Word Parts - alg, algesia, algia

One of the fastest ways to increase your vocabulary is by learning word parts, i.e., roots, prefixes, suffixes or forms.

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alg, algesia, algia – pain

algesis – sense of pain

algein to suffer pain from algos-pain

analgesic – remedy that relieves pain; analgesia – absence of sense of pain; myalgia – pain in one of more muscles; algesthesia – hypersensitivity to pain; myoneuraligia – neuralgic pain in muscle; hypalgesia = diminished sensitivity to pain; algesimeter = instrument used to determine acuteness of pain perception; hyperalgesia = increased sensitivity to pain; adiposaligia – painful areas of subcutaneous fat; otalgia – earache; hypnalgia – pain occurring during sleep

Can you figure these out?

nostalgia, odontalgia, photalgia, psychalgia