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Table 3.3
Module 14 - Common Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia, -algesia | pain (analgesia) |
| -cide | killer (spermicide) |
| -cyte | cell (osteocyte) |
| -ectomy | removal of,cut out (appendectomy) |
| -emesis | vomiting (hematemesis, antiemetic) |
| -emia | condition of the blood (anemia) |
| -iasis | abnormal condition (nephrolithiasis) |
| -itis | inflammation (colitis,rhinitis) |
| -logy | study of (biology) |
| -oma | tumor (melanoma) |
| -pepsia | digestion (dyspepsia) |
| -plasty | reshaping, repair of (rhinoplasty, tympanoplasty) |
| -rhea | discharge, flow (diarrhea, leukorrhea) |
| -sclerosis | hardening (arteriosclorois, otosclerois) |
| -sis | process, state of (diagnosis) |
| -stomy | surgical opening (colostomy) |
| -tomy | cut (nephrotomy) |