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Suffixes Denoting Diagnoses

Suffix	Diagnosis
-cele	Protrusion, hernia, or tumor
-ectasis	Dilation or expansion
-emia	Blood
-malacia	Softening
-sclerosis	Hardening
-ptosis	Downward displacement (prolapse)
-rrhexis	Rupture
-trophy	Nutrition, growth, or development
-phobia	Fear