Definition: suffix (-osis) - affected with, condition, abnormal process.
Disease. For example, nephrosis means kidney disease.
denotes a process or condition
It just means condition of. So fibrosis is a condition of being fibrotic etc.
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Rib
-rrhexis means to tear or rupture.
A patella is a kneecap.The patella, in medical terminology, is basically the knee cap.
Bilateral in medical terminology basically means "both", so bilateral feet would be both feet. The "bi" means two. Unilateral would mean one, such as unilateral hand pain on the left or right, but not both hands. Hope this was helpful! RG
Dioica means in plant terminology a plant with male and female sexual organs present on different plants
-plegia is the medical terminology combining form that means paralysis.
Rachio- is a medical terminology combining form meaning spine.
The medical terminology combining form -crine means secretion
The medical terminology combining form oto- means ear.
Ex- is the medical terminology combining form meaning out or outside.
The medical terminology combining form dolicho- means long or narrow.
The medical terminology combining form burso- means bursa or bursal.
The combining form crani- refers to the skull or cranium.
Yes, the medical terminology combining form -plasia means formation.
Yes, the medical terminology combining form -sclerosis means abnormal hardening.
Ventricul- is the medical terminology combining form meaning ventricle.
Spleno means spleen in medical terminology.Spleno- is already the combining form. It is the combining form for the spleen.