-odynia

American  

1. a combining form meaning “pain,” of the kind or in the place specified by the initial element.

   pododynia.

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Usage

What does -odynia mean? The combining form -odynia is used like a suffix meaning “pain.” It is often used in medical terms, especially in pathology.The form -odynia ultimately comes from the Greek odýnē, meaning “pain.” Similar in meaning and use to -odynia are the combining forms -algia, -algy, and algo-.What are variants of -odynia?The corresponding form of -odynia combined like a prefix to the beginning of words is odyno-, as in odynophagia.

Etymology

Origin of -odynia

< New Latin < Greek, equivalent to odýn ( ē ) pain + -ia -y ³