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Med Prefix/Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ia, ism | Condition |
| -iasis | Presence of, formation of |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -malacia | Weakening of, softening of |
| -mania | Obsessive preoccupation |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -oid | Seeming like |
| -ole | Small |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -osis | Condition, usually abnormal |
| -pathy | Disorder, disease |
| -penia | Deficiency, decrease |
| -phaga | Eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | Speech |
| -phobia | Fear |
| -plasia | Formation of |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -ptosis | Drooping, falling |
| -rrhage | Bursting forth |
| -rrhea | Flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -sclerosis | Hardening condition |
| -trophy | Development |