SUFFIXES indicating diseases or abnormal conditions

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pain
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-algia
stomach pain
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gastralgia
weakness
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-asthenia
muscle weakness
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myasthenia
hernia, protrusion
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-cele
protrusion of bladder
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cystocele
pain
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-dynia
heart pain
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cardiodynia
abnormal cell condition (too many)
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-cytosis
too many red cells
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erythrocytosis
dilated, stretched out
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-ectasis
dilated bronchi
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bronchiectasis
swelling
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-edema
lymphatic swelling
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lymphedema
vomiting
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-emesis
vomiting blood
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hematemesis
condition of the blood
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-emia
oxygen in blood
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oxemia
state, condition
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-ia
abnormal condition
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-iasis
abnormal condition of stones
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lithiasis
state of, condition
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-ism
state of low thyroid
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hypothyroidism
inflammation
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-itis
skin inflammation
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dermatitis
stone
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-lith
bladder stone
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cystolith
destruction
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-lysis
bone destruction
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osteolysis
destruction
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-lytic
clot destruction
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thrombolytic
abnormal softening
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-malacia
abnormal cartilage softening
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chondromalacia
enlargement, large
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-megaly
enlarged heart
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cardiomegaly
tumor, mass
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-oma
cancerous tumor
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carcioma
abnormal condition
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-osis
abnormal condition of blue
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cyanosis
disease
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-pathy
muscle disease
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myopathy
too few
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-penia
too few cells
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-cytopenia
fear
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-phobia
abnormal fear of light
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photophobia
paralysis
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-plegia
paralysis of both lower extremities
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paraplegia
drooping
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-ptosis
drooping rectum
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proctoptosis
bursting forth
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-rrhage
bursting forth with blood
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hemorrhage
bursting forth
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-rrhagia
bursting forth with menstrual flow
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menorrhagia
discharge, flow
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-rrhea
discharge from nose
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rhinorrhea
rupture
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-rrhexis
ruptured uterus
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-hysterorrhexis
hardened condition
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-sclerosis
hardening of artery
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arteriosclerosis
involuntary muscle contraction
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-spasm
involuntary contraction of bronchi muscles
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bronchospasm
stopping
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-stasis
stopping blood flow
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hemostasis
narrowing
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-stenosis
narrowing of a vessel
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angiostenosis
poison
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-toxic
poisonous to cells
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cytotoxic
condition of the urine
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-uria
blood in urine
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-hematuria

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