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HOSA Med Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |