-algia

Medical Suffix
-algia

-algia means pain (from the Greek).

What does -algia mean?

The suffix -algia means "pain". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Greek.

Example words using -algia

WordMeaning
neuralgianerve pain
myalgiamuscle pain

Related word parts

-dynia · dys-

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