What it means
The ending that turns a word part into the name of a condition: anemiauh-NEE-mee-uhA lower than normal number of red blood cells or amount of hemoglobin in the blood.a- without, lacking-emia blood conditionFull entry (a condition of the blood), hypoxiahy-POK-see-uhA lower than normal level of oxygen in the body's tissues.hypo- belowox/o oxygen-ia conditionFull entry (low oxygen), dysphagiadis-FAY-jee-uhDifficulty swallowing.dys- difficultphag/o eat, swallow-ia conditionFull entry (difficult swallowing), pneumonianoo-MOHN-yuhAn infection of one or both lungs in which the air sacs fill with fluid or pus.pneum/o lung, air-ia conditionFull entry and paraplegiapair-uh-PLEE-juhParalysis of both legs and the lower part of the body.para- beside, abnormal-plegia paralysisFull entry .
Related terms
-osis
A word ending that means an abnormal condition or process, or an increase.
anemia
A lower than normal number of red blood cells or amount of hemoglobin in the blood.
hypoxia
A lower than normal level of oxygen in the body's tissues.
-emia
A word ending that means a condition of the blood, or something in the blood.