule, order
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plas/o
formation, growth, development
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scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
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son/o
sound
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thyroid/o
thyroid gland
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top/o
to put, place , position
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troph/o
development, nourishment
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urethr/o
urethra
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uter/o
uterus
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ven/o
vein
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vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
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-ation
process, condition
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-crine
process of cutting
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-cision
process of cutting
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-dipsia
thrist
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-gen
to produce
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-ine
pertaining to
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-lapse
fall, slide
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-lysis
loosening, breakdown, separation, destruction
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-meter
to measure
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-mission
to send
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-mortem
death
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-ous
pertaining to
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-partum
birth
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-phagia
eating
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-phasia
speech
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-plasia
formation (condition)
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-plasm
formation (tissue)
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-plegia
paralysis
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-pnea
breathing
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-section
to cut
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-stasis
to stand, place, stop, control
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-tension
pressure
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-thesis
to put, place
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-tic
pertaining to
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-tropy
nourishment, development
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-um
structure
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-y
process, condtion
