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Medical Terminology
Diagnostic Suffixes
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Veterinary Medicine
Professional
05/26/2020

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Term
-ALGIA
Definition
Pain
ex: neuralgia (nerve pain)
Term
-DYNIA
Definition
Pain
ex: gastrodynia (pain in the stomach)
Term
-EMIA
Definition
Blood condition
ex: leukemia (cancer of the white blood cells)
Term
-IA
Definition
Condition/Disease
ex: polyuria (excessive urination)
Term
-ITIS
Definition
Inflammation
ex: laryngitis (inflammation of the larynx)
Term
-LEPSY
Definition
Seizure or Attack
ex: epilepsy (disease of the nervous system marked by seizures)
Term
-MALACIA
Definition
Softening
ex: chondromalacia (softening of the cartilage)
Term
-MEGALY
Definition
Enlargement
ex: cardiomegaly (englargement of the heart)
Term
-OMA
Definition
Tumor/Mass
ex: Sarcoma (cancerous tumor of the connective tissue)
Term
-OSIS
Definition
Abnormal Condition
ex: Dermatomyosis (fungal skin infection)
Term
-PATHY
Definition
Disease
Ex: Myopathy (disease of muscle tissue)
Term
-PENIA
Definition
Deficiency
ex: Leukopenia (deficient number of white blood cells)
Term
-PLEGIA
Definition
Paralysis
ex: Quadriplegia (paralysis of all four limbs)
Term
-PNEA
Definition
Breathing
ex: apnea (temporary cessation of breathing)
Term
-SCLEROSIS
Definition
Hardening
ex: arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
Term
-RRHAGE
Definition
Bursting forth
ex: menorrhage (excessive menstrual flow)
Term
-RRHEA
Definition
Flow, discharge
ex: menorrhea (normal menstrual flow)
Term
-RRHEXIS
Definition
Breaking open
ex: cardiorrhexis (rupture of the heart)
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