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1
Q

-ac

A

pertaining to

2
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-al

A

pertaining to

3
Q

-algia

A

pain

4
Q

-cyte

A

cell

5
Q

-ectomy

A

excision, removal

6
Q

-genic

A

pertaining to producing, produced by, produced in

7
Q

-globin

A

protein

8
Q

-gram

A

record

9
Q

-ic, -ical

A

pertaining to

10
Q

-ion

A

process

11
Q

-ist

A

specialist

12
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

13
Q

-logy

A

process of study

14
Q

-oma

A

tumor, mass, swelling

15
Q

-opsy

A

process of viewing

16
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood)

17
Q

-pathy

A

disease condition

18
Q

-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

19
Q

-scopy

A

process of visually examining with an endoscope

20
Q

-sis

A

process of cutting, incision

21
Q

-tomy

A

process of cutting, incision

22
Q

-y

A

process, condition