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Medical Terminology2
Symptom or Diagnosis Suffixes
Question | Answer |
---|---|
-algia | pain |
-dynia | pain |
-cele | hernia |
-estasia | dilation/stretching |
-ectasis | dilation/stretching |
-edema | swelling |
-emesis | vomiting |
-emia | condition of the blood |
-ia, -iasis | condition |
-itis | inflammation |
-lith | stone or calculus |
-malacia | soft, softening |
-mania | excessive preoccupation |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oid | resembling |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | condition |
-pathy | disease |
-penia | deficiency |
-phobia | abnormal fear |
-ptosis | prolapse or sagging |
-rrhage | excessive bleeding |
-rrhagia | excessive bleeding |
-rrhea | flow or discharge |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-spasm | twitching, cramp |
-stasis | stopping or controlling |