and All Correct Answers (2025) Update.
-algia - Answer pain, suffering
dys- - Answer bad, difficult, or 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, discharge
-rrhexis - Answer rupture
, acronym - Answer a word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound
term
acute - Answer a condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short
duration
angiography - Answer the process of producing a radiographic study of the blood vessels after
the injection of a contrast medium to make the blood vessels visible
appendectomy - Answer surgical removal of the appendix
arteriosclerosis - Answer abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries
arthralgia - Answer pain in a joint or joints
colostomy - Answer the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon
and the body surface
cyanosis - Answer blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the
blood
dermatologist - Answer a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the
skin
diagnosis - Answer the identification of a disease
diarrhea - Answer the frequent flow of loose or water stools
edema - Answer swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues
endarterial - Answer pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery