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Suffixes that Pertain to Pathological Conditions

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-algia   pain, ache  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-betes   to go  
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-cele   hernia, tumor, swelling  
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-cusis   hearing  
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-derma   skin  
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-dynia   pain, ache  
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-ectasis   dilation, distention  
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-edema   swelling  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-ion   process  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-kinesis   motion  
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-lepsy   seizure  
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-lexia   diction, word, phrase  
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-malacia   softening  
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-mania   madness  
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-megaly   enlargement, large  
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-mnesia   memory  
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-noia   mind  
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-oid   resemble  
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-oma   tumor  
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-opia   sight, vision  
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-oxia   oxygen  
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-pathy   disease, emotion  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-phagia   to eat, to swallow  
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-phasia   to speak, speech  
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-phobia   fear  
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-plasia   formation, produce  
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-plasm   a thing formed, plasma  
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-plegia   paralysis, stroke  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-ptosis   drooping, prolapse, sagging  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-rrhage   bursting forth  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-spasm   tension, spasm, contraction  
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-trophy   nourishment, development  
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