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Scientific Suffixes

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Suffix
Meaning
aceous   belonging to  
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aceous   resembling  
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acusis   hearing condition  
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ago   condition  
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ago   disease  
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agra   severe pain  
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algia   pain  
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asthenia   weakness  
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ate   substance  
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atresia   abnormal closure  
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cele   hernia  
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cele   swelling  
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centeses   puncture  
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chalasis   relaxation  
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cide   destroy  
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cide   kill  
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cis   cut  
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clasia   break up  
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clasis   break up  
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cleisis   closure  
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crit   separate  
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cyst   bladder-like sac  
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desis   bind  
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dynia   pain  
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ectasia   dilation  
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ectasia   stretching  
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ectasis   enlarged  
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ectasis   expanded  
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ectomy   remove  
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edema   distention  
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edema   swelling  
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ema   distention  
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ema   swelling  
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emesis   vomiting  
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emia   blood condition  
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er   one who  
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esis   condition  
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esis   process  
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esthesia   feeling  
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esthesia   sensation  
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et   one who  
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et   that which  
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ete   one who  
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ete   that which  
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facient   causing  
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fer   carry  
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fer   to bear  
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ferous   production of  
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form   form  
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form   shape  
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genic   producing  
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genous   producing  
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gnosis   knowing  
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gnosis   to know  
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gnosy   knowing  
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gnosy   to know  
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gog   to make flow  
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gogue   to make flow  
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grade   flow  
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grade   move  
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grade   walk  
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gram   record  
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gram   writing  
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graph   recording  
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graph   writing instrument  
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graphy   recording  
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graphy   writing process  
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ia   condition  
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ia   state  
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iasis   condition  
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iasis   formation  
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iatrics   science of  
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iatrics   study of  
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iatry   science of  
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iatry   study of  
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ician   specialist  
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ics   science of  
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ics   study of  
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id   related to  
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ism   condition  
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ism   process  
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ist   specialist  
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itis   infalmmation  
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ity   property  
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ium   place  
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ium   structure  
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ize   action  
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ize   process  
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lapse   fall  
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lapse   sag  
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lapse   slide  
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lent   full of  
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lepsy   seizure  
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log   record  
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logist   specialist  
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logy   science of  
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logy   study of  
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lysis   break down  
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lysis   loosen  
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malacia   softening  
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mania   frenzy  
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mania   passion  
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megaly   enlarged  
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mer   part  
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mere   part  
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meter   measuring instrument  
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metrics   science of measuring  
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metry   measuring process  
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nomist   specialist  
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nomy   laws of  
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oid   like  
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oma   swelling  
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oma   tumor  
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opsy   see  
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opsy   to view  
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or   one who  
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osis   condition of  
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paresis   slight weakness  
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pathy   disease  
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ped   foot  
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pede   foot  
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penia   decrease  
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penia   deficiency  
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pexy   fix  
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pexy   suspend  
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pheresis   remove  
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philia   craving  
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philia   love of  
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phobia   fear of  
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phoresis   carrying  
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phoresis   transmitting  
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phoria   carrying  
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phoria   transmitting  
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phyte   plant  
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plasia   development  
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plasia   growth  
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plasm   to form  
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plast   to form  
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plasty   mold  
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plasty   shape  
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plegia   paralysis  
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plexy   paralysis  
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ploid   to fold  
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pod   foot  
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poeisis   production of  
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ptosis   drooping  
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ptosis   falling  
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ptosis   sagging  
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rrhage   bursting forth  
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rrhaphy   join  
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rrhaphy   suture  
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rrhea   flow  
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rrhexis   breaking  
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rrhexis   bursting  
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schisis   dividing  
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schisis   splitting  
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scope   instrument used to observe  
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scope   instrument used to see  
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scope   look  
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scope   observe  
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scopy   examination process  
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sect   cut  
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section   cut  
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septic   infected  
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some   body  
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spasm   sudden contraction  
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stalsis   compression  
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stalsis   contraction  
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stasis   standstill  
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stasis   stopping  
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stat   control  
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stat   to stop  
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static   standstill  
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static   stopping  
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stenosis   narrowing  
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stenosis   tightening  
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stomy   create an opening  
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ter   means of  
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ter   place for  
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therapy   treatment  
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tion   action  
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tion   process  
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tome   cutting instrument  
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tome   slice  
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tome   to cut  
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tomy   incision  
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tonia   stretching  
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tonia   tension  
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tope   place  
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tope   position  
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toxic   poisonous  
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tripsy   crush  
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trophy   development  
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trophy   growth  
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tropin   affinity for  
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type   classification  
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type   picture  
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uria   urine condition  
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y   nature  
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y   quality of  
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zoa   animal  
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zoan   animal  
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in   chemical substance  
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ine   chemical substance  
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ide   binary compound  
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ase   enzyme  
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ose   sugar  
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ol   oil  
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ole   oil  
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ous   lower oxidation state  
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ite   salt  
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ite   mineral  
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ergy   work  
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lith   stone  
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lith   rock  
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cline   slope  
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cline   incline  
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adjective endings / pertaining to   ac, al, ant, ar, ary, ative, eal, ic, ical, id, ous, tic, ular, y  
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diminutive endings / small   cle, cule, culum, ium, ole, ula, ule  
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plural endings   a, ax, ex, is, ium, ix, on, um, us, y  
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plural -a-   ae  
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plural - ax-   aces  
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plural - ex-   ices  
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plural - is-   es  
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plural - ium-   ia  
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plural - ix-   ices  
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plural -on-   a  
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plural -um-   a  
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plural -us-   i  
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plural -y-   ies  
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study of / science of -   iatrics, iatry, ics, logy  
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specialist -   ician, ist, logist, nomist  
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one who -   er, et, ete, or  
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condition -   ago, esis, ia, iasis, ism, osis  
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process -   esis, ism, ize, tion  
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swelling -   cele, oma, edema, ema  
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cut -   sect, section, cis  
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