Suffixes: symptoms or diagnosis Flashcards
1
Q
-algea, -dynia
A
pain
2
Q
-cele
A
hernia
3
Q
-ectasia, ectasis
A
dilatation
4
Q
-edema
A
swelling
5
Q
emesis
A
vomiting
6
Q
-emia
A
condition of the blood
7
Q
-ia, iasis
A
condition
8
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
9
Q
-lith
A
stone or calculus
10
Q
-malacia
A
soft, softening
11
Q
-mania
A
excessive preoccupation
12
Q
-megaly
A
enlargment
13
Q
-oid
A
resembling
14
Q
-oma
A
tumor
15
Q
-osis
A
condition
16
Q
-pathy
A
disease
17
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
18
Q
-phobia
A
abnormal fear
19
Q
-ptosis
A
prolapse (sagging)
20
Q
-rrhage, rrhagia
A
excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
21
Q
-rrhea
A
flow or discharge
22
Q
-rrhexis
A
rupture
23
Q
-spasm
A
twitching, cramp
24
Q
-stasis
A
stopping, controlling
