Suffixes Related to Conditions or Symptoms Flashcards

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1
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-cele

A

hernia

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2
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-cytosis

A

condition of cells

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3
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-ectasia

A

expansion; dilation

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4
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-ectasis

A

expanding; dilating

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5
Q

-edema

A

swelling

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6
Q

-ema

A

condition

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7
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-emesis

A

vomiting

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8
Q

-iasis

A

pathological condition or state; presence of

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9
Q

-ism

A

condition, disease

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10
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-itis (pl. -itides)

A

inflammation

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11
Q

-lepsy

A

seizures

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12
Q

-leptic

A

pertaining to seizures

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13
Q

-lithiasis

A

presence of stones

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14
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-mania

A

obsession; madness

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15
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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16
Q

-oma (pl. -omata)

A

tumor, neoplasm

17
Q

-opia

A

vision

18
Q

-opsia

A

vision

19
Q

-osis (pl. -oses)

A

condition, state, process

20
Q

-paresis

A

slight paralysis, feelings of numbness and tingling

21
Q

-pathy

A

disease

22
Q

-penia

A

deficiency, small, fewer

23
Q

-philia

A

attraction; affinity for

24
Q

-phrenia

A

of the mind

25
Q

-phthisis

A

wasting away

26
Q

-physis

A

growing

27
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

28
Q

-plegic

A

pertaining to paralysis

29
Q

-ptosis

A

falling down; drooping

30
Q

-rrhea

A

to flow or discharge

31
Q

-rrhagia

A

excessive bleeding (amount an/or frequency)

32
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

33
Q

-trophic

A

pertaining to nutrition

34
Q

-trophy

A

nutrition