Medical Terminology Word Parts

-algia

• pain, suffering

• surgical removal

• excessive, increased

• picture or record

-dynia

• surgical removal

• picture or record

• pain

• excessive, increased

-ectomy

• pain, suffering

• surgical removal, cutting out

• picture or record

• excessive, increased

-gram

• picture or record

• pain, suffering

• surgical removal

• excessive, increased

hyper-

• picture or record

• surgical removal

• pain, suffering

• excessive, increased

hypo-

• deficient, decreased

• inflammation

• abnormal condition, disease

• the surgical creation of an artifical opening to the body surface

-itis

• deficient, decreased

• inflammation

• abnormal condition, disease

• the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

-osis

• abnormal condition, disease

• pain, suffering

• pain

• surgical removal, cutting out

-ostomy

• the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

• flow or discharge

• before, in front of

• surgical repair

pre-

• surgical repair

• before, in front of

• bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

• surgical suturing