Pathology Suffixes

Question 1

-algia

Answer 1

Pain

Question 2

-cele

Answer 2

Herniation

Question 3

-dynia

Answer 3

Pain

Ex: cadiodynia - pain in the heart

Question 4

-emia

Answer 4

Blood condition

Ex: hyperlipidemia - excessive fats in blood

Question 5

-ia

Answer 5

Condition.

Ex: agastria - condition of having no stomach

Question 6

-itis

Answer 6

Inflammation

Ex: gastroenteritis (gastr/o - stomach, enter/o - small intestine)

Question 7

-malacia

Answer 7

Softening.

Ex: chondromalacia - softening of cartilage (chondr/o - cartilage)

Question 8

-megaly

Answer 8

Enlargement

Ex: splenomegaly - enlargement of the spleen

Question 9

-oma

Answer 9

Tumor, mass

Ex: osteoma - tumors of the bone

Question 10

-osis

Answer 10

Abnormal condition.

Ex: psychosis

Question 11

-pathy

Answer 11

Disease process

Ex: gastropathy - disease process of the stomach

Question 12

-ptosis

Answer 12

Prolapse (fallen from normal position), drooping.

Ex: hysteroptosis - prolapse of the uterus

Question 13

-rrhage, rrhagia

Answer 13

Bursting forth

Ex: hemorrhage (hem/o - blood)

Question 14

-rrhea

Answer 14

Discharge, flow

Ex: otorrhea - discharge from the ear

ot/o - ear

Question 15

-rrhexis

Answer 15

Rupture

Ex: cystorrhexis - rupture of the bladder

cyst/o - bladder

Question 16

-schlerosis

Answer 16

Abnormal hardening

Ex: arteriosclerosis

Question 17

-spasm

Answer 17

Involuntary contraction

Ex: bronchospasm

Question 18

-stenosis

Answer 18

Abnormal condition of narrowing

Tracheostenosis - narrowing of the trachea