suffixes: symptoms or diagnosis

Question 1

-algia, -dyna

Answer 1

pain

neuralgia is pain along the course of a nerve

otodynia and otalgia means pain in the ear

Question 2

-cele

Answer 2

hernia

encephalocele is hernia of the brain through an opening in the skull

Question 3

-ectasia, -ecasis

Answer 3

dilatation

Angiectasis means dilation of the blood or lymph vessel

neurectasia is stretching of the nerve

Question 4

-edema

Answer 4

swelling

presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues

lymphedema is an accumulation of tissue fluid brought about by lymphatic vessel disruption

Question 5

-emesis

Answer 5

vomiting

emesis

Question 6

-emia

Answer 6

condition of the blood

bacteremia is the presence of bacteria in the blood

Question 7

-ia, -iasis

Answer 7

condition

hysteria is a condition because hysterical women were thought to suffer from a condition of the uterus

psoriosis is a disease condition of the skin marked by itchy lesions

Question 8

-itis

Answer 8

inflammation

appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix

otitis is inflammation of the ear

Question 9

-lith

Answer 9

stone or calculus

another name for a gallstone is cholelith

Question 10

-mania

Answer 10

excessive preoccupation

kleptomania is a stealing impulse

Question 11

-megaly

Answer 11

enlargement

Question 12

-oid

Answer 12

resembling

mucoid means similar to or resembling mucus

Question 13

-oma

Answer 13

tumor

carcinoma is cancer or a cancerous tumor

Question 14

-osis

Answer 14

condition

neurosis is a nervous condition that is not caused by a demonstrable structural change

Question 15

-pathy

Answer 15

disease

Question 16

-penia

Answer 16

deficiency

calcipenia means a deficiency of calcium

Question 17

-phobia

Answer 17

abnormal fear

Question 18

-ptosis

Answer 18

prolapse

ptosis means sagging

Question 19

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Answer 19

excessive bleeding or hemorrhage

hemorrhage is abnormal internal of external bleeding

Question 20

-rrhea

Answer 20

flow or discharge

urethral or vaginal discharge is a feature of gonorrhea

Question 21

-rrhexis

Answer 21

rupture

cardiorrhexis means ruptured heart, which is a pathological disorder

Question 22

-spasm

Answer 22

twitching, cramp

spasm means involuntary or convulsive muscular contraction

Question 23

-stasis

Answer 23

stopping, controlling

slowing or stopping