Terminology- Suffixes for Disease or Conditions

-algia or dynia

Pain

-ectasis

Dilation, expansion or distension

-itis

Inflammation

-ia

Disease or Condition

-iasis

Infestation or infection of

-ism

State, condition or result of a pathologic disease

-malacia

Abnormal softening

-megaly

Enlargement

-osis

Abnormal condition

-pathy

Disease

-penia

Deficiency of, lack of

-sclerosis

Abnormal hardening

-oma

Tumor

-um

Structure