Common Suffixes: Diagnostic Suffixes (Word Endings that Describe a Condition or Disease) Flashcards
1
Q
-cele
A
Pouching or hernia
2
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-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, -philia
A
Attraction for
10
Q
-ptosis
A
Falling or downward displacement
11
Q
-rrhage, -rrhagia
A
To burst forth (usually blood)
12
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-rrhexis
A
Rupture
