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Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -logy | the study of |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -iatry | medical treatment |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ation | a process |
| -ion | action |
| -ia | condition; state |
| -ism | disease from a specific cause |
| -itis | infection |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -ectomy | surgical excision |
| -gram | a record or picture |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -scope | instrument used to examine |
| -scopy | process of using an instrument to examine |
| -stomy | surgically created opening |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | process of cutting or making an incision |