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Symptoms, Diseases, and conditions
| Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| -algia | pain | myalgia |
| -dynia | pain | gastrodynia |
| -cele | hernia | hydrocele |
| -emia | blood condition | anemia, leukemia |
| -iasis | presence of | lithiasis (lith- stone) |
| -itis | inflammation | arthritis, dermatitis |
| -lysis | loosen, break down | hemolysis |
| -malacia | abnormal softening | osteomalacia |
| -megaly | enlargement | hepatomegaly |
| -oid | resemble | keloid |
| -oma | tumor | melanoma |
| -osis | condition | thrombosis |
| pathy | disease | myopathy |
| -penia | deficiency | leukopenia |
| -ptosis | drooping | nephroptosis |
| -rrhage | excessive flow | hemorrhage |
| -rrhagia | excessive flow | menorrhagia |
| -rrhea | flow | diarrhea |
| -rrhexis | rupture | metrorrhexis |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction | myospasm |