Select the suffix that means pain

A) -algia
B) -al
C) -atresia
D) -asthenia


A
Explanation: Two suffixes mean "pain": -algia and -dynia. The other suffixes mean: -al, "pertaining to"; -asthenia, "weakness"; and -atresia, "absence of normal body opening."

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