THE INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL
TERMINOLOGY
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|VERIFIED & ALREADY GRADED A+
Most Studied | Updated
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
APHY 101
29|07|2026
, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
-algia. ANSWER - pain, suffering
dys-. ANSWER - bad, difficult, painful
-ectomy. ANSWER - surgical removal, cutting out
hyper-. ANSWER - excessive, increased
hypo-. ANSWER - deficient, decreased
-itis. ANSWER - inflammation
-osis. ANSWER - abnormal condition, disease
-ostomy. ANSWER - the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-otomy. ANSWER - cutting, surgical incision
-plasty. ANSWER - surgical repair
-rrhage. ANSWER - bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-rrhaphy. ANSWER - surgical suturing
-rrhea. ANSWER - flow or discharge
-rrhexis. ANSWER - rupture
-sclerosis. ANSWER - abnormal hardening
TERMINOLOGY
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|VERIFIED & ALREADY GRADED A+
Most Studied | Updated
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
APHY 101
29|07|2026
, QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
-algia. ANSWER - pain, suffering
dys-. ANSWER - bad, difficult, painful
-ectomy. ANSWER - surgical removal, cutting out
hyper-. ANSWER - excessive, increased
hypo-. ANSWER - deficient, decreased
-itis. ANSWER - inflammation
-osis. ANSWER - abnormal condition, disease
-ostomy. ANSWER - the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-otomy. ANSWER - cutting, surgical incision
-plasty. ANSWER - surgical repair
-rrhage. ANSWER - bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-rrhaphy. ANSWER - surgical suturing
-rrhea. ANSWER - flow or discharge
-rrhexis. ANSWER - rupture
-sclerosis. ANSWER - abnormal hardening