hoangthihang confused word parts
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-rrhea, -rrhagia, -rrhage
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-rrhea:
• Rhinorrhea
-rrhagia: rapid flow of blood
• Rhinorrhagia
-rrhage:
• Hemorrhage
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-scope, -scopic, -scopy
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-scope: Instrument for visual examination
• Laparoscope
• colonoscope
• Gastroscope
-scopy: visual examination
• Laparoscopy
• Proctoscopy
• Esophagogastroscopy
-scopic: Pertaining to visual examination
• Gastroscopic
• Laparoscopic
• Proctoscopic
-stenosis, -sclerosis
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-sclerosis: hardening
• Arteriosclerosis
-stenosis:
-tomy, -stomy, -ectomy
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-tomy: incision into an organ
• Gastrotomy
• Laparotomy
• Sinusotomy
-stomy: creation of an artificial opening into an
organ
• Gastrostomy
• Colostomy
• Ileostomy
-ectomy: surgical removal
• Gastrectomy
• Appendectomy
• Cholecystectomy
• Nephrectomy
-necrosis; -sclerosis; -stenosis
• -necrosis: tissue death
• Ex: arterionecrosis: tissue death of an artery or arteries.
• -sclerosis: abnormal hardening
• Ex: arteriosclerosis: abnormal hardening of the walls of an
artery or arteries.
• - stenosis: abnormal narrowing
• Ex: arteriostenosis: abnormal narrowing of an artery or
arteries.
-rrhage &-rrhagia; -rrhaphy; -rrhea; -rrhexis
• -rrhage/ -rrhagia: (sudden) bleeding
• Ex: haemorrhage: loss of large amount of blood; rhinorrhagia:
rapid flow of blood from the nose (nosebleed)
• -rrhaphy: surgical suturing to close a wound
• Ex: myorrhaphy: surgical suturing of a muscle wound
• -rrhea: discharge of fluids
• Ex: diarrhea: frequent flow of loose or watery stools;
rhinorrhea: fluid discharge from the nose
• -rrhexis: rupture
• Ex: myorrhexis: rupture of a muscle
-graphy; -gram
• -graphy: process of producing a picture or record
• Ex: angiography: process of producing a radiographic
study of blood vessels
• -gram: a picture or record
• Ex: angiogram: the resulting film that is produced by
angiography
-ectomy; -stomy; -tomy
• -ectomy: surgical removal
• Ex: appendectomy: surgical removal of the appendix
• -ostomy: surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body
surface
• Ex: colostomy: surgical creation of an artificial excretory
opening between the colon and the body surface
• -otomy: cutting or a surgical incision
• Ex: colotomy: surgical incision into the colon
Word root: pyel/o; py/o; pyr/o
• Pyel/o: renal pelvis- part of the kidney
• Ex: pyelitis: inflammation of the renal pelvis
• Py/o: pus
• Ex: pyoderma: pus-forming bacterial skin infection
• Pyr/o: fever or fire
• Ex: pyrosis: heartburn; pyrexia: condition of having fever
