Ch 2 - Suffixes - Diseases, Disorders, Conditions Flashcards

1
Q

-cele

A

hernia

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2
Q

-constriction

A

narrowing

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3
Q

-cytosis

A

a condition of cells

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4
Q

-derma

A

skin

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5
Q

-edema

A

swelling

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6
Q

-emia

A

a condition of the blood

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7
Q

-gravida

A

pregnant woman

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8
Q

-ia, -ism

A

condition

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9
Q

-iasis

A

pathological condition or state

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10
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

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11
Q

-lepsy, -leptic

A

seizure

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12
Q

-lith

A

stone

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13
Q

-malacia

A

softening

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14
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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15
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-necrosis

A

tissue death

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16
Q

-oid

A

resembling

17
Q

-oma

A

tumor

18
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition

19
Q

-oxia

A

oxygen

20
Q

-paresis

A

slight or partial paralysis

21
Q

-partum, -tocia

A

childbirth, labor

22
Q

-pathy

A

disease

23
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

24
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

25
Q

-phonia

A

voice

26
Q

-plasia, -plasm

A

formation, growth

27
Q

-plastic

A

pertaining to formation or growth

28
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

29
Q

-plegic

A

pertaining to paralysis

30
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

31
Q

-pneic

A

pertaining to breathing

32
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping, prolapse

33
Q

-salpinx

A

uterine (fallopian) tube

34
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

35
Q

-static

A

not in motion, at rest

36
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing, stricture

37
Q

-thorax

A

chest

38
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment, growth

39
Q

-uria

A

urine