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suffixes
important suffixes to know
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ac | pertaining to |
| al | pertaining to |
| algia | pain |
| ar | pertaining to |
| ary | pertaining to |
| cynia | pain |
| eal | pertaining to |
| ectomy | removal |
| emia | blood condition |
| ia | condition of |
| ic | pertaining to |
| itis | inflammation |
| lith | stone, calculus |
| logy | study of |
| mycosis | fungal infection |
| oma | tumor |
| opia | vision |
| ous | pertaining to |
| pathy | disease |
| phagia | swallowing |
| phili | attraction for |
| phobia | fear |
| plasty | surgical repair or reconstruction |
| rrhage | to burst forth |
| rrhea | discharge |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| tic | pertaining to |
| toxic | poison |
| y | condition, process of |