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Week 2: Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -necrosis | death of cells or tissues |
| -sclerosis | hardening of tissue |
| -stenosis | narrowness |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -scopy | instrument use for viewing |
| -graphy | recording |
| -gram | record/ picture |
| -rrhage | bleeding, excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhapy | to suture (stitch) |
| -rrhexis | to rupture |
| -rrhea | abnormal flow, discharge |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | negative feeling |
| -ostomy | surgical creation |
| -otomy | cut into |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out, excision |
| supra- | above, excessive |
| sub- | under, less, below |
| ab- | away |
| ad- | increase |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within, inside |
| arteri/o | pertaining to an artery |
| arthr/o | pertaining to the joints, limbs |
| ather/o | fatty substance (plague) |
| cephal/o | head |
| caud/o | lower part of body, tail |
| coron/o | crown |
| dist/o | far |
| anter/o | in front of |
| midsagitt/o | at the middle |
| poster/o | back |
| proxim/o | near |
| trans- | across |
| medi/o | middle |
| later/o | side |
| ventr/o | belly |
| dors/o | back of body |
| infer/o | low |
| -plasi/a | development, formation or growth |