Pathology Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-algia, -dynia
A
pain
2
Q
-cele
A
hernia
3
Q
-chalasis
A
relaxation, thickening
4
Q
-cytosis
A
abnormal increase in cells
5
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, thickening
6
Q
-edema
A
swelling
7
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
8
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
9
Q
-ia
A
state of, condition
10
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
11
Q
-ism
A
condition
12
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
13
Q
-lapse
A
fall/sag
14
Q
-lepsy
A
seizure
15
Q
-lith
A
stone, calculus
16
Q
-lysis
A
separation, breaking
17
Q
-lytic
A
destroy
18
Q
-malacia
A
softening
19
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
20
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass
21
Q
-osis
A
abnormal increase, abnormal condition
22
Q
-pathy
A
disease process
23
Q
-penia
A
deficiency, decrease
24
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
25
-ptosis
drooping
26
-ptysis
spitting
27
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth
28
-rrhea
discharge, flow
29
-rrhexis
rupture
30
-sclerosis
hardening
31
-spasm
involuntary contraction
32
-stenosis
narrowing
