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MedTerms Week 2
Medical Terminology Week 2
Question | Answer |
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-ectomy | surgical removal |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrage | bleeding |
-rrhagia | bursting forth |
-otomy | cutting, surgical incision |
-ostomy | surgically creating on opening |
-rrhapy | surgical suturing |
arterioscelerosis | abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery |
colostomy | surgical creation of an artificial opening of the colon to the body surface |
dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
-algia | pain, painful condition |
colotomy | surgical incision in the colon |
hemorrhage | excessive loss of blood |
myorrhaphy | suturing of a muscle |
myorrhexis | ruptured muscle |
-rrhea | flow or discharge |
tonsillectomy | removal of tonsil |
hypertension | high blood pressure |
neuroplasty | surgical repair of a nerve |
gastrosis | abnormal condition of stomach |
hypotension | low blood pressure |
diarrhea | flow of frequent loose watery stool |
-itis | inflammation |
hypo- | deficient/decreased |
hyper- | excessive/increased |
dysuria | painful urination |
neuralgia | pain in the nerve |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
-rrhexis | rupture |