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HOSA Med Terms
Term | Definition |
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rrhage, rrhagia | bleeding, abnormal/excessive fluid discharge |
rrhea | flow or discharge |
gastr/o | stomach |
myel/o | spinal cord |
oste/o | bone |
my/o | muscular |
neur/o | nerve |
algia | pain |
dys | bad, difficult, 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 |
rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
rrhexis | abnormal hardening |
arthr/o | joint |
enter/o | small intestine |
crani | skull |
tonsill | tonsils |
poli/o | grey |
melan/o | black |
leuk/o | white |
erythr/o | red |
cyan/o | blue |
cyte | cell |