Chapter 3 | suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
algia, algesia
A
pain
Footnote: Example sentence - She experienced algia in her lower back.
2
Q
-cele
A
hernia, localized dilation
3
Q
-clasis, -clasia
A
rupture
4
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
5
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megaly
A
enlargement
6
Q
-odynia
A
pain
7
Q
-oma
A
tumor
8
Q
-pathy
A
any disease of
9
Q
-rhage, -rhagial
A
bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage
10
Q
-rhea
A
flow, discharge
11
Q
-schisis
A
fissure, splitting
12
Q
dilation, dialatation
A
expansion widening
13
Q
ectasia, ectstasis
A
dilation, dilatation, distension
14
Q
edema
A
accumulation of fluid, swelling
15
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lysis
A
separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction
