Question

1. identify the suffix meaning \destruction.\ -pexy -lysis -iasis -ptosis

Explanation:

• -pexy: means "fixation" (e.g., hysteropexy - fixation of the uterus).
• -lysis: means "destruction" (e.g., paralysis - destruction of function; hemolysis - destruction of red blood cells).
• -iasis: means "condition of having a (specified) thing" (e.g., cholelithiasis - condition of having gallstones).
• -ptosis: means "drooping" (e.g., nephroptosis - drooping of the kidney).

Answer:

• lysis