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Diagnostic Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Algia or Dynia | Pain |
| Emia | Blood Condition |
| Neuralgia | Nerve Pain |
| Gastrodynia | Pain in the stomach |
| Leukemia | Cancer of white blood cells |
| IA | condition, disease |
| ITIS | Inflammation |
| Laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
| Lepsy | seizure or attack |
| Elilepsy | disease of the nervous system marked y seizures |
| Malacia | softening |
| Chondromalacia | softening of the cartilage |
| Megaly | enlargement |
| Cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| OMA | tumor, mass |
| Sarcoma | cancerous tumor of connective tissue |
| OSIS | abnormal Condition |
| Dermatomycosis | fungal skin infection |
| Pathy | disease |
| Myopathy | disease of muscle tissue |
| Penia | deficiency |
| Leukopenia | deficient number of while blood cells |
| Plegia | paralysis |
| Quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs |
| Pnea | breathing |
| Apnea | temporary cessation of breathing |
| Sclerosis | hardening |
| Arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| Rrhage | bursting forth |
| Menorrhage | excessive menstrual flow |
| Rrhea | flow, discharge |
| Menorrhea | normal menstrual flow |
| Rrhexis | breaking open |
| Cardiorrhexis | rupture of the heart |