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-itis

inflammation

-megaly

enlarged

Hyper-

Too much of something

Hypo-

Too little of something

Tachy-

Fast

Brady-

Slow

-osis

Condition (i. e. cyanosis)

-emia

Condition of the blood

-oma

Tumour

carcinoma

Cancer

-opathy

Disease