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prefixes, sufixes, rootwords
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| itis | inflammation |
| cardi | heart |
| osteo | bone |
| lapar | abdomen. abdominal wall |
| dys | difficult, bad, painful |
| hemat | blood |
| ology | study of |
| ologist | doctor |
| malacia | softening of tissue |
| gastro | stomach |
| pnea | breath |
| otomy | to cut |
| bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat |
| laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
| dysuria | difficult/painful urination |
| thoracentesis | puncture of chest wall with needle to obtain fluid from pleural cavity for diagnostic purposes, drain pleural effusions, or expand lungs. |
| osteoarthritis | wear amd tear arthritis |
| Nephrosis | any abnormal condition of the kidney |
| Gastralgia | pain in the stomach |
| Hepatitis | inflammation of liver |
| Arteriostenosis | abnormal narrowing of artery or arteries |