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• Algy
  Algy

  noun

  a first name, form of Algernon.
• -algy
  -algy

  variant of -algia.

Algy

¹ American  

[al-jee] / ˈæl dʒi /

noun

1. a first name, form of Algernon.

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-algy ² American  

1. variant of -algia.

   coxalgy.

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Usage

What does -algy mean? The combining form -algy is used like a suffix meaning “pain.” It is used in a few, mostly historical forms of medical terms, especially in pathology. The form -algy comes from the Greek álgos, meaning “pain.” Similar in meaning and use to algo- are odyno- and -odynia, which derive from odýnē, also meaning “pain.”The form -algy is a rare variant of the much more common -algia, as in sacralgia. A corresponding form of -algy combined to the beginning of words is algo-, as in algophobia. Learn more about these forms in our Words That Use articles for each.