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Common Suffixes
Question | Answer |
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-algia | pain |
-cyte | cell |
-ectasis | dilation |
iasis | abnormal condition |
-ism | state of |
itis | inflammation |
-logist | one who studies |
-logy | study of |
lysis | destruction |
-megaly | enlargement, large |
-oma | tumor, mass |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pathy | disease |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-trophy | development |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-edema | swelling |
-emia | blood condition |
-gram | image |
-graph | instrument used to record an image |
-malacia | softening |
-meter | instrument used to measure |
-penia | deficiency |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-scope | instrument used to observe |
-scopy | process of observing |
-tic | pertaining to |
-pathy | disease |
-tomy | incision |
-natal | birth, infant |