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green mod suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ad | toward |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -asthenia | weakness;debility |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -clasia | to break; surgical fracture |
| -clasis | to break; surgical fracture |
| -clast | to break surgical fracture |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | binding; fixation |
| -dynia | pain |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectomy | excision;removal |
| -grapph | instrument for recording |
| -iatry | medicine; treatment |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -malacia | softening |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumour |
| -osis | abnormal condition; increase |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -physis | growth |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | prolapse;downward displacement |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumour of connective tissue |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction;twitching |
| -tomy | incision |
| -trophy | development; nourishment |
| -um | structure; thing |