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brookelinn on August 31, 2011
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Med. Terms Week 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Poli/o- | many |
| -algia | pain |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -osis | abnormal condition of |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -ostomy | surgical opening |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -otomy | surgical incision or cut |
| -rrhea | abnormal increased flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture of |
| ather/o- | fatty lipid plaquing |
| peri- | around |
| -rrahpy | surgical suture/stitch |
| hyper- | increased/above |
| hypo- | decreased/below |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -ism | condition of |
| leuk/o- | white |
| erythr/o- | red |
| cyan/o- | blue |
| pre- | before |
| inter- | between |
| arteri/o- | artery |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -plasty | surgical repair of |
| hepat- | liver |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -malacia | softening |
| arthr/o- | joint |
| intra- | inside |
| dys- | bad or difficult |
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