Which of the following suffixes means "disease"?

A) -phobia
B) -pathy
C) -ectomy
D) -itis


B) -pathy
"-pathy" is the suffix meaning "disease." "-phobia" means "abnormal fear." "-ectomy" means "excision" or "removal." "-itis" means "inflammation."

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