Definitions
bad, painful, difficult
what is dys-
abnormal condition or disease
what is -osis
bleeding, bursting forth
what is -rrhage
visual examination
what is -scopy
any pathological change or disease in the spinal cord
what is myelopathy
excessive, increased
what is hyper-
abnormal softening
what is -malacia
surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
what is -ostomy
what is -rrhexis
higher than normal blood pressure
hypertension
enlargement
what is -megaly
deficient, decreased
what is hypo-
surgical incision
what is -otomy
abnormal narrowing
what is -stenosis
pertaining to birth
what is natal
pain, suffering
what is -algia
inflammation
what is -itis
surgical repair
what is -plasty
abnormal hardening
what is-sclerosis
pain
what is a symptom
surgical removal
what is -ectomy
tissue death
what is -necrosis
surgical suturing
what is -rrhaphy
flow or discharge
what is -rrhea
in the term myopathy, the suffix -pathy
what is disease