Chapter 1 Word Scramble
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Word Parts | Definition |
-algia | pain, painful condition |
dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
-ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out, excision |
hyper- | excessive, increased |
hypo- | deficient, decreased |
-itis | inflammation |
-osis | abnormal condition, disease |
-ostomy | surgically creating an opening |
-otomy | cutting, surgical incision |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhage, -rrhagia | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
-rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
-rrhea | flow or discharge |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
cyan/o | blue |
erythr/o | red |
leuk/o | white |
melan/o | black, dark |
poli/o | grey matter of the brain and spinal cord |
myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
my/o | muscle |
neur/o | nerve, nerve tissue |
oste/o | bone |
arthr/o | joint |
-dynia | pain |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-necrosis | tissue death |
-stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-gram | record |
-graphy | procedure of recording |
pre- | before, in front of |
-scopy | visual examination |
peri- | surrounding, around |
post- | after, behind |
ab- | away from, negative, absent |
ad- | toward, to, in the direction of |
eu- | good, normal, well, easy |
inter- | between, among |
intra- | within, inside |
sub- | under, less, below |
super-/supra- | above, excessive, higher than |
an- | no, not, without |
a- | no, not, without, away from, negative |
-ia | abnormal condition, disease |
arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | plaque, fatty substance |
arthr/o | joint |
ileum | small intestine |
ilium | hip bone |
mucous | pertaining to, adjective |
mucus | noun - mucus |
an-, ana- | up, apart, backward, excessive |
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