ch2: suffixes, disorders/conditions Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
Q
-algia
hint: fibromyalgia
A
pain
2
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
3
Q
cele
A
herniation
4
Q
-dynia
A
pain
5
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation
6
Q
-emesis
hint: emit
A
vomiting
7
Q
-emia
hint: anemia
A
blood condition
8
Q
-gen
hint: generations
A
producing
9
Q
-ia, ism
hint: what is autism
A
condition
10
Q
-iasis
hint: paralysis
A
presence of, formation of
11
Q
itis
hint: contact dermatitis
A
inflammation
12
Q
-malacia
A
weaning of, softening of
13
Q
-mania
hint: manic
A
obsessive preoccupation
14
Q
-megaly
hint: megatron
A
enlargement
15
Q
-oid
A
seeming like
16
Q
-ole
A
little, small
17
Q
-oma
A
tumor
18
Q
-oasis
A
abnormal condition
19
Q
-pathy
hint: psychopathy
A
disorder, disease
20
Q
-penia
A
deficieny, decrease
21
Q
-phagia
A
eating, swallowing
22
Q
-phobia
A
fear
23
Q
-plasia
A
formation of
24
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
25
-ptosis
hint: old lady boobs
drooping, falling
26
-rrhage
bursting forth
27
-rrhea
hint: diarrhea
flow, discharge
28
-rrhexis
rupture
29
-sclerosis
hint: multiple sclerosis
hardening condition
30
-trophy
hint: muscular distrophy
development
