Pathological Suffixes
-ECTASIS
Pathological Suffix -dilation, expansion Bronchi/ectasis-dilation of bronchi (plural bronchus)
-ALGIA
Pathological Suffix -pain Neur/algia-nerve pain
-DYNIA
Pathological Suffix -pain Neur/algia-nerve pain
-IASIS
Pathological suffix -abnormal condition Chol/e/lith/iasis-disease produced by gall stones
-OSIS
Pathological suffix -abnormal condition Cyan/osis-blue condition
-EMIA
Pathological suffix -blood condition An/emia-without blood (low red blood cell count)
-RRHAGE
Pathological suffix -bursting (of) Hem/o/rrhage-blood bursting or bleeding
-RRHAGIA
Pathological suffix -bursting (of) Hem/o/rrhage-blood bursting or bleeding
-PENIA
Pathological suffix -decrease, deficiency Leuk/o/cyt/o/penia-decrease in white cells
-TROPHY
Pathological suffix -development, nourishment Dys/trophy -bad or abnormal development
-RRHEA
Pathological suffix -discharge, flow Dia/rrhea-discharge or flowing of fecal material
-PATHY
Pathological suffix -disease My/o/pathy-disease of the muscle
-MEGALY
Pathological suffix -enlargement Cardi/o/megaly-heart enlargement
-PHOBIA
Pathological suffix -fear Hem/o/phobia -fear of blood
-CELE
Pathological suffix -hernia, swelling Hepat/o/cele-hernia of the liver
-ITIS
Pathological suffix -inflammation Gastr/it is -inflammation of the stomach
-STENOSIS
Pathological suffix -narrowing, stricture Arteri/o/stenosis-narrowing of artery
-PLEGIA
Pathological suffix -paralysis Hemi/plegia-one half paralyzed
-TOXIC
Pathological suffix -poison Hepat/o/toxic -Substance is poisonous to the liver
-RRHEXIS
Pathological suffix -rupture Arteri/o/rrhexis-rupture of artery
-MALACIA
Pathological suffix -softening Chondr/o/malacia-cartilage softening
-LITH
Pathological suffix -stone, calculus Chol/e/lith-gall stone
-EDEMA
Pathological suffix -swelling Lymph/edema -swelling of lymph nodes
-OMA
Pathological suffix -tumor Neur/oma-nerve tumor
-EMESIS
Pathological suffix -vomiting Hyper/emesis -above normal vomiting
