click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Medical Terminology
Medical Word Parts (Suffixes) Part 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cele | hernia |
| constriction | narrowing |
| cytosis | a condition of cells |
| derma | skin |
| edema | swelling |
| emia | a condition of the blood |
| gravida | pregnant woman |
| ia, ism | condition |
| iasis | pathological condition or state |
| itis | inflammation |
| lepsy, leptic | seizure |
| lith | stone |
| malacia | softening |
| megaly | enlargement |
| necrosis | tissue death |
| oid | resembling |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| oxia | oxygen |
| paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| partum, tocia | childbirth, labor |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| pepsia | digestion |
| phonia | voice |
| plasia, plasm | formation, growth |
| plastic | pertaining to formation or growth |
| plegia | paralysis |
| plegic | pertaining to paralysis |
| pnea | breathing |
| pneic | pertaining to breathing |
| ptosis | drooping, prolapse |
| salpinx | uterine (fallopian) tube |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| static | not in motion, at rest |
| stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| thorax | chest |
| trophy | nourishment, growth |
| uria | urine |