terminology week 1 Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
dys-
A
bad,difficult,painful
2
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
3
Q
hyper-
A
above,excessive,beyond
4
Q
-algia
A
pain
5
Q
hypo-
A
under,deficient,below
6
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
7
Q
-otis
A
condition, usually abnormal
8
Q
-rrhage
A
excessive fluid
9
Q
-ostomy
A
to create an opening
10
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair of
11
Q
-otomy
A
surgical incision
12
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
13
Q
-sclerosis
A
abnormal hardening
14
Q
-rrhexis
A
rupture
15
Q
aden/o-
A
anything to do with glands
16
Q
adip/o-
A
fatty tissue
17
Q
caud/o-
A
pelvic area
18
Q
cephal/o-
A
large intestine
19
Q
col/o-
A
colon
20
Q
coron/o-
A
crown of head
21
Q
-rrhea
A
abnormal
22
Q
cyt/o-
A
cell
23
Q
hepat/o-
A
liver
24
Q
hist/o-
A
tissue
25
hyster/o-
uterus
26
-scopy
visual exam
27
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
28
lapar/o-
abdomen/ abdominal wall
29
nephr/o-
kidney
30
oste/o-
bone
31
path/o-
disease
32
retr/o-
behind
33
-malacia
abnormal softening
34
-necrosis
tissue death
35
anther/o-
fatty substance, plaque
36
ankyl/o-
stiff,bent,crooked
37
crani/o-
skull
38
arthr/o-
joints
39
chondr/o-
cartledge
40
cost/o-
ribs, muscle between ribs
