Pathological Suffix Flashcards
-algia, -dynia
pain
example: neur/algia (nerve pain)
ot/o/dynia (ear pain)
-cele
hernia, swelling
example: hepat/o/cele
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
example: bronchi/ectasis
-edema
swelling
lymph/edema
-emesis
vomiting
example: hyper/emesis
-emia
blood condition
example: an/emia
-iasis
abnormal condition (produced by something specific) example: chol/e/lith/iasis
-itis
inflammation
example: gastr/itis
-lith
stone, calculus
example: chol/e/lith
-malacia
softening
example: chondr/o/malacia
-megaly
enlargement
example: cardi/o/megaly
-oma
tumor
example: neur/oma
-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
example: cyan/osis
-pathy
disease
example: my/o/pathy
-penia
decrease, deficiency
example: erythr/o/penia
-phobia
fear
example: hem/o/phobia
-plegia
paralysis
example: hemi/plegia
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting (of)
example: hem/o/rrhage
-rrhea
discharge, flow
example: dia/rrhea
-rrhexis
rupture
example: arteri/o/rrhexis
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
example: arteri/o/stenosis
-toxic
poison
example: hepat/o/toxic
-trophy
nourishment, development
example: dys/trophy
