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05/08/2014

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-Centesis
Definition
surgical puncture
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-Clast
Definition
To break
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-ectomy
Definition
excision, removal
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-lysis
Definition
separation; destruction; loosening
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-pexy
Definition
fixation (of an organ)
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-plasty
Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
Definition
suture
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-stomy
Definition
forming an opening (mouth)
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-emesis
Definition
vomiting
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-emia
Definition
blood condition
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-iasis
Definition
abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
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-itis
Definition
inflammation
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-lith
Definition
stone, calculus
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-malacia
Definition
softening
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-megaly
Definition
enlargement
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-oma
Definition
tumor
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-osis
Definition
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-pathy
Definition
disease
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-penia
Definition
decrease, deficiency
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-phobia
Definition
fear
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-plegia
Definition
paralysis
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
Definition
bursting forth (of)
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-rrhea
Definition
discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
Definition
rupture
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-stenosis
Definition
narrowing, stricture
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-toxic
Definition
poison
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-trophy
Definition
nourishment, developent
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a-, an-
Definition
without, not
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circum-, peri-
Definition
around
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dia-, trans-
Definition
through, across
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dipl-, diplo-
Definition
double
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endo-, intra
Definition
in, within
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homo-, homeo-
Definition
same
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hypo-
Definition
under; below; deficient
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macro-
Definition
large
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micro-
Definition
small
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mono-, uni-
Definition
one
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post-
Definition
after, behind
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pre-, pro-
Definition
before, in front of
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primi-
Definition
first
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retro-
Definition
backward, behind
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super-
Definition
upper, above
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