LO1.8 Suffixes relating to Medical Conditions Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
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-arche
A
beginning
3
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-asthenia
A
weakness
4
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-blast
A
formative cell
5
Q
-cele
A
hernia; tumour; swelling; protrusion
6
Q
-cidal
A
to kill or destroy
7
Q
-cyte
A
cell
8
Q
-cytosis
A
abnormal increase in amount of cells
9
Q
-dipsia
A
thirst
10
Q
-dynia
A
painful
11
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
12
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
13
Q
-esthesia
A
sensation
14
Q
-gen; -genic; -genesis
A
origin; beginning; formation; producing ; causing
15
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
16
Q
-malacia
A
softening
17
Q
-mania
A
madness; obsession
18
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
19
Q
-oma
A
tumour; swelling
20
Q
-paresis
A
slight paralysis
21
Q
-pathy
A
disease condition
22
Q
-penia
A
lack of; deficient
23
Q
-phobia
A
abnormal fear of; aversion
24
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
25
-pnea
air; breath
26
-ptosis
drooping; sagging; downward displacement
27
-ptysis
spitting
28
-rrhage
rupture; profuse flow
29
-rrhagia
rupture; profuse flow
30
-rrhea
to flow; discharge
31
-rrhexis
rupture
32
-sclerosis
hardening
33
-spasm
involuntary contraction
34
-stasis
stopping or controlling flow (of fluid)
35
-staxis
bursting forth; hemorrhage
36
-stenosis
narrrowing
37
-taxia
coordination; order; arrangement
38
-therapy
treatment
39
-thorax
chest
40
-trophy
nourishment
41
-tropia
to turn
42
-uria
urination; urine
