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suffixes I need to study for class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| suffixes can change a noun into an adjective | true |
| -graph | meaning to write or record |
| -ous | possessing, having, full of |
| -able/-ible | ability |
| -y | meaning is the process or condition that makes a word a noun |
| -itis | meaning inflammation |
| -oses | meaning condition, status, or process |
| -cyte | meaning cell |
| -pathy | meaning disease |
| -er | meaning one who |
| -graphy | meaning the process of making a recording or image |
| -ectomy | meaning excision |
| -tomy | meaning incision |
| -ostomy | meaning forming a new opening |
| -algia | means pain |
| -blast | meaning embryonic or immature cell |
| -emia | meaning blood condition. Comes from the Greek word hema |
| -penia | means decrease |