Process Flashcards
1
Q
Dys-
A
Problem; abnormal
Example: Dysfunction
2
Q
Mal-
A
Bad
Example: Malfunction
3
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
Example: Tonsillitis
4
Q
-plasia
A
Process of growth; growing
Example: Hyperplasia
5
Q
-plasm
A
Growth; formation
Example: Neoplasm
6
Q
-oma
A
Tumor
Example: Lipoma
7
Q
-trophy
A
Growth; typically involving cellular growth
Example: Hypertrophy
8
Q
-pathy
A
Disease
Example: Neuropathy
9
Q
-osis
A
Condition (Abnormal)
Example: Neurosis
10
Q
-ia
A
Abnormal condition
Example: Anemia
11
Q
-ism
A
State
Example: Hypothyroidism
12
Q
-ic/-eal
A
Pertaining to; related to some process
Example: Cardiac
13
Q
Meta-
A
Change; transformation
Example: Metamorphosis
14
Q
stasis/-static
A
Maintenance of ‘normal’ conditions
Example: Homeostasis
15
Q
-dynamic
A
Changing (continually)
Example: Hemodynamic
