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Medical Terminology (HOSA) exam terms well defineassured success. Terms in this set (291) -algia Pain Dys- Bad, difficult, painful -ectomy Surgical removal, cutting out Hyper- Excessive, increased Hypo- Deficient, decreased -itis Inflammation -

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Medical Terminology (HOSA) exam terms well defineassured success. Terms in this set (291) -algia Pain Dys- Bad, difficult, painful -ectomy Surgical removal, cutting out Hyper- Excessive, increased Hypo- Deficient, decreased -itis Inflammation -osis Abnormal condition, disease

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Medical Terminology (HOSA) exam
terms well define\assured success.


Terms in this set (291)

-algia Pain



Dys- Bad, difficult, 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
-rrhagia




-rrhaphy Surgical suturing



-rrhea Flow or discharge



Rrhexis Rupture



-Sclerosis Abnormal hardening



Gastr/o Stomachc



Myel/o Spinal cord




Oset/o Bone



My/o Muscular

Neur/o Nerve

Arthr/o Joint

Enter/o Small intestine

Crani Skull

, -um Noun ending
-a
-e
-us
-y

Tonsill Tonsils

Poli/o Grey

Melan/o Black

Leuk/o White

Erythr/o Red

Cyan/o Blue

-Cyte Cell

Pertaining to
-ac
-al
-an
-ar
-ary
-Eal
-iCal
-ial
-ic
-ine
-ior
-ory
-ous
-tic


Cardi/o Heart

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