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Chapter 1
Suffixes of symptoms diseases and conditions
| Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -algia | Pain | Myalgia |
| -dynia | Pain | Gastrodynia |
| -cele | Hernia | Hydrocele |
| -emia | Blood condition | Lukemia |
| -iasis | Presence of | Lithiasis |
| -itis | Inflammation | Arthritis |
| -lysis | Loosen, break down | Hemolysis |
| -malacia | Abnormal softening | Osteomalacia |
| -megaly | Enlargement | Hepatomegaly |
| -oid | Resembling | Keloid |
| -oma | Tumor | Melanoma |
| -osis | Condition | Thrombosis |
| -pathy | Diseases | Myopathy |
| -penia | Deficiency | Leukopenia |
| -ptosis | Drooling | Nephroptosis |
| -rrhage | Excessive flow | Hemorrhage |
| -rrhagia | Excessive flow | Menorrhagia |
| -rreha | Flow | Diarrhea |
| -rrhexis | Rupture | Metrorrhexis |
| -spasm | Involuntary contraction | Myospasm |