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Conditions
Suffixes related to conditions or systoms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -cele | hernia |
| -cytosis | condition of cells |
| -ectasia | expansion;dilation |
| -edema | swelling |
| -ema | condition |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -iasis | pathological condition or state; presence of |
| -ism | condition,disease |
| -itis(pl.-itides) | inflammation |
| -lepsy | seizures |
| -leptic | pertaining to seizures |
| -lithiasis | presence of stones |
| -mania | obsession; madness |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma(pl.-omata) | tumor,neoplasm |
| -opia | vision |
| -opsia | vision |
| -osis(pl.-oses) | condition,state,process |
| -paresis | slight paralysis,feelings of numbness and tingling |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency,small,fewer |
| -philia | attraction,affinity for |
| -phrenia | of the mind |
| -phthisis | wasting away |
| -physis | growing |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -plegic | pertaining to paralysis |
| -ptosis | falling down;drooping |
| -rrhea | to flow or discharge |
| -rrhagia | excessive bleeding(amount and/or frequency) |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -trohpic | pertaining to nutrition |
| -trophy | nutrition |
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