Common Suffixes: Page 2 Flashcards

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1
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-ist

A

one who specializes

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2
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-itis

A

inflammation

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3
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-ium

A

changes to noun

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4
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-ize

A

to make/use, to take

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5
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-lapse

A

to slide, sag

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6
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-lith

A

stone

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7
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-logist

A

one who studies

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8
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-logy

A

study of

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9
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-lysis

A

destruction

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10
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-malacia

A

abnormal softening

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11
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-megaly

A

enlargement, large

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12
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-ole

A

small

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13
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-oma

A

tumor, mass

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14
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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15
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-paresis

A

weakness

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16
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-parous

A

give birth

17
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-pathy

A

disease

18
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-penia

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few

19
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-phasia

A

speech

20
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-phobia

A

abnormal fear

21
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-phoria

A

feeling, mental state

22
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-physis

A

to grow

23
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-plasia

A

development, growth