CH02 Suffixes - Symptoms or Diagnosis.txt

-algia, -dynia

pain
-cele

hernia
-ectasia, -ectasis eg: angiectasis, neurectasia

dilatation (dilation, enlargement or stretching of a structure or part)
-edema

swelling
-emesis

vomiting
-emia eg: bateremia

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 (often an abnormal condition)
-pathy

disease
-penia

deficiency
-phobia

abnormal fear
-ptosis

prolapse (sagging) pro:forward lapse:fall
-rrhage, rrhagia

excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
-rrhea

flow or discharge
-rrhexis eg: cardiorrhexis

rupture
-spasm

twitching, cramp
-stasis

stopping, controlling

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CH02 Suffixes - Symptoms or Diagnosis.txt

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