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Week 1 Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| algia | pain and suffering |
| dys | bad, difficult, painful |
| ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out, excision |
| hyper | excessive, increased, high |
| hypo | deficient, decreased, low |
| 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 or discharge |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| sclerosis | abnormal hardening |