-ia

-ia
A suffix used to form terms for states or conditions, often abnormal. Cf.:-ism. [G. -ia, an ancient noun-forming suffix]

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[L. and Gr. noun-forming suffix] a word termination denoting a state or condition.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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