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HLHS CH1 suffixes
Suffixes that describe symptoms, diseases, and conditions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| algia (AL-jah) | pain |
| dynia (DIN-ee-ah) | pain |
| cele (seel ) | hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesnt belong ) |
| emia (EEM-ee-ah) | blood condition |
| iasis (AI-ah-sis) | presence of |
| -itis (AIT-is ) | inflamation |
| lysis (LIH-sis) | loosen, breakdown |
| malacia (mah-LAY-shee -ah) | abnormal softening |
| megaly (MEG-ah-lee) | enlargement |
| oid (OYD) | resembling |
| oma (OH-mah) | tumor |
| osis (OH-sis) | condition |
| pathy (pah-thee) | disease |
| penia (PEE-nee-ah) | deficiency |
| ptosis (phu-TOH-sis) | drooping |
| rrhage (RIJ) | excessive flow |
| rrhagia (RAY-jee-ah) | excessive flow |
| rrhea (REE-ah) | flow |
| rrhexis (REK-sis) | rupture |
| spasm (spazm) | involuntary contraction |