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Medical Terminology
Chapter 1: Part 5 of 6 Suffixes Related to Pathology ()
Term | Definition |
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-algia | pain () |
-dynia | pain() |
-itis | inflammation (heat, redness, swelling) |
-rrhage | abnormal flow of blood (hemorrhage) |
-rrhea | abnormal flow of ANY fluid (not blood - Diarrhea) |
-rrhexis | burst or bursting forth (exploding) |
-necrosis | tissue death |
-malacia | abnormal softening of tissue (something to soft) |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening (something to hard) |
-megaly | abnormal enlargement ( too big) |
-stenosis | abnormal narrowing ( too small) |