In medical terminology, the word part at the end of the word, which alters the meaning of the word root, is the ____.
A. prefix
B. gerund
C. suffix
D. combining vowel
E. preposition
C. suffix
A suffix comes at the end of a medical term and alters the meaning of the word root.
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