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-Abbrev9
Diagnostic Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -cele | swelling, growing |
| -ectasis | swelling, dilation |
| -gram | tracing |
| -graph | record |
| -iasis | state or condition of, pathologic state |
| -it is | inflammation, reddening |
| -malacia | softening |
| -mania | irrational, madness |
| -oid | denoting resemblance |
| -oma | denoting tumor |
| -osis | denoting a deteriorating condition |
| -pathy | a condition |
| -phobia | fear |
| ptosis, (pt="t") | dropping, downward displacement |
| rrhaf=ge, rrhagia, rrhagic | bursting forth |
| rrhea | flow |
| rrhexis | broken, burst |
| sthen, sthenia | strength |