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Diagnostic Suffixes
| Suffix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ia | condition, disease |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lepsy | seizure or attack |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| rrhea | flow, discharge |
| rrhexis | breaking open |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| gastrodynia | pain in the stomach |
| leukemia | cancer of white blood cells |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
| epilepsy | disease of the nervous system marked by seizures |
| chondromalacia | softening of the cartilage |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| sarcoma | cancerous tumor of connective tissue |
| dermatomycosis | fungal skin infection |
| myopathy | disease of muscle tissue |
| leukopenia | deficient number of white blood cells |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs |
| apnea | temporary cessation of breathing |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| hemorrhage | excessive bleeding |
| menorrhea | normal menstrual flow |
| cardiorrhexis | rupture of the heart |