slow — bradycardia = slow heart rate

fast — tachypnea = fast breathing

excessive, above — hypertension = high blood pressure

deficient, below — hypoglycemia = low blood sugar

bad, painful, difficult — dysuria = painful urination

many — polyuria = excessive urination

few, little — oliguria = low urine output

around — pericardium = around the heart

within — intramuscular = within a muscle

between — intercostal = between ribs

under, beneath — subcutaneous = under the skin

across, through — transdermal = through the skin

after — postpartum = after birth

before — prenatal = before birth

inflammation — arthritis = joint inflammation

pain — neuralgia = nerve pain

surgical removal — appendectomy = removal of appendix

cutting into — tracheotomy = cut into the trachea

create an opening — colostomy = opening in colon

tumor, mass — carcinoma = cancerous tumor

blood condition — anemia = low red blood cells

cell — leukocyte = white blood cell

study of — cardiology = study of the heart

disease — neuropathy = nerve disease

formation, growth — hyperplasia = excessive growth

stopping, controlling — hemostasis = stopping bleeding

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Term	Definition
brady-	slow — bradycardia = slow heart rate
tachy-	fast — tachypnea = fast breathing
hyper-	excessive, above — hypertension = high blood pressure
hypo-	deficient, below — hypoglycemia = low blood sugar
dys-	bad, painful, difficult — dysuria = painful urination
poly-	many — polyuria = excessive urination
olig(o)-	few, little — oliguria = low urine output
peri-	around — pericardium = around the heart
intra-	within — intramuscular = within a muscle
inter-	between — intercostal = between ribs
sub-	under, beneath — subcutaneous = under the skin
trans-	across, through — transdermal = through the skin
post-	after — postpartum = after birth
pre-	before — prenatal = before birth
-itis	inflammation — arthritis = joint inflammation
-algia	pain — neuralgia = nerve pain
-ectomy	surgical removal — appendectomy = removal of appendix
-otomy	cutting into — tracheotomy = cut into the trachea
-ostomy	create an opening — colostomy = opening in colon
-oma	tumor, mass — carcinoma = cancerous tumor
-emia	blood condition — anemia = low red blood cells
-cyte	cell — leukocyte = white blood cell
-logy	study of — cardiology = study of the heart
-pathy	disease — neuropathy = nerve disease
-plasia	formation, growth — hyperplasia = excessive growth
-stasis	stopping, controlling — hemostasis = stopping bleeding

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