Question

question 48
the suffix used that means \to study\ or \the study of\ is:

ectomy

gnosis

plasty

ology

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• "ectomy" means surgical removal (e.g., appendectomy).
• "gnosis" relates to knowledge (e.g., diagnosis).
• "plasty" means surgical repair or reconstruction (e.g., rhinoplasty).
• "ology" is a suffix meaning "the study of" (e.g., biology - study of life, geology - study of the earth).

So "ology" matches the definition of a suffix meaning "to study" or "the study of".

Answer:

D. ology (assuming the options are labeled with letters, and "ology" is the fourth option; if the original options had labels like A, B, C, D with D being ology, then the answer is D. ology)