2: Suffixes Flashcards
-algia
Pain
-asthenia
Weakness
-cele
Protrusion
-cytosis
Too many cells
-dynia
Pain
-ectasis
Dilated
-edema
Swelling
-emesis
Vomiting
-emetic
Pertaining to vomiting
-emia
Blood condition
-ism
State of
-itis
Inflammation
-lith
Stone
-lysis
To destroy
-lytic
Destruction
-malacia
Abnormal softening
-megaly
Enlarged
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Abnormal condition
-paresis
Weakness
-pathy
Disease
-penia
Too few
-phobia
Fear
-plegia
Paralysis
-ptosis
Drooping
-rrhage
Abnormal flow
-rrhagia
Abnormal flow condition
-rrhea
Discharge
-rrhexis
Rupture
-sclerosis
Hardening
-spasm
Involuntary muscle contraction
-stasis
Stopping
-stenosis
Narrowing
-toxic
Poison
-uria
Urine condition
-clasia
Surgical breaking
-desis
Surgical fusing
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-ostomy
Surgically create an opening