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Terminology
Diagnostic Suffixes
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Veterinary Medicine
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03/22/2016

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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 with blood cells
Term
-ia
Definition
condition, disease

ex: polyuria - excessive urination
Term
-itis
Definition
inflammation

ex: laryngitis - inflammation of the larynx
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-lepsy
Definition
seizure or attack

ex: epilepsy - disease of the nervous system marked by seizures
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-malacia
Definition
softening

ex: chondromalacia - softening of the cartilage
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-megaly
Definition
enlargement

ex: cardiomegaly - enlarement of the heart
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-oma
Definition
tumor, mass

ex: sarcoma - cancerous tumor of connective tissue
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-osis
Definition
abnormal condition

ex: dermatomycosis - fungal skin infection
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-pathy
Definition
disease

ex: myopathy - disease of muscle tissue
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-penia
Definition
deficiency

ex: leukopenia - deficient number of white blood cells
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-plegia
Definition
paralysis

ex: quadriplegia - paralysis of all four limbs
Term
-pnea
Definition
breathing

ex: apnea - periodic cessation of breathing
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
Definition
bursting forth

ex: menorrhagia - excessive menstrual flow
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-rrhea
Definition
flow, discharge

ex: menorrhea - normal menstrual flow
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-rrhexis
Definition
breaking open

ex: cardiorrhexis - rupture of the heart
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-sclerosis
Definition
hardening

ex: arteriosclerosis - hardening of the arteries
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