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x-ize

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adj.

to (do the action of) x
to make (something) x

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x-al

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adj.

pertaining to x

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x-ous

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adj.

pertaining to x

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x-ic

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adj.

pertaining to x

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x-ar-y

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adj.

pertaining to x

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x-ar

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adj.

pertaining to x

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x-an

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adj.

pertaining to x

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x-in-e

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adj.

pertaining to x

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x-ac

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adj.

pertaining to x

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x-oid

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adj.

resembling x

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x-ia

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noun

an abnormal condition involving x

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x-ist

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concrete noun

one who (does the action of) x
one who specializes in x

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x-in

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concrete noun

a substance (which does the action) of x

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indicate a noun, but with no predictable meaning (5)

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-e
-is
-ism
-s
-y

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-e: concrete/abstract noun?

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CONCRETE

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diagnostic nouns

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abstract
naming medical disorders

-is
-y

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x-it-is

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the inflammation of x

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x-o-rrhex-is

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the rupturing of x

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x-oschis-is

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the splitting of x

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x-ias-is

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the abnormal presence of x

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x-o-clas-is

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the breaking of x

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x-os-is

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an abnormal condition involving x

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x-o-path-y

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a disease of x

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x-o-megal-y

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the enlargement of x

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x-o-phag-y
the ingestion of x
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x-o-gen-es-is
the production of x
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x-o-poi-es-is
the formation of x
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x-o-kin-es-is
the movement of x
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x-alg-ia
pain in(volving) x
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x-odyn-ia
pain in(volving) x
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x-o-pleg-ia
the paralysis of x
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x-o-pen-ia
a deficiency of x
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x-o-rrhag-ia
the rapid flowing of (something from) x
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x-o-malac-ia
the softening of x
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x-o-necro-os-is
the death of x
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x-o-sten-os-is
the narrowing of x
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x-o-scler-os-is
the hardening of x
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x-o-pt-os-is
the downward displacement of x
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x-agr-a
gouty pain in x
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x-o-rrhe-a
the flowing of (something from) x
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x-edema
the swelling of x
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x-o-cel-e
the protrusion of (something through) x
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x-o-lith
a calculus in(volving) x
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x-o-spasm
a spasm of x
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x-ism-us
a spasm of x
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ec-
"out"
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dys-
"bad, defective"
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a-
"lack of, without
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x-ec-top-ia
the displacement of x
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x-ec-tas-ia
the distention of x
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x-o-plas-ia
the formation of x
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x-o-dys-plas-ia
the defective formation of x
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x-o-troph-y
the growth/nourishment of x
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x-o-dys-troph-y
the defective growth of x
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x-a-troph-y
the lack of growth of x
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x-a-sthen-ia
the lack of strength of x
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therapeutic nouns
abstract treatment and observation of disorders -y -is
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x-o-therap-y
treatment by means of x
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x-iatr-y
the healing of x
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x-o-stas-is
the stopping of x
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x-o-plast-y
the surgical repairing of x
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x-o-cent-es-is
the surgical puncturing of x
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x-o-rrhaph-y
the suturing of x
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x-o-tom-y
the cutting out of x
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x-o-stom-y
the making of an opening in x
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x-ic-s
the science of x
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x-o-log-y
the study of x
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x-o-scop-y
the examination of x
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x-o-metr-y
the measurement of x
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x-o-graph-y
the recording of x
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x-o-pex-y
the adhesion of x (diagnostic the fixation of x (therapeutic)
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x-o-lys-is
the disintegration of x (diagnostic) the separation of the adhesions of x (therapeutic)
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x-o-trop-ism
the tendency to preferentially affect x (diagnostic or therapeutic)
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which suffixes can be diagnostic or therapeutic? (3)
x-o-pex-y x-o-lys-is x-o-trop-ism
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x-o-phag-e
something which ingests x
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x-o-tom-e
an instrument for cutting x
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x-ec-tom-e
an instrument for cutting out x
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x-o-scop-e
an instrument for examining x
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x-o-clast
something which breaks x
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x-o-stat
something which stops x
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x-o-gen
a substance which produces x
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x-o-path
one with a disease of x
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x-o-graph
an instrument for recording x
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x-o-gram
a record of x
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x-o-meter
an instrument for measuring x
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x-o-gen-ic
producing x
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x-o-gen-ous
produced by x
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x-o-trop-ic
preferentially affecting x

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