day 1 study hosa

-algia

Pain, painful condition

dys-

Bad, difficult, or painful

-ectomy

Surgical removal, cutting out

hyper-

Excessive, increased

hypo-

Deficient, decreased

-itis

Inflammation

-osis

Abnormal condition, disease

-ostomy

Surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

-otomy

Cutting, surgical incision

-plasty

Surgical repair

-rrhage/ -rrhagia

Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-rraphy

Surgical suturing

-rrhea

flow or discharge

-rrhexis

Rupture

-sclerosis

Abnormal hardening

-malacia

Abnormal Softening

-megaly

Enlargement

-necrosis

Tissue Death

-scopy

Visual examination

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

Abdominocentesis

Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid

Angiography

Radiographic study of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium

Appendectomy

Surgical removal of the appendix

Arteriosclerosis

Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

Arthralgia

Pain in a joint or joints

Colostomy

Surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface

Cyanosis

Blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen

Endarterial

Pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

Erythrocyte

Mature red blood cell

Gastralgia

Pain in the stomach

Gastritis

Inflammation of the stomach

Gastroenteritis

Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

Hemorrhage

Loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

Hepatomegaly

Abnormal enlargement of liver

Hypertension

Higher than normal arterial blood pressure

Interstitial

Between, but not within, the parts of a tissue or organ.

Intramuscular

Within the muscle

Mycosis

Any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus

Myelopathy

Any pathologic change or disease of the spinal cord.

Myorrhexis

Rupture of muscle

Neurorraphy

Surgical suturing together the ends of a severed nerve

Poliomyelitis

Viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord

Pyoderma

Acute, inflammatory, pus-forming skin infection