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-able, -ible, -ile

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ability (palatable, flexible, fragile)

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-ate, -esis, -ure

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action (pulsate, enuresis, measure)

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-cal, -eous, -ose, -ous

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pertaining to (adipose, mucinous, calcaneous)

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-esis, -ia, -iasis, -ism, -osis, -tia, -tion, -y, -ity

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condition, state (paresis, dysplasia, catabolism)

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-ious

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capable of causing (infectIOUS)

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-er, -ician, -ist, -or

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agent (inhaler, physician)

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-form, -oid

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like, resemblance (vermiform, fibroid)

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-cle, -cule, -et, -ium, -ole

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small (molecule, pipet, arteriole)

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-agogue

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producer, leader

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-algia

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pain (neuralgia)

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-cele

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hernia, swelling (hydrocele)

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-cide

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destroy, kill (germicide)

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-dynia

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pain

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-ema

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selling, distention (emphysema)

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-ferent

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bear, carry (efferent)

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-iasis

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presence/formation of (nephrolithiasis)

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-lemma

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sheath, envelope ( neurilemma)

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lysis

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dissolving, reduction (hemolysis)

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-oma

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tumor (carcinoma)

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-opsia

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condition of vision

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-path

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disease (myelopathy)

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-phagia

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to eat, swallow (dysphagia)

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-philia

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to love (hemophilia)

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-pagus

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to fasten together

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-plegia
paralysis (quadruplegia, hemiplegia)
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-poeisis
make, produce (hemopoeisis)
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-rrhagia
excessive discharge (menorrhagia)
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-rrhexia
rupture (cardiorrhexis)
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-spasm
involuntary contraction (enterospasm)
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-stasis
at a standstill (hemostasis)
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-taxis
involuntary response to stimuli (rheotaxis)
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-agra
attack, seizure (podagra)
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aphia
touch
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-chesia, -chezia
discharge of foreign substance (hematochezia)
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-cleisis
closure (enterocleisis)
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-ectasis
expansion, dilation (angiectasis)
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-emia
blood (septicemia)
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-genic
producing, originating (bronchogenic)
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-itis
inflammation (arthritis)
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-logy
science, study of
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-mentia
mind (dementia)
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-opia
slight defect (amblyopia)
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-osis
abnormal condition (dermatosis)
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-penia
lack, deficiency ( leukopenia)
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-phasia
speech (dysphasia)
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-phobia
to fear (photophobia)
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-plasia
development (hyperplasia)
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-pnea
breathing (dyspnea)
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-ptosis
to fall
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-rrhea
flow (leukorrhea, gonorrhea)
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-scope
instrument for viewing (bronchoscope)
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-stalsis
constriction (peristalsis)
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-staxis
hemorrhage (epistaxis)
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-tonia
stretching, causing tension (hypertonia)
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-uria
condition of the urine (glycosuria)
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-ule
small (tubule)
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-centesis
puncture, aspiration (thoracentesis)
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-clasis
fracture (osteoclasis)
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-desis
fusion (arthrodesis)
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-ectomy
excision (gastrectomy)
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-lysis
freeing (enterolysis)
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-ography
process (roentgenography)
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-oscopy
look within (cytoscopy)
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-ostomy
form an opening (colostomy)
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-otomy
incision into (laparotomy)
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-pexy
fixation, suspension (cystopexy)
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-plasty
repair (blepharoplasty, rhinoplasty)
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-rrhapy
suture (herniorrhaphy)
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-tripsy
crushing, friction (lithotripsy)

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