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The suffix for softening means?
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The suffix means malacia, such as chondromalacia.
Chondromalacia - an irritation of the underside of the kneecap. (Softening of the cartilage) |
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Name the suffix for preoccupation, include an example.
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The suffix is mania such as pyromania (pyromania is an impulse to deliberately start fires to relieve tension and typically includes feelings of gratification)
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What is the suffix for elargement, include an example.
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The suffix is megaly, as in cardiomegaly. (Enlargement of the heart)
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What is the suffix for an instrument to measure, include an example.
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The suffix is meter, as in a glucometer, measuring the glucose.
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What is the suffix for the process of measuring, include an example.
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The suffix is metry, as in a geometry. (The mathematical study of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, planes, surfaces, angles, and solids)
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