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Understanding Scientific Terms/Special Suffixes
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Special Suffixes
Most of these suffixes denote action or a condition.
Suffixes
-mania : madness
-edema or -oedema : swelling
-itis : inflammation of
-lepsy : seizure
-naut : sailor (aeronautics, astronaut)
-oma : tumor
-tomy : cut
-ism : condition
-osis : abnormal condition
-emia : blood condition
-genic : forming
-algia : pain
-oid : like, resembling
Senses
-opia : vision
-opsia : vision
-acousia : hearing
-osmia : smell
-osphrensia : smell
-aphia : touch
-geustia : taste
-orexia : appetite