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- suffix
Excision of. - suffix surgery Surgical removal of.
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Examples
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While women are certainly more in tune to bone loss and bone issues than men, many of us still tend to relegate bone issues to the second tier of medical attention with heart attacks, cancer, and anything that involves the suffix -ectomy typically standing firmly on the first tier.
You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007
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While women are certainly more in tune to bone loss and bone issues than men, many of us still tend to relegate bone issues to the second tier of medical attention with heart attacks, cancer, and anything that involves the suffix -ectomy typically standing firmly on the first tier.
You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007
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While women are certainly more in tune to bone loss and bone issues than men, many of us still tend to relegate bone issues to the second tier of medical attention with heart attacks, cancer, and anything that involves the suffix -ectomy typically standing firmly on the first tier.
You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007
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