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The suffix-ology means:
A
the study of
B
condition
C
disease
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The study of life and living organisms and their morphology, anatomy, and physiology.

Detailed explanation-2: –logy, suffix.-logy comes from Greek, where it has the meaning “word. ‘’ It is attached to roots to form nouns with the meanings: “field of study, discipline; list of”:astro-(= star) +-logy → astrology (= study of the influence of stars on events); bio-(= life) +-logy → biology (= study of living things).

Detailed explanation-3: -Also ‑ology. A subject of study or interest; speech or language. French ‑logie or medieval Latin ‑logia, from Greek logos, word or speech. Many examples relating to a field of study exist, of which a selection is given in the list below.

Detailed explanation-4: -The word-ology is a back-formation from the names of certain disciplines. The-logy element basically means “the study of “. Such words are formed from Greek or Latin roots with the terminal-logy derived from the Greek suffix- (-logia), speaking, from (legein), “to speak".

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