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Ch.1 word parts
MedTermCh.1 word parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -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, -rrhagia | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| poli/o | grey |
| -a, -um, -y, -e, -us | suffixes that form nouns |
| -ac, -eal, -ior, -al, -ical, -ory, -an, -ial, -ous, -ar, -ic, -tic, -ary, -ine | suffixes that mean pertaining to |
| -ago, -iasis, -osis, -esis, -ion, -ia, -ism | suffixes that mean abnormal condition |
| -dynia | pain |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -graphy | process of creating a picture or record |
| -gram | picture or record |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| ab- | away from, negative, absent |
| ad- | toward, to, in the direction of |
| dextr/o | right side |
| sinistr/o | left side |
| mega-, megal/o | large, abnormal size, or long |
| olig/o | scanty, few |
| eu- | good, well, normal, or easy |
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