Suffixes: Symptoms or Diagnosis

-algia
-dynia

pain
-cele

hernia
-ectasia
-ectasis

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

swelling
-emesis

vomiting
-emia

condition of the blood
-ia
-iasis

condition
-itis

inflammation
-lith
- stone
- calculus
-malacia

soft, softening
-mania

excessive preoccupation
-megaly

enlargement
-oid

resembling
-oma

tumor
-osis

condition (often an abnormal condition; sometimes an increase)
-pathy

disease
-penia

deficiency
-phobia

abnormal fear
-ptosis

prolapse (sagging)
-rrhage
-rrhagia

excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
-rrhea

flow or discharge
-rrhexis

rupture
-spasm
- twitching
- cramping
-stasis
- stopping
- controlling

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Suffixes: Symptoms or Diagnosis

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Suffixes: Symptoms or Diagnosis

Updated

2012-01-28T23:39:21Z

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