Karteikarten

Diagnostic Suffixes

Kadii Spurling Englisch 18 Karten

Karten in diesem Stapel (18)

1-ALGIAMeaning: Pain
Example: Neuralgia
-Nerve Pain
2-DYNIAMeaning: Pain
Example: Gastrodynia
-Stomach Pain
3-EMIAMeaning: Blood Condition
Example: Leukemia
-Cancer of the white blood cells
(My friend Amy beat it!!)
4-IAMeaning: Condition, disease
Example: Polyuria
-Excessive Urination
5-ITISMeaning: Inflammation
Example: Tonsillitis
-Inflammation of the tonsils
6-LEPSYMeaning: Seizure or attack
Example: Epilepsy
-Disease of the nervous system marked by seizures
7-MALACIAMeaning: Softening
Example: Chondromalacia
-Softening of the cartilage
8-MEGALYMeaning: Enlargement
Example: Cardiomegaly
- Enlargement of the heart
9-OMAMeaning: Tumor, Mass
Example: Sarcoma
- Cancerous tumor/ connective tissue
10-RRHEAMeaning:Flow or discharge
Example: Menorrhea
- Normal period flow
11-RRHAGE -RRHAGIEMeaning:Bursting forth
Example: Menorrhagia
- Excessive period
12-RRHEXISMeaning: Breaking open
Example: Cardiorrhexis
- Rupture of the heart
13-OSISMeaning: Abnormal condition
Example: Endometriosis
- Internal tissue of the uterus grows outside the uterus (something I have.)
*Dermatomycosis - Fungal Skin Infection
14-PATHYMeaning: Disease
Example: Myopathy
- Disease of the muscle tissue
15-PENIAMeaning: Deficiency
Example: Leukopenia
- Lack of white blood cells
16-PLEGIAMeaning: Paralysis
Example: Quadriplegia
- Paralysis of all 4 limbs
17-PNEAMeaning: Breathing
Example: Apena
- Periodic Cessation of breathing
18-SCLEROSISMeaning: Hardening
Example: Arteriosclerosis
- Hardening of the arteries