Flashcards in Diagnostic Suffixes Assignment 2 Deck (18):
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-rrhexis
breaking open
ie. cardiorrhexis (rupture of the heart)
2
-rrhea
flow, discharge
ie. menorrhea (normal menstrual flow)
3
-rrhage
bursting forth
ie. menorrhagia (excessive menstrual flow)
4
-sclerosis
hardening
ie. arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
5
-pnea
breathing
ie. apnea (temporary cessation of breathing)
6
-plegia
paralysis
ie. quadriplegia (paralysis of all four limbs)
7
-penia
deficiency
ie. leukopenia (deficient number of white blood cells)
8
-pathy
disease
ie. myopathy (disease of muscle tissue)
9
-osis
abnormal condition
ie. dermatomycosis (fungal skin infection)
10
-oma
tumor, mass
ie. sarcoma (cancerous tumor of connective tissue)
11
-megaly
enlargement
ie. cardiomegaly (enlargement of the heart)
12
-malacia
softening
ie. chondromalcia (softening of the cartilage)
13
-lepsy
seizure of attack
ie. epilepsy (disease of the nervous system marked by seizures)
14
-itis
inflammation
ie. laryngitis (inflammation of the larynx)
15
-ia
condition, disease
ie. polyuria (excessive urination)
16
-emia
blood condition
leukemia (cancer of the white blood cells)
17
-dynia
pain
ie. gastrodynia (pain in the stomach)
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