Diagnostic and pathology suffixes (-itis, -osis, -oma, -pathy) and the terms they form, with their meaning.
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- What does the suffix -itis mean?
- Inflammation
- What does the suffix -osis mean?
- An abnormal condition, often an abnormal increase
- What does the suffix -oma mean?
- A tumor or mass
- What does the suffix -pathy mean?
- Disease of an organ or system
- What does arthritis mean?
- Inflammation of a joint
- What does dermatitis mean?
- Inflammation of the skin
- What does gastritis mean?
- Inflammation of the stomach lining
- What does hepatitis mean?
- Inflammation of the liver
- What does bronchitis mean?
- Inflammation of the bronchial tubes
- What does tonsillitis mean?
- Inflammation of the tonsils
- What does conjunctivitis mean?
- Inflammation of the conjunctiva, the membrane covering the eye
- What does appendicitis mean?
- Inflammation of the appendix
- What does cirrhosis mean?
- A chronic condition of the liver marked by scarring and loss of function
- What does necrosis mean?
- Death of body tissue
- What does nephrosis mean?
- A noninflammatory degenerative disease of the kidney