Table 3-4: Words for Disease Used as Suffixes

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Vocabulary flashcards defining medical suffixes used for disease concepts based on Table 3-4.

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Dilation, dilatation

Expansion, widening

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Ectasia, ectasis

Dilation, dilatation, distension

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Edema

Accumulation of fluid, swelling

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Lysis

Separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction

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Malacia

Softening

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Necrosis

Death of tissue

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Ptosis

Dropping, downward displacement, prolapse

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Sclerosis

Hardening

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Spasm

Sudden contraction, cramp

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Stasis

Suppression, stoppage

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Stenosis

Narrowing, constriction

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Toxin

Poison