Common suffixes pg 2 Flashcards

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1
Q

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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-ology

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

Abnormally 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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-partum

A

Birth, labor

18
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-pathy

A

dz

19
Q

-phasia

A

speech

20
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-phobia

A

Abnormal fear

21
Q

-phoria

A

Feeling, mental state

22
Q

-physis

A

To grow

23
Q

-plasia

A

Development, growth