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Med.Term.Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -desis | binding, fusion |
| -dynia | pain |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| -kinesia, kinesis | movement |
| -phobia | fear |
| -phonia | sound |
| -phoria | feeling, carrying |
| -cele | hernia |
| -cytosis | condition of cells |
| -ectasia, ectasis | expansion, dilation |
| -edema | swelling |
| -ema | condition |
| -emisis | vomiting |
| iasis | pathological condition or state, presence of |
| -ism | condition, disease |
| -itis (pl. -ites) | inflammation |
| -lepsy | seizures |
| -leptic | pertaining to seizures |
| -lithiasis | presence of stones |
| -mania | obbsession, madness |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma (pl. omae) | tumor, neoplasm |
| -opia, opsia | vision |
| -osis (pl. -oses) | condition, state, process |
| -paresis | slight paralysis, feeling of numbness or tingling |
| -pathy | abnormal condition, disease process |
| -penia | deficiency, small, fewer |
| -philia | attraction, affinity for |
| -phrenia | of the mind |
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