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Common Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -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 |