Introduction to Medical Terminology

-algia

Pain, suffering

dys

Bad, difficult, or painful

-ectomy

Surgical removal, cutting out

hyper

Excessive, increased

hypo

Deficient, decreased

-itis

inflammation

-osis

Abnormal condition, disease

-ostomy

The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

-otomy

Cutting, surgical incision

-plasty

Surgical repair

-rrhage

Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-rrhaphy

Surgical suturing

-rrhea

Flow or discharge

-rrhexcis

rupture

-sclerosis

Abnormal hardening

cyan/o

Means blue

erythr/o

Means red

leuk/o

Means white

melan/o

Means black

poli/o

Means gray