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-algia, -dynia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia (protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of the cavity that contains it)

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-ectasia

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dilatation (dilation, enlargement) or streching of a structure or part

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-ectasis

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dilatation (dilation, enlargement) or streching of a structure or part

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-edema

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swelling

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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condition of the blood

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-ia, -iasis

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condition

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-itis

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inflamation

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-lith

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stone or calculus

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-malacia

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soft, softening

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-mania

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excessive preoccuption

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid (forms adjectives and nouns)

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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condition (often an abnormal condition; sometimes an increase)

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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deficiency

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-phobia

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abnormal fear

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-ptosis

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prolapse (sagging)

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-rrhage

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excessive bleeding or hemorrhage

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-rrhagia

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excessive bleeding or hemorrhage

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix -spasm
twitching, cramp
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix -stasis
stopping, controlling
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix amyl/o
starch
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix glyc/o
sugar
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix hemat/o
blood
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix lact/o
milk
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix lip/o
fat
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix lith/o
stone
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix micro-
small
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix muc/o
mucus
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix prote/o, protein/o
protein
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix pyr/o
fire
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix mono-,uni-
one
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix bi-, di-
two
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix tri-
three
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix quad-, quadri-, tetra-
four
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix centi-
one hundred or one hundreth
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix milli-
one thousandth
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix diplo-
double
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix hemi- semi-
half, partly
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix hyper-
excessive, more than normal
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix hypo-
beneath or below normal
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix multi-, poly-
many
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix nulli-
none
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix pan-
all
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix primi-
first
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix super-, ultra-
excesive
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix ab-
away from
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix ad-
toward
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix ante-, pre-
before in time or in place
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix circum-, peri-
around
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix dia-
through
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix ecto-, ex-
out, without
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix exo-, extra-
away from
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix en-, endo-, end-
inside
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix epi-
above, on
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix hypo-, infra-, sub-
beneath, under
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix inter-
between
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix intra-
within
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix meso-, mid-
middle
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix para-
near, beside, or abnormal
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix per-
through or by
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix post-
after, behind
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix retro-
behind, backward
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix super-, supra-
above, beyond
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix sym-, syn-
joined, together
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix trans-
across
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix ante-, pre-, pro-
before
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix post
after or behind
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix macro-, mega-, megalo-
large or great
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix micro-
small
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix a-, an-
no, not, without
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix in-
not or inside
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix anti-, contra-
against
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix brady-
slow
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix dys
bad, difficult
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix eu-
good, normal
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix mal-
bad
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix pro-
favoring, supporting
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix tachy-
fast
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix alb/o, albin/o, leuk/o
white
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix cyt/o
cell
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix gen/o
beginning, origin, produced by or in producing or forming
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix gram/o
to record, a record, instrument for recording, process of recording
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix kinesi/o
movement
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix leps/o
seizure
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix lys/o
destruction, dissolving
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix malac/o
soft, softening
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix megal/o
large or enlarged
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix metr/o
measure, uterine tissue
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix path/o
diesase
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix phag/o
eat, ingest
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix schis/o, schiz/o, schist/o
split, cleft
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix scler/o
hard, hardening
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix scop/o
to examine, to view, instrument used for viewing
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix troph/o
nutrition
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix aer/o
air
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix blast/o
embryonic form
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix cancer/o, carcin/o
cancer
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix cephal/o
head
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix cry/o
cold
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix crypt/o
hidden
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix dips/o
thirst
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix electr/o
electricity
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix fibr/o
fiber
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix hist/o
tissue
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix myc/o
fungus
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix narc/o
stupor
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix necr/o
dead
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix optic/o, opt/o
visison
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix pharmac/o
drugs, medicine
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix phon/o
voice
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix phot/o
light
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix py/o
pus
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix therm/o
heat
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix top/o
position, place
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# Quick Pre-Root-Suffix trache/o
trachea

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