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-ECTASIA, -ECTASIS
- dilation, enlargement
- ex: cardi-ectaisa, nephr-ectasis
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-ECTOMY
- surgical excision; removal of all (total excision) or part (partial excision) of an organ
- ex: gastr-ectomy, nephr-ectomy
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-GEN
- substance that produces (something)
- ex: antitoxino-gen, carcino-gen
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-GENESIS
- formation, origin
- ex: lipo-genesis, patho-genesis
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-GENIC
- causing, producing, caused
- ex: carcino-genic
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-GENOUS
- by, produced by or in
- ex: hepato-genous
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GRAM-
- a record of the activity of an organ (often an x-ray)
- ex: cardio-gram, angio-gram
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-GRAPH
- an instrument for recording the activity of an organ
- ex: poly-graph, cardio-graph
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-GRAPHY
- (1) the recording of the activity of an organ (usually by x-ray examination)
- (2) a descriptive treatise (on a subject)
- ex: cholangio-graphy, cysto-graphy, spleno-graphy, osteo-graphy
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-LYSIS
- dissolution, reduction, decomposition, disintegration
- ex: hemo-lysis, pyreto-lysis
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-LYTIC
- pertaining to the dissolution or decomposition, disintegration (forms adj from words ending in -lysis)
- ex: hemo-lytic, bacterio-lytic
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-PATHY
- disease
- ex: neuro-pathy, cardio-pathy
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-PTOSIS
- dropping, sagging, prolapse (of an organ or part)
- ex: gastro-ptosis, colo-ptosis
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-RRHAGIA
- profuse discharge, hemorrhage
- ex: leuko-rrhagia, meningo-rrhagia
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-RRHEA
- profuse discharge, excessive secretion
- ex: rhino-rrhea, myxo-rrhea
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-RRHEXIS
bursting (of tissues), rupture
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-SCOPE
- an instrument for examining
- ex: rhino-scope, colpo-scope
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SCOPY
- examination
- ex: endo-scopy, cysto-scopy
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-TOME
- a surgical instrument for cutting
- ex: adenoma-tome, gastro-tome
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-TOMY
- surgical incision
- ex: cholecysto-tomy, abdominohystero-tomy
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