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suffixes and their meanings
Question | Answer |
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-algia | pain |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-itis | inflammation |
-lysis | breakdown |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | condition |
-phob | fear |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-plasia | growth |
-plegia | paralysis |
-rrhea | fluid discharge |
-scope | observe |
-ostomy | opening |
-otomy | incision |
-trophy | grow |