Which suffix means speech?

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Multiple Choice

Which suffix means speech?

Explanation:
Speech-related terms use the suffix -phasia, which comes from Greek for speech or utterance. It appears in words like aphasia, meaning loss of the ability to speak, and dysphasia, meaning difficulty speaking. The other forms don’t denote speech: -philia means love or affinity; -phleb(o) relates to veins; and -pheo refers to a dusky color and appears in terms like pheochromocytoma, not speech.

Speech-related terms use the suffix -phasia, which comes from Greek for speech or utterance. It appears in words like aphasia, meaning loss of the ability to speak, and dysphasia, meaning difficulty speaking. The other forms don’t denote speech: -philia means love or affinity; -phleb(o) relates to veins; and -pheo refers to a dusky color and appears in terms like pheochromocytoma, not speech.

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