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Agriculture
Undergraduate 1
02/09/2017
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-iatry
 Definition
physician; treatment
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ician
 Definition
one who
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-id
 Definition
condition of
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-ism
 Definition
state of
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-itis
 Definition
Inflammation
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-ium
 Definition
Small
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-ize
 Definition
remove, take away
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-lepsy
 Definition
Seizure
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-lith
 Definition
Stone
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-lysis
 Definition
loosening; dissolution, breakdown
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-lytic
 Definition
destroy; reduce
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-malacia
 Definition
Abnormal softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-meter
 Definition
instrument used to measure
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-metry
 Definition
measurement
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-morph
 Definition
form; shape
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-odia
 Definition
smell
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-odynia
 Definition
pain
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-ologist
 Definition
one who studies and practices
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-ology
 Definition
study of
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-oma
 Definition
tumor; swelling
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-opia
 Definition
vision
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition; increased (with blood cell roots)
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-paresis
 Definition
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-parous
 Definition
bearing, giving birth
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-pathy
 Definition
Disease, abnormality
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-penia
 Definition
abnormal reduction in number, few
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-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
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-pexy
 Definition
to surgically reattach, fix in a normal position, fixation
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-phagia
 Definition
speech
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-phasia
 Definition
speech
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-philla
 Definition
love
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-phobia
 Definition
abnormal fear of
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-phonia
 Definition
sound or voice
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-phoria
 Definition
feeling
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-physis
 Definition
growth
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-plasia
 Definition
Development, formation, growth
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-plasm
 Definition
growth; substance; formation
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-plasty
 Definition
plastic or surgical repair
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-plegia
 Definition
Paralysis
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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-poieses
 Definition
formation
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-porosis
 Definition
passage
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-ptosis
 Definition
dropping; sagging; prolapse
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-ptysis
 Definition
Spitting (Coughing)
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-rrhage
 Definition
excessive abnormal flow
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing; repairing
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow; excessive discharge
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-sarcoma
 Definition
malignant rumor
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-schisis
 Definition
split; fissure
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-scope
 Definition
instrument used for visual examination
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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-sepsis
 Definition
infection
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-sis
 Definition
state of
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-spasm
 Definition
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
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-stalsis
 Definition
contraction
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-stasis
 Definition
to stop
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-stenosis
 Definition
constriction; narrowing
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-stomy
 Definition
creation of an artificial opening
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-tocia
 Definition
birth; labor
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-tome
 Definition
instrument used to cut
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-tomy
 Definition
cut into or incision
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-tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
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-trophy
 Definition
Development, stimulation, maintenance
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-ule
 Definition
little
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-uria
 Definition
urine; urination
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-xia
 Definition
oxygen
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-agra
 Definition
excessive pain
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-algesia
 Definition
Pain
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-algia
 Definition
Pain
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-aphresis
 Definition
removal
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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-asthenia
 Definition
Weakness, loss of strength
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-atresia
 Definition
absence of a normal body; opening; occlusion; closure
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-cele
 Definition
Hernia, abnormal protrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
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-cidal
 Definition
killing
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-cide
 Definition
kill
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-cise
 Definition
cut
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-clasis
 Definition
Surgically break
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-cle
 Definition
Small
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-clysis
 Definition
irrigating; washing
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-crit
 Definition
to separate
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-cyte
 Definition
Cell
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-desis
 Definition
surgical fixaton; fusion
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-drome
 Definition
run; running
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-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ectasis (ectasia)
 Definition
stretching out; dilation; expansion
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision or surgical removal
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-ectopia
 Definition
displacement
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-ectopy
 Definition
displacement
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-emesiis
 Definition
vomiting
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-er
 Definition
one who
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-esis
 Definition
Condition
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-gen
 Definition
substance or agent that produces or causes
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-genesis
 Definition
origin; cause
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-genic
 Definition
producing; originating; causing
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-gnosis
 Definition
Know
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-gram
 Definition
record; x-ray film
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-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording; x-ray filming
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-gravida
 Definition
Pregnancy
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-ia
 Definition
condition or diseased or abnormal state
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-ial
 Definition
pertaining to
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-iasis
 Definition
Abnormal condition caused by something specific
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