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Med Terms CH 2
Pathological & Related Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia, -dynia | pain |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen, -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| -iasis | abnormal condition (produced by something specific |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lith | stone, calculas |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells) |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -phasia | speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia, -plasm | formation, growth |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting (of) |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| -toxic | poison |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |