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Chapter 1
Word Parts and Medical Terms
Term | Definition |
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-algia | pain, suffering |
dys- | bad, difficult, or painful |
-ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out |
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, discharge |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |