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-itis
What is "inflammation"? appendicitis - appendix inflammation
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-ology
What is "the study of"? ophthalmology - study of the eye
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-gram
What is "writing or record"? electrocardiogram - record of heart action
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-ostomy
What is "to cut and form opening"? colostomy - opening to drain colon
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Con-
What is "with, together"? congenital - with birth
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-algia
What is "pain"? neuralgia - nerve pain
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-cide
What is "kill or destroy"? germicide - substance that kills germs
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-graph
What is "recording instrument"? electrocardiograph - records the heart
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-scopy
What is "to view"? otoscope - instrument to view ear
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Contra-
What is "against"? contraindicated - not indicated
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-emia
What is "of the blood"? cholesterolemia - cholesterol in the blood
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-phobia
What is "fear"? arachnophobia - fear of spiders
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-centesis
What is "to puncture"? amniocentesis - puncture of the amnion (fluid)
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-otomy
What is "to cut or slice"? tracheotomy - cut the trachea
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Peri-
What is "around"? pericardium - sac around the heart
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-oma
What is "tumor"? lymphoma - tumor of lymphatics
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-orrhea
What is "flow"? menorrhea - flow during menstruation
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-pexy
What is "to fix or repair"? gastropexy - fix the stomach
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-plasty
What is "to reform or repair"? rhinoplasty - reform the nose
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Circum-
What is "around"? circumocular - around the eye
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-malacia
What is "soft"? osteomalacia - bone softening
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-phasia
What is "speech"? dysphasia - slurred or blunted speech
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-rraphy
What is "to suture, sew"? arteriorraphy - suture an artery
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-ectomy
What is "to cut out and remove"? appendectomy - cut out and remove appendix
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Dis-
What is "apart from"? Disarticulate - taking a joint apart