Common Suffixes- Diagnostic Flashcards
1
Q
-cele
A
pouching or hernia
2
Q
-ectasis
A
expansion or dilation
3
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
4
Q
-iasis
A
formation or presence of
5
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
6
Q
-malacia
A
softening
7
Q
-oma
A
tumor
8
Q
-osis
A
condition or increase
9
Q
-phil
A
attraction for
10
Q
-philia
A
attraction for
11
Q
-ptosis
A
falling or downward displacement
12
Q
-rrhage
A
to burst forth (usually blood)
13
Q
-rrhagia
A
to burst forth (usually blood)
14
Q
-rrhexis
A
rupture