Veterinary Terminology, Diagnostic Suffixes

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Medical suffixes for veterinary terminology.
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-Algia Meaning: Pain Example: neuralgia (nerve pain)
-Dynia Meaning: pain Example: gastrodynia (pain in the stomach)
-Emia Meaning: Blood Condition Example: leukemia (cancer of the white blood cells.)
-Ia Meaning: condition, disease Example: ployuria (excessive urination)
-Itis Meaning: inflammation Example: laryngitis (inflammation of the larynx)
-Lepsy Meaning: seizure or attack Example: epilepsy ( disease of the nervous system marked by seizures.)
-Malacia Meaning: softening Example: chondromalacia (softening of the cartilage)
-Megaly Meaning: enlargement Example: cardiomegaly (enlargement of the heart)
-Oma Meaning: tumor or mass Example: sarcoma (cancerous tumor of connective tissue)
-Rrhea Meaning: flow, discharge Example: menorrhea (menstrual flow)
-Rrhage -Rrhagia Meaning: bursting forth Example: menorrhagia (excessive menstrual flow)
-Rrhexis Meaning: breaking open Example: cardiorrhexis (rupture of the heart)
-Osis Meaning: abnormal condition Example: dermatomycosis (fungal skin infection)
-Pathy Meaning: disease Example: myopathy (disease of muscle tissue)
-Penia Meaning: deficiency Example: lekopenia (deficient number of white blood cells)
-Pleagia Meaning: paralysis Example: quadripleagia (paralysis of all four limbs)
-Pnea Meaning: breathing Example: apnea (periodic cessation of breathing)
-Sclerosis Meaning: hardening Example: arteriosclerosis (hardening of arteries)
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