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The suffix "-logy" means the process of study. Look at the following words:

Biology: life + study + process

gynecology: women + study + process

histology: tissue + study + process

pathology: disease + study + process

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The suffix -lytic comes from the verb 'to lyse'. That means to break down or disintegrate something. An hemolytic disease causes the disintegration of blood (cells).

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The gradual recession of a disease.
The suffix -lysis means to breakdown; separation; destruction; or loosening.

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-therapy means treatment, so psychotherapy is treatment of the mind, and therapist is a provider of treatment.

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It means the idea of something

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