Suffixes for Pathological Conditions Flashcards
algia
pain
asthenia
lack of strength
cele
pertains to a herniation or the protrusion of a body organ
dynia
pertains to pain
ectasia/ectasis
dilation which occurs in a hollow body organ
edema
a condition wherein excessive fluid accumulates in the tissues of the body, or in a body cavity
emesis
the clinical term for vomiting
emia
pertains to a blood condition
ia
a condition
iasis
suggests an abnormal or unhealthy state
ism
indicates a condition of
itis
inflammation
lith
suggesting the presence of a calculus, or a stone, may also mean resembling a stone
lysis
breakdown death of
lytic
decomposition of, inhibition of, annihilation of
megaly
the abnormal enlargement of
malacia
softening/weaking of
oma/ma
indicative of malignancy, an abnormal mass, a tumor
osis
suggests a condition or a state, often an abnormal one
pathy
indicates a disease or dysfunction
penia
lack of
phobia
extreme sensitivity to, irrational fear of
plegia
meaning paralysis
ptosis
the downward displacement or drooping of an anatomical part
rrhage/rrhagia
the abnormally excessive flow of, rupture of
rrhea
excessive flow of a bodily discharge
rrhexis
the rupture of a body organ or a vessel
sclerosis
hardening of
