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Medical Terminology2
Symptom or Diagnosis Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -estasia | dilation/stretching |
| -ectasis | dilation/stretching |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | condition of the blood |
| -ia, -iasis | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lith | stone or calculus |
| -malacia | soft, softening |
| -mania | excessive preoccupation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phobia | abnormal fear |
| -ptosis | prolapse or sagging |
| -rrhage | excessive bleeding |
| -rrhagia | excessive bleeding |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -spasm | twitching, cramp |
| -stasis | stopping or controlling |