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Medical Suffixes
-dynia
Commonly used in naming conditions like arthritis or gastritis to specify pain location.
Literal Meaning
Pain
Actual Meaning
This means PAIN. So "pleurodynia" means chest wall pain.
Examples in Context

Thoracodynia refers to pain in the chest region.

Helpful Tips
  • 1Remember '-dynia' as a signal of discomfort in the body.
  • 2Combine with body parts to describe specific pains, like 'neuralgia' for nerve pain.
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