Words For Disease Used as Suffixes

Question 1

DILATION, DILATATION

Answer 1

EXPANSION, WIDENING

Ex: vasodilation / vas-o-di-LA-shun
Def: widening of blood vessels ( vas/o)

Question 2

ECTASIA, ECTASIS

Answer 2

DILATION,
DILATATION,
DISTENSION,

Ex: gastrectasia / gas-trek-TA-se-ah
Def: dilation of the stomach (gastr/o)

Question 3

EDEMA

Answer 3

ACCUMULATION OF FLUID,
SWELLING,

Ex: cephaledema / sef-al-eh-DE-mah
Def: swelling of the head

Question 4

LYSIS

Answer 4

SEPARATION,
LOOSENING,
DISSOLVING,
DESTRUCTION,

Ex: dialysis / di-AL-ih-sis
Def: separation of substances by passage through (dia)- a membrane

Question 5

MALACIA

Answer 5

SOFTENING

Ex: craniomalacia / kra-ne-o-mah-LA-she-ah
Def: softening of the skull (crani/o)

Question 6

NECROSIS

Answer 6

DEATH OF TISSUE

Ex: osteonecrosis / os-te-o-neh-KRO-sis
Def: death of bone (oste/o) tissue

Question 7

PTOSIS

Answer 7

DROPPING,
DOWNWARD DISPLACEMENT,
PROLAPSE,

Ex: blepharoptosis / blef-eh-rop-TO-sis
Def: dropping or drooping of the eyelid (blephar/o)

Question 8

SCLEROSIS

Answer 8

HARDENING

Ex: phlebosclerosis / fleb-o-skleh-RO-sis
Def: hardening of veins (phleb/o)

Question 9

SPASM

Answer 9

SUDDEN CONTRACTION, CRAMP

Ex: arteriospasm / ar-TERE-e-o-spazm
Def: spasm of an artery

Question 10

STASIS

Answer 10

SUPPRESSION, STOPPAGE
Ex: menostasis / men-OS-tah-sis
Def: suppression of menstrual (men/o) flow

Question 11

STENOSIS

Answer 11

NARROWING,
CONSTRICTION,

Ex: bronchostenosis / brong-ko-steh-NO-sis
Def: narrowing of a brunchus (air passageway)

Question 12

TOXIN

Answer 12

POISON

Ex: nephrotoxin / nef-ro-TOK-sin
Def: substance poisonous or harmful for the kidneys