Chapter 2- Diagnosis And Symptom Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
algia-
A
Pain
2
Q
-cele
A
Hernia, swelling, tumor, protrusion
3
Q
-dynia
A
Pain
4
Q
-ectasis
A
Dilation
5
Q
-emia
A
Blood
6
Q
-gen
A
Producing, beginning
7
Q
-gram
A
Record
8
Q
-graph
A
Instrument
9
Q
-graphy
A
Process of recording
10
Q
-iasis
A
Condition or disease
11
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
12
Q
-logy
A
Study of/ science of
13
Q
-malacia
A
Softening
14
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
15
Q
-meter
A
Instrument for measuring
16
Q
-oid
A
Resemble
17
Q
-oma
A
Tumor or swelling
18
Q
-osis
A
Abnormal condition
19
Q
-pathy
A
Disease
20
Q
-penia
A
Disease, deficiency
21
Q
-phagia
A
Eating, swallowing
22
Q
-phasia
A
Speech
23
Q
-plegia
A
Paralysis
24
Q
-phobia
A
Fear
25
-ptosis
Prolapse, falling, dropping
26
-rrhage
Burst forth, hemorrhage
27
-rrhea
Discharge, flow
28
-rrhexis
Rupture
29
-sclerosis
Hardening
30
-scopy
Examination, view
31
-spasm
Involuntary, contraction, twitching of a muscle
32
-desis
Bind, fixate
