Suffix (2) Compound suffix: a combination of a base and a simple suffiX pathy>-( disease, suffering)+-y (condition, act, process) disease, or a diseased condition ectomy ->ec-(out)+ tom-(to cut)+-y(act, process the surgical removal, the process of cutting out, or excision tonsillectomy appendectomy thyroidectomySuffix (2) Compound suffix: a combination of a base and a simple suffix. -pathy → patho- (disease, suffering) + -y (condition, act, process) “disease, or a diseased condition ” -ectomy → ec- (out) + tom- (to cut) + -y (act, process) “the surgical removal, the process of cutting out, or excision” tonsillectomy appendectomy thyroidectomy