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VETT 118
Chapter 1 - Double R Suffixes and Conditional and Structural Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -rrhagia or -rrhage | bursting forth |
| hemorrhage | bursting forth of blood from the vessels. |
| rrhaphy | to suture |
| enterorrhaphy | suturing of the small intestine |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| diarrhea | complete discharge of the bowels |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| myorrhexis | rupture of the muscle. |
| -algia, -dynia | pain |
| arthralgia, arthrodynia | join pain |
| -ia | state or condition |
| hyperglycemia | condition of elevated amounts of blood glucose. |
| -ion | action, process, state, or condition |
| infarction | condition of blood flow obstruction. |
| -itis | inflammation |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| -ive | performs or tends toward |
| congestive | tends toward accumulation of fluid. |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| osteomalacia | abnormal softening of bone. |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| cardiosis | an abnormal condition of the heart. |
| -pathy | disease |
| enteropathy | a disease of the small intestine. |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening. |
| arteriosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the arteries. |
| -um | structure |
| pericardium | the structure surrounding the heart. |
| -us | thing |
| tarsus | the joint ("thing") between the tibia and fibula and metatarsal bones. |
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