The suffix -rrhage, as seen in hemorrhage, means ________

A) "thing that eats; thing that swallows"
B) "excessive discharge; excessive flow"
C) "surgical removal; surgical excision"
D) "cell; cellular"


B
Explanation: A) The suffix -phage means "thing that eats."
B) Correct!
C) The suffix -ectomy means "surgical removal."
D) The suffix -cyte means "cell."

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