Pathology Flashcards
-algia
Pain
Neur/algia- pain of the nerves
-cele
Hernia or swelling
Hepat/o/cele; hernia or swelling of the liver
-dynia
Pain
Ot/o/ dynia; pain in the ear
-ectasis
Dilation, expansion
Bronchi/ectasis; dilation or expansion of the bronchus
-emesis
Vomiting
Hyper/emesis; excessively vomiting.
-emia
Blood condition
Leuk/ emia ; white blood cancer
-gen
Forming, producing, origin
Carcin/gen; forming or producing origin cancer
-genesis
Forming, producing, origin
Carcin/genesis ; forming or producing origin cancer
-ia
Condition
Pneumon/ia- condition of the lungs
-itis
Inflammation
Gastr/itis; inflammation of the stomach
-malacia
Softening
Chondr/o/malacia; the softening of cartridge
-megaly
Enlargement
Cardi/o/melagy; enlargement of the heart
-oma
Tumor
Neur/oma; tumor of the nerve
-edema
Swelling
-iasis
Abnormal condition
-lith
Stone, calculus
-osis
Abnormal condition in the blood
Cyan/osis; dark blue or purple discoloration on the skin.
-pathy
Disease
My/o/pathy; disease of the muscle
-penia
Decrease, deficiency
Oste/o/penia; decrease in bone mass
-spasm
Involuntary contraction, twitching
Blephar/o/spasm; twitching of the eyelid
-stonosis
Narrowing, stricture
Arteri/o/stenosis; abnormal narrowing or stricture of an artery
-phobia
Fear
Hem/o/phobia; fear of blood
-plegia
Paralysis
Quadri/plegea; paralysis of four
-sclerosis
Abnormal condition of Harding
-ptosis
Prolapse, downward displacement
-rhagia, rrhage
Bursting forth
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
-phasia
Speech disorder
-trophy
Nutrition, nourishment, growth
