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Intro to Medical ter
Medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| algia | pain, painful condition |
| dys | bad, difficult, painful |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out, excision |
| hypo | deficient, decreased |
| hyper- | excessive, increased |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -osis | abnormal condition, disease |
| -ostomy | surgically creating an opening |
| -otomy | cutting, surgical incision |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhaphy | to suture |
| -rrhea | abnormal flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |