Suffexis Conditional And Structural Flashcards
-algia and dynia
Pain, as in arthalgia and arthrodynia, joint pain.
-ia
State or condition, as in hyperglycemia, condition of elevated amounts of blood glucose
-ion
Action, process, state or condition, as in infarction, condition of blood blow obstruction
-itis
Inflammation, as in hepatitis, inflammation of the liver.
-Ive
Performs or tends toward, as in congestive, tends toward accumulation of fluid
-malacia
Abnormal softening, as in osteomalacia, abnormal softening of the bone.
-Megaly
Enlargement, as In, cardiomegaly, enlargement of the heart
-osis
Abnormal condition, as in cardiosis, an abnormal condition of the heart
-pathy
Disease, as in enteropathy, a disease of the small intestine.
-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening, arteriosclerosis, abnormal hardening of the arteries
-um
Structure, as in pericardium, the structure surrounding the heart
-us
Thing, as in tarsus, the joint (“thing”) between the tibia and fibula and metatarsal bones
