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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈal.dʒa
"Il suffisso algia indica una condizione dolorosa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A suffix used in medical terminology to indicate pain in a specified part of the body.
"Medical suffixes like algia help physicians quickly categorize patient symptoms." - 2
A condition characterized by physical pain, often used in combination with anatomical prefixes.
"The persistent algia required a thorough neurological evaluation."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the New Latin suffix -algia, which originates from the Ancient Greek ἄλγος (algos) meaning 'pain'. It entered English medical terminology in the 19th century to form compounds denoting specific types of pain.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Algia" is said worldwide
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algie
Transliteration: al.ʒi
"L'algie est un terme médical désignant une douleur."
Algie
Transliteration: alˈɡiː
"Algie ist ein medizinischer Ausdruck für Schmerz."
algia
Transliteration: ˈal.dʒa
"Il suffisso algia indica una condizione dolorosa."
algia
Transliteration: ˈal.xja
"La algia es un dolor localizado en alguna parte del cuerpo."
algia
Transliteration: ˈaw.ʒi.ɐ
"O sufixo algia denota dor em termos médicos."
दर्द
Transliteration: dard
"चिकित्सा शब्दावली में एल्गिया का अर्थ दर्द होता है।"
痛
Transliteration: tòng
"医学上的痛觉后缀表示特定部位的疼痛。"
통증
Transliteration: tong-jeung
"의학 용어에서 통증을 나타내는 접미사입니다."
痛
Transliteration: tsū
"医学用語で痛みを表す接尾辞です。"
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