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Question 21
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Question 21
A suffix meaning “deficiency” is:

Option A
-dipsia

Option B
-penia

Option C
-pathy

Option D
-ism

1 answer

The correct answer is:

Option B: -penia

The suffix "-penia" refers to a deficiency or decrease, often used in medical terminology to indicate a lower than normal level of a particular substance or element, such as in "leukopenia" (deficiency of white blood cells) or "thrombocytopenia" (deficiency of platelets).