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Common Suffixes pg 2

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ist   One who specializes (Pharmacist)  
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itis   Inflammation (Cellulitis)  
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ium   Changes to noun (Cranium  
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ize   To make/use, to take (Anesthetize--to take away feeling)  
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lapse   to slide, sag (Relapse)  
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lith   Stone (Cystolith: bladder stone)  
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logist   One who studies (Cardiologist)  
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logy   Study of (Cardiology)  
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lysis   Destruction (Osteolysis: bone destruction)  
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malacia   Abnormal softening (Osteomalacia)  
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megaly   enlargement, large (Cardiomegaly: enlarged heart)  
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ole   small (Arteriole: small artery)  
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oma   Tumor, mass (Carcinoma)  
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osis   Abnormal condition (Cyanosis)  
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paresis   weakness (paraparesis: weak lower extremities)  
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parous   Give birth (multiparous)  
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partum   birth, labor (postpartum)  
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pathy   disease (Myopathy: muscle disease)  
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penia   few (Cytopenia: too few cells)  
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phasia   speech (aphasia: lack of speech)  
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phobia   abnormal fear  
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phoria   feeling, mental state (Euphoria)  
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physis   to grow (Symphysis: to grow together)  
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plasia   development, growth (dysplasia: abnormal tissue development)  
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