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key word parts
chapter 1.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Word Parts | Introduction to word parts and how they create complex medical terms. |
| -algia | pain, painful condition |
| dys- | bad, difficult,painful |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out, excision |
| hyper- | excessive,increased |
| hypo- | deffient, decreased |
| -itis | inflamation |
| -osis | abnormal condition, diease |
| -ostomy | surgically creating an opening |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage | bleeding, abonormal excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhapy | to suture |
| -rrhea | abnormal flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |