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| pertaining to. Ex. spin/al: pertaining to the spine |
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| pain. Ex. an/algia: without pain |
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| weakness. Ex. my/asthenia: muscle weakness |
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| without an opening. Ex. proct/atresia: retrm without an opening |
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| hernia. Ex. omphalo/cele: umbilical hernia |
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| puncturing to. Ex. arthro/centesis: puncturing to aspirate fluid from a joint |
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| kill. Ex. bacterio/cidal: able to kill bacteria |
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| cut. Ex. ex/cise: cut out |
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| cell. Ex. erythro/cyte: red cell |
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| fusion. Ex. arthro/desis: fusion of a joint |
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| pain. Ex. cephalo/dynia: pain in the head |
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| expansion, dilation. Ex. cor/ectasia:dilating a pupil |
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| cut out, excise. Ex. nephr/ectomy: surgical removal of a kidney |
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| swelling. Ex. lymph/edema: swelling due to stasisof lymph |
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| vomiting. Ex. hyper/emesis: excessive vomiting |
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| blood. Ex. hyper/glyc/emia: elevated blood sugar |
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| knowledge. Ex. dia/nosis: knowledge through examination(determining the cause of a disease) |
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| recor, x-ray. Ex. myelo/gram: x-ray of the spinal cord |
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| making a record. Ex. angio/graphy: making a record of vessels |
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| condition. Ex. chole/lith/iasis: the condition of gallstones |
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| one who. Ex. opto/metr/ist: one who measures vision |
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| inflammation. Ex. aden/itis: inflammation of a gland |
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| seizures. Ex. narco/lepsy: seizures of specializing in the eyes |
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| study of. Ex. cardio/logy: study of the heart |
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| break down, dissolve. Ex. teno/lysis: destruction of tendons |
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| abonormal softening. Ex. osteo/malacia: abnormal softening of bone |
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| madness. Ex. pyro/mania: madness for setting fires |
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| enlargement. Ex. spleno/megaly: enlargement of the spleen |
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| measure. Ex. thermo/meter: instrument to measure temperature |
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| resembling. Ex. muc/oid: resembling mucus |
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| tumor. Ex. neur/oma: nerve tumor |
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| vision. Ex. ambly/opia: dim vision |
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| abnormal condition. Ex. nephr/osis: abnormal condition of a kidney |
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| creation of an, opening. Ex. col/ostomy: creation of an opening in the colon |
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| ear. Ex. macr/otia: large ear |
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| disease. Ex. encephalo/pathy: disease of the brain |
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| deficiency, poor. Ex. leuko/cyto/penia: deficiency of white cells |
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| digestion. Ex. dys/pepsia: bad digestion |
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| speak, say. Ex. a/phasia: without the ability to speak |
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| love, attraction. Ex. thermo/philia: attracted to warmth |
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| abnormal fear. Ex. agora/phobia: abnormal fear of crowds |
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| formation. Ex. hyper/plasia: excessive formation |
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| substance. Ex. proto/plasm: original substance |
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| make, shape. Ex. rhino/plasty: shaping of hte nose |
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| paralysis. Ex. hemi/plegia: paralysis of one half of the body |
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| breathe. Ex. tachy/pnea:fast breathing |
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| prolapse, drooping. Ex. hystero/ptosis:prolapse of the uterus |
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| burst forth. Ex. metro/rrhagia: hemorrhage from the uterus |
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| suture, sew. Ex. hernio/rrhaphy: suturing of a hernia |
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| flow, discharge. Ex. oto/rrhea: discharge from an ear |
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| rupture. Ex. spleno/rrhexis: rupture of the spleen |
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| instrument for viewing. Ex. oto/scope: instrument to look in the ears |
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| visualization. Ex. laryngo/scopy: visualization of the larynx |
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| body. Ex. lyso/some: body which lyses or dissolves |
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| twitching. Ex. blepharo/spasm: twitchingof an eylid |
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| stop, control. Ex. hemo/stasis: control of bleeding |
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| treatment. Ex. hydro/therapy: treatment with water |
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| instrument to cut. Ex. osteo.tome: instrument to cut bone |
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| to cut. Ex. laparo/tomy:cutting into the abdoment |
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| crushing. Ex. neuro/tripsy: the crushing of a nerve |
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| development. Ex. hyper/trophy: overdevelopment |
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| urine. Ex. hemat/uria: blood in the urine |
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