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Suffixes: Diagnosis
Suffixes: Symptoms or Diagnosis
Question | Answer |
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-algia, -dynia | pain |
-cele | hernia |
-ectasia, -ectasis | dilatation (dilation or enlargement) or stretching of a structure or part |
-edema | swelling |
-emesis | vomiting |
-emia | conditions of the blood |
-ia, -iasis | condition |
-itis | inflammation |
-lith | stone or calculus |
-malacia | soft, softening |
-mania | excessive preoccupation |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oid | resembling |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | condition (often an abnormal condition; sometimes an increase) |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | deficiency |
-phobia | abnormal fear |
-ptosis | prolapse (sagging) |
-rrhage, -rrhagia | excessive bleeding or hemorrage |
-rrhea | flow or discharge |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-spasm | twitching, cramp |
-stasis | stopping, controlling |