Intro to Medical CH.1 Flashcards
1
Q
-algia
A
“pain” or “painful condition”
2
Q
dys-
A
“bad” or “difficult” or “painful”
3
Q
-ectomy
A
“surgical removal” or “cutting out”
4
Q
hyper-
A
“excessive” or “increased”
5
Q
hypo-
A
“deficient” or “decreased”
6
Q
-itis
A
“inflammation”
7
Q
-osis
A
“abnormal condition” or “disease”
8
Q
-ostomy
A
“the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface”
9
Q
-otomy
A
“cutting” or “surgical incision”
10
Q
-plasty
A
“surgical repair”
11
Q
-rrhage
A
“bleeding” or “abnormal excessive fluid discharge”
12
Q
-rrhaphy
A
“surgical suturing”
13
Q
-rrhea
A
“flow” or “discharge”
14
Q
-rrhexis
A
“rupture”
15
Q
-sclerosis
A
“abnormal hardening”
