Suffixes for Pathological Conditions

Question 1

algia

Answer 1

pain

Question 2

asthenia

Answer 2

lack of strength

Question 3

cele

Answer 3

pertains to a herniation or the protrusion of a body organ

Question 4

dynia

Answer 4

pertains to pain

Question 5

ectasia/ectasis

Answer 5

dilation which occurs in a hollow body organ

Question 6

edema

Answer 6

a condition wherein excessive fluid accumulates in the tissues of the body, or in a body cavity

Question 7

emesis

Answer 7

the clinical term for vomiting

Question 8

emia

Answer 8

pertains to a blood condition

Question 9

ia

Answer 9

a condition

Question 10

iasis

Answer 10

suggests an abnormal or unhealthy state

Question 11

ism

Answer 11

indicates a condition of

Question 12

itis

Answer 12

inflammation

Question 13

lith

Answer 13

suggesting the presence of a calculus, or a stone, may also mean resembling a stone

Question 14

lysis

Answer 14

breakdown death of

Question 15

lytic

Answer 15

decomposition of, inhibition of, annihilation of

Question 16

megaly

Answer 16

the abnormal enlargement of

Question 17

malacia

Answer 17

softening/weaking of

Question 18

oma/ma

Answer 18

indicative of malignancy, an abnormal mass, a tumor

Question 19

osis

Answer 19

suggests a condition or a state, often an abnormal one

Question 20

pathy

Answer 20

indicates a disease or dysfunction

Question 21

penia

Answer 21

lack of

Question 22

phobia

Answer 22

extreme sensitivity to, irrational fear of

Question 23

plegia

Answer 23

meaning paralysis

Question 24

ptosis

Answer 24

the downward displacement or drooping of an anatomical part

Question 25

rrhage/rrhagia

Answer 25

the abnormally excessive flow of, rupture of

Question 26

rrhea

Answer 26

excessive flow of a bodily discharge

Question 27

rrhexis

Answer 27

the rupture of a body organ or a vessel

Question 28

sclerosis

Answer 28

hardening of