terminology week 1 Flashcards by Gracie Smith

Q

dys-

A

bad,difficult,painful

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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hyper-

A

above,excessive,beyond

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-algia

A

pain

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hypo-

A

under,deficient,below

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-otis

A

condition, usually abnormal

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-rrhage

A

excessive fluid

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-ostomy

A

to create an opening

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-plasty

A

surgical repair of

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-otomy

A

surgical incision

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Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

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Q

-sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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aden/o-

A

anything to do with glands

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adip/o-

A

fatty tissue

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caud/o-

A

pelvic area

Q

cephal/o-

A

large intestine

Q

col/o-

A

colon

Q

coron/o-

A

crown of head

Q

-rrhea

A

abnormal

Q

cyt/o-

A

cell

Q

hepat/o-

A

liver

Q

hist/o-

A

tissue

Q

hyster/o-

A

uterus

Q

-scopy

A

visual exam

Q

-stenosis

A

abnormal narrowing

Q

lapar/o-

A

abdomen/ abdominal wall

Q

nephr/o-

A

kidney

Q

oste/o-

A

bone

Q

path/o-

A

disease

Q

retr/o-

A

behind

Q

-malacia

A

abnormal softening

Q

-necrosis

A

tissue death

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anther/o-

A

fatty substance, plaque

Q

ankyl/o-

A

stiff,bent,crooked

Q

crani/o-

A

skull

Q

arthr/o-

A

joints

Q

chondr/o-

A

cartledge

Q

cost/o-

A

ribs, muscle between ribs