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Suffix review 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -oma | tumor |
| -ostomy | artificial opening |
| -otomy | incision into |
| -para | to bear offspring |
| -paresis | partial paralysis |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -pexy | fixation of an organ |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -prandial | meal |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhexia | rupture |
| -sclerosis | narrowing |
| -scopy | visual exam |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -trophy | growth |