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Suffixes
commonly used suffixes
Question | Answer |
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-itis | inflammation of; infection of |
-megaly | enlargement |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-graphy | process of recording |
-tomy | process of cutting or making an incision |
-stomy | surgically created opening |
-scope | instrument used to examine |
-graphy | process of recording |
-gram | a record or picture |
-metry | process of measuring |
-osis | condition; abnormal condition; process |
-pathy | disease |
-logy | the study of |
-iatry | medical treatment |
-ist | one who specializes in |