Module 3 - Diagnostic Suffixes and Terminology and New Words

Suffixes that describe diagnosis and terminology using these suffixes

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Front Back
-algia
Pain
Arthralgia

(ar-THRAL-je-ah)
Joint Pain
Otalgia

(o-TAL-jah)
Ear Pain
Myalgi

(mi-AL-jah)
Muscle pain
Neuralgia

(nu-RAL-jah)
Nerve Pain
-emia
Blood condition
Luekemia

(loo-KE-me-ah)
Increase in malignant (cancerous) white blood cells in blood or bone marrow
Septicemia

(sep-tih-SE-me-ah)
Infection in the blood (blood poisoning)
Ischemia

(is-KE-me-ah)
Deficiency of blood flow to a part of the body
Uremia
(u-RE-me-ah)
Abnormal condition of excessive amounts of urea in the blood stream
-ia
Condition
Pneumonia
(noo-MO-ne-ah)
Abnormation condition of the lungs (inflammation and collection of material within the air sacs of the lung)
-itis
Inflammation
Bronchitis
(brong-KI-tis)
Inflammation of the bronchial tubes
Esophagitis
(eh-sof-ah-JI-tis)
Inflammation of the esophagus