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MedTerms Path Suf
Suffixes that Pertain to Pathological Conditions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain, ache |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -betes | to go |
| -cele | hernia, tumor, swelling |
| -cusis | hearing |
| -derma | skin |
| -dynia | pain, ache |
| -ectasis | dilation, distention |
| -edema | swelling |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -ion | process |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -kinesis | motion |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -lexia | diction, word, phrase |
| -malacia | softening |
| -mania | madness |
| -megaly | enlargement, large |
| -mnesia | memory |
| -noia | mind |
| -oid | resemble |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | sight, vision |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -pathy | disease, emotion |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -phagia | to eat, to swallow |
| -phasia | to speak, speech |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasia | formation, produce |
| -plasm | a thing formed, plasma |
| -plegia | paralysis, stroke |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | drooping, prolapse, sagging |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -spasm | tension, spasm, contraction |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |