Process Flashcards
Dys-
Problem; abnormal
Example: Dysfunction
Mal-
Bad
Example: Malfunction
-itis
Inflammation
Example: Tonsillitis
-plasia
Process of growth; growing
Example: Hyperplasia
-plasm
Growth; formation
Example: Neoplasm
-oma
Tumor
Example: Lipoma
-trophy
Growth; typically involving cellular growth
Example: Hypertrophy
-pathy
Disease
Example: Neuropathy
-osis
Condition (Abnormal)
Example: Neurosis
-ia
Abnormal condition
Example: Anemia
-ism
State
Example: Hypothyroidism
-ic/-eal
Pertaining to; related to some process
Example: Cardiac
Meta-
Change; transformation
Example: Metamorphosis
stasis/-static
Maintenance of ‘normal’ conditions
Example: Homeostasis
-dynamic
Changing (continually)
Example: Hemodynamic
-lytic/-lysis
Destruction
Example: Hemolysis
-megaly
Enlarged
Example: Hepatomegaly
-penia
Decreased; below or lower than normal
Example: Leukopenia
-emia
Relating to a blood condition
Example: Anemia
-ectomy
Excision; Removal
Example: Appendectomy
-otomy
Incision; cutting
Example: Tracheotomy
-ostomy
To make a hole
Example: Colostomy
-scopy
To view
Example: Endoscopy
