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HCP 102 Part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain, painful condition |
| dys- | bad, difficult, or painful |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out, excision |
| hyper- | excessive, increased |
| hypo- | deficient, decreased |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -osis | abnormal condition, disease |
| -ostomy | the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface |
| -otomy | cutting, surgical incision |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| anter/o | before, front |
| caud/o | lower part of body, tail |
| cephal/o | head |
| cyt/o, -cyte | cell |
| end-, endo- | in, within, inside |
| exo- | out of, outside, away from |
| hist/o, histi/o | tissue |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ology | the science or study of |
| path/o, -pathy | disease, suffering, feeling, emotion |
| plas/i, plas/o, -plasia | development, growth, formation |
| poster/o | behind, toward the back |
| -stasis, -static | control, maintenance of a constant level |
| angi/o | blood or lymph vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | plaque, fatty substance |
| brady- | slow |
| cardi/o | heart |
| -crasia | a mixture or blending |
| -emia | blood, blood condition |
| erythr/o | red |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood, relating to the blood |
| leuk/o | white |
| phleb/o | vein |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| thromb/o | clot |
| ven/o | vein |
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