Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
2
Q
-chezia
A
defecation, elimination of wastes
ex: hematochezia: blood in feces
3
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
4
Q
-prandial
A
meal
5
Q
-ectasis
-ectasia
A
dilation, widening
6
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
ex: hematemesis
7
Q
-pepsia
A
digestion
8
Q
-phagia
A
eating, swallowing
ex: polyphagia
9
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
10
Q
-ptysis
A
spitting
ex: hemoptysis
11
Q
-rrhage
-rrhagia
A
bursting forth (of blood)
ex: hemorrhage
12
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
ex: herniorraphy
13
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
14
Q
-spasm
A
involuntary contraction of muscles
15
Q
-stasis
A
stopping, controlling
ex: cholestasis
