Chapter 2: Common Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
pain
A
-algia, -dynia
2
Q
hernia, swelling
A
-cele
3
Q
cell
A
-cyte
4
Q
expansion or dilation
A
-estasis, -ectasia
5
Q
excessive accumulation of fluid in cells and tissues
A
-edema
6
Q
vomiting
A
-emesis
7
Q
blood
A
-emia
8
Q
condition or state
A
-iasis
9
Q
condition of or a process
A
-ism
10
Q
inflammation
A
-itis
11
Q
stone, calculus
A
-lith
12
Q
disintegration, destruction
A
-lysis
13
Q
softening
A
-malacia
14
Q
enlargement
A
-megaly
15
Q
resembling or like
A
-oid
16
Q
tumor
A
-oma
17
Q
abnormal condition
A
-osis
18
Q
disease
A
-pathy
19
Q
reduction of size or quantity
A
-penia
20
Q
fear
A
-phobia
21
Q
abnormal formation
A
-plasia
