Pathological Suffix

Question 1

-algia, -dynia

Answer 1

pain
example: neur/algia (nerve pain)
ot/o/dynia (ear pain)

Question 2

-cele

Answer 2

hernia, swelling

example: hepat/o/cele

Question 3

-ectasis

Answer 3

dilation, expansion

example: bronchi/ectasis

Question 4

-edema

Answer 4

swelling

lymph/edema

Question 5

-emesis

Answer 5

vomiting

example: hyper/emesis

Question 6

-emia

Answer 6

blood condition

example: an/emia

Question 7

-iasis

Answer 7

abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
example: chol/e/lith/iasis

Question 8

-itis

Answer 8

inflammation

example: gastr/itis

Question 9

-lith

Answer 9

stone, calculus

example: chol/e/lith

Question 10

-malacia

Answer 10

softening

example: chondr/o/malacia

Question 11

-megaly

Answer 11

enlargement

example: cardi/o/megaly

Question 12

-oma

Answer 12

tumor

example: neur/oma

Question 13

-osis

Answer 13

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
example: cyan/osis

Question 14

-pathy

Answer 14

disease

example: my/o/pathy

Question 15

-penia

Answer 15

decrease, deficiency

example: erythr/o/penia

Question 16

-phobia

Answer 16

fear

example: hem/o/phobia

Question 17

-plegia

Answer 17

paralysis

example: hemi/plegia

Question 18

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Answer 18

bursting (of)

example: hem/o/rrhage

Question 19

-rrhea

Answer 19

discharge, flow

example: dia/rrhea

Question 20

-rrhexis

Answer 20

rupture

example: arteri/o/rrhexis

Question 21

-stenosis

Answer 21

narrowing, stricture

example: arteri/o/stenosis

Question 22

-toxic

Answer 22

poison

example: hepat/o/toxic

Question 23

-trophy

Answer 23

nourishment, development

example: dys/trophy