-algia
variant of algo- as final element of a compound word:
neuralgia.
also, -algy.
-algia
combining form
denoting pain or a painful condition of the part specified neuralgia, odontalgia
derived forms
-algic, combining_form:in_adjective
word origin
from greek algos pain
-algia
suffix denoting “pain,” from gk. algos “pain,” algein “to feel pain,” of unknown origin. related to alegein “to care about,” originally “to feel pain.”
-algia suff.
pain: neuralgia.
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