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Match the Suffixes with Their Meanings

Question 85

Question 85

Multiple Choice

Match the suffixes with their meanings.
-surgical puncture


A) -cele
B) -centesis
C) -clasis
D) -desis
E) -dynia
F) -ectasis
G) -ectomy
H) -edema
I) -emesis
J) -emia
K) -iatry
L) -ic
M) -ist
N) -itis
O) -lith
P) -logy
Q) -malacia
R) -megaly
S) -oma
T) -pathy
U) -pexy
V) -plegia
W) -rrhaphy
X) -rrhexis
Y) -toxic

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