Suffixes indicating Diseases or Abnormal Conditions Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
3
Q
-cele
A
protrusion
4
Q
-cytosis
A
abnormal cell (too many)
5
Q
-dynia
A
pain
6
Q
-ectasis
A
dilated
7
Q
-edema
A
swelling
8
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
9
Q
-emetic
A
pertaining to vomiting
10
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
11
Q
-ia
A
condition
12
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
13
Q
-ism
A
state of
14
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
15
Q
-lith
A
stone
16
Q
-lysis
A
to destroy
17
Q
-lytic
A
destruction
18
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
19
Q
-megaly
A
enlarged
20
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass
21
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
22
Q
-paresis
A
weakness
23
Q
-pathy
A
disease
24
Q
-penia
A
too few
25
-phobia
fear
26
-plegia
paralysis
27
-ptosis
drooping
28
-rrhage
abnormal flow
29
-rrhea
discharge
30
-rrhexis
rupture
31
-scerosis
hardening
32
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
33
-stasis
stopping
34
-stenosis
narrowing
35
-toxic
poison
36
-uria
urine condition
