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Coding Suffixes
symptoms and diagnosis, condition
Term | Definition |
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-algia, -dynia (ex. neuralgia) | pain |
-cele | hernia |
-ectasis | dilation, stretching |
-edema | swelling |
-ia, -iasis (ex. amebiasis) | condition |
-itis (ex. appendicitis) | inflammation |
-lepsy | seizure |
-malacia | abnormal softness |
-mania | excessive preoccupation |
-oid (ex. lipoid) | resembling |
-oma (ex. carcinoma) | tumor |
-osis (ex. tuberculosis) | abnormal condition, disease |
-pathy (ex. arthropathy) | disease |
-ptosis | prolapse, sagging |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-rrhea (ex. amenorrhea) | flow, discharge |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stasis | stopping, controlling |
-emesis | vomiting |
-asthenia (ex. myasthenia) | weakness |
-emia (ex. anemia) | blood |
-lysis (ex. hemolysis), -lytic (ex. hemolytic) | destruction, break down |
-rrhagia (ex. menorrhagia) | hemorrhage |
-paresis (ex. hemiparesis) | weakness |
-plasia (ex. hyperplasia) | growth |
-plegia (ex. paraplegia) | paralysis |
-pnea (ex. apnea) | breathing |