Suffixes Relating To Pathology

Question 1

Pathology

Answer 1

Study of all aspects of diseases (path means disease and -ology means study of).

Question 2

-algia means

Answer 2

Pain and suffering
EX: Gastralgia also known as stomachache (pain in stomach)
Gastr(means stomach) and -algia(means pain)

Question 3

-dynia

Answer 3

Is another suffix meaning pain.
EX: gastrodynia also means pain in stomach
Gastr/o means stomach and -dynia means pain)

Question 4

-dynia has same meaning as -algia(not commonly used) which is..

Answer 4

Pain

Question 5

-megaly

Answer 5

Means enlargement.
EX: hepatomegaly is an abnormal enlargement of the liver
(Hepat/o means liver, and -megaly means enlargement)

Question 6

-malacia means

Answer 6

Abnormal softening.
Ex: Arteriomalacia is the abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries
(arteri/o means artery, and -malacia means abnormal softening)..
Notice: -malacia is opposite of -sclerosis

Question 7

-necrosis means

Answer 7

Tissue death.
Ex: Arterionecrosis is the tissue death of an artery or arteries
(Arteri/o means artery, and -sclerosis means abnormal hardening).
Notice: -sclerosis is the opposite of -malacia.

Question 8

-stenosis

Answer 8

Means abnormal narrowing.
Arteriostenosis is the abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries
(Arteri/o means artery, and -stenosis means abnormal narrowing).