Suffixes for Pathological Conditions Flashcards
algia
pain
arthralgia - joint pain
Asthenia
lack of strength
Myasthenia Gravis - autoimmune neuromuscular disorder manifested by an unpredictable degree of weakness of the body’s involuntary muscles
cele
herniation or protrusion of a body organ
cystocele - herniation of the bladder into the weakened vaginal wall
Dynia
pain
gastrodynia - stomach pain
ectasia/ectasis
dilation which occurs in hollow body organ
lymphangiectasia - lymph vessel is dilated due to external cause
edema
excessive fluid
cephaloedema - fluid build up within the head
emesis
vomiting
pyemesis - vomiting of pus
emia
pertains to a blood condition
anemia - red blood cell or hemglyobin deficiency
ia
a condition
insomnia - persistent condition unable to sleep
iasis
abnormal, unhealthy state
elephantiasis - severe swelling of the extremities
ism
indicates a condition of
priapism - persistent, painful erection
itis
inflammation
colitis - lining of the colon is inflamed
lith
stone, calculus
fecalith - mass of feces is stuck in the intestinal tract and hardens like a stone
lysis
breakdown, death of
electrolysis - breakdown of structures such as a cancerous mass, through electric currents
lytic
decomposition of
inhibition of
annihilation of
anxiolytic - pharmaceutical drug prescribed for anxiety
megaly
the abnormal enlargement of
cardiomegaly - enlargement of the heart
malacia
softening
weakening of
bronchomalacia - carilaginous wall of the bronchial tubes become floppy and weak
oma/ma
malignancy, tumour, mass
retinoblastoma - eye cancer
osis
condition of, state of
halitosis - bad breath
pathy
indicated disease or disfunction
neuropathy - dysfunctional peripheral nerves
penia
lack of
granulocytopenia - decrease in the number of granulocytes
phobia
extreme sensitivity to
irrational fear of
photophobia - sensitivity to light
plegia
paralysis
cycloplegia - ciliary muscle of the eye is paralyzed
ptosis
drooping, downward placement
uvuloptosis - falling palate
rrhage/rrhagia
excessive flow of
rupture of
hemorrhage - profuse leakage of blood
rrhexis
rupture of a body organ or vessel
angiorrhexis - blood vessel ruptures
sclerosis
hardening of
atherosclerosis - fatty plaque deposits in the inner walls of the arteries
-gen, - genesis
-gen, -genesis
forming, producing, origin
carcinogen - substance that causes the development of cancer
-rrhea
-rrhea
discharge, flow
dia/rrhea - discharge or flow through
-rrhexis
-rrhexis
rupture
arteriorrhexis - rupture of an artery
-spasm
-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitiching
blepharospasm - twitching of the eyelid
-stenosis
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
arteriostenosis - abnormal narrowing of a structure of an artery
-toxic
-toxic
poison
hepatotoxic - pertaining to the poison of the liver
