Chapter 1: Word Parts

-algia

• bad, difficult

• pain, suffering

• inflammation

• rupture

dys-

• bad, difficult, or painful

• abnormal hardening

• flow or discharge

• abnormal condition

hyper-

• flow or discharge

• excessive, increased

• abnormal

• cutting, surgical incision

hypo-

• decreased, deficient, underneath

• surgical creation

• inflammation

• surgical removal

-itis

• cutting, surgical incision

• flow or discharge

• inflammation

• surgical creation

osis

• flow or discharge

• surgical repair

• abnormal condition, disease

• excessive discharge of fluid, bleeding

-sclerosis

• rupture

• excessive, increased

• cutting, surgical incision

• abnormal hardening

-ectomy

• cutting, surgical incision

• surgical repair

• surgical removal, cutting out

• flow or discharge

-ostomy

• surgical repair to the organ

• surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

• surgical incision of an artificial opening to the body surface

• rupture

-otomy

• cutting, surgical incision

• surgical repair

• abnormal hardening

• surgical suturing