A&P Chapter 6 - Digestive System Terminology Flashcards Preview

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Flashcards in A&P Chapter 6 - Digestive System Terminology Deck (14)
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1
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-ectasis

A

dilation (dilatation)

2
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-ectasia

A

widening

3
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-emesis

A

vomiting

4
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-pepsia

A

digestion

5
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-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

6
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

7
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-ptysis

A

spitting

8
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-rrhage or -rrhagia

A

bursting forth (with blood)

9
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-rrhaphy

A

suture

10
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

11
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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction of muscles

12
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-stasis

A

stopping, controlling

13
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-stenosis

A

narrowing, tightening

14
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-tresia

A

opening