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Diagnostic Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | Pain |
| -dynia | Pain |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -ia | Condition, disease |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lepsy | Seizure or attack |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -oma | Tumor, mass |
| -rrhea | Flow, discharge |
| -rrhage -rrhagia | Bursting forth |
| -rrhexis | Breaking open |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -penia | Deficiency |
| -plegia | Paraylsis |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -scerosis | Hardening |