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HLHS CH1 suffixes
Suffixes that describe symptoms, diseases, and conditions
Term | Definition |
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algia (AL-jah) | pain |
dynia (DIN-ee-ah) | pain |
cele (seel ) | hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesnt belong ) |
emia (EEM-ee-ah) | blood condition |
iasis (AI-ah-sis) | presence of |
-itis (AIT-is ) | inflamation |
lysis (LIH-sis) | loosen, breakdown |
malacia (mah-LAY-shee -ah) | abnormal softening |
megaly (MEG-ah-lee) | enlargement |
oid (OYD) | resembling |
oma (OH-mah) | tumor |
osis (OH-sis) | condition |
pathy (pah-thee) | disease |
penia (PEE-nee-ah) | deficiency |
ptosis (phu-TOH-sis) | drooping |
rrhage (RIJ) | excessive flow |
rrhagia (RAY-jee-ah) | excessive flow |
rrhea (REE-ah) | flow |
rrhexis (REK-sis) | rupture |
spasm (spazm) | involuntary contraction |