Word Parts referring to Conditions Flashcards
-artresia
closure, occlusion
-ation
process, condition
-cele
hernia
-cytosis
condition of cells, slight increase in numbers
-ema
condition
-emia
blood condition
-esis
action, condition, state of
-ia
condition
-iasis
abnormal condition
-ism
process, condition
-itis
inflammation
-lepsy
seizure
-leptic
to seize, take hold of
-listhesis
condition of stones
-opia
vision condition
-opsia
vision condition
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
-ostosis
condition of bone
-otia
ear condition
-paresis
weakness
-penia
deficiency
-plegia
paralysis, palsy
-plegic
paralysis, palsy
-porosis
condition of pores (spaces)
-sis
state of, condition
aphth/o
ulcer
atreto-
closed, lacking an opening
bunion/o
bunion
embolo/o
embolus
herni/o
hernia
kyph/o
humpback
lith/o
stone, calculus
lord/o
curve, swayback
pedicul/o
louse
polyp/o
polyp, small growth
rhytid/o
wrinkle
scoli/o
crooked, bent