Pathological Suffixes

-cele

hernia, swelling
-osis

abnormal condition
-stenosis

narrowing, stricture
-rrhexis

rupture
-lith

stone, calculus
-plegia

paralysis
-iasis

abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
-itis

inflammation
-pathy

disease
-oma

tumor
-emesis

vomiting
-rrhea

discharge, flow
-emia

blood condition
-megaly

enlargement
-rrhage, rhagia

bursting (of)
-ectasis

dilation, expansion
-toxic

poison
-trophy

nourishment, development
-malacia

softening
-algia, -dynia

pain
-phobia

fear
-edema

swelling
-penia

decrease, deficiency

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Pathological Suffixes

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Pathological Suffixes

Updated

2013-10-30T01:30:10Z