Ch. 6 - suffixes Flashcards by Jess MacDonell

Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

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Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

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Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

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Q

-phagia

A

swallowing

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Q

-rrhea

A

discharge/flow

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Q

-rrhage, -rrhagia

A

bursting forth with blood

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Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

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Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

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Q

-ectasia, -ectasis

A

widening/ dilation

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Q

-stenosis

A

tightening

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Q

-statsis

A

stopping

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Q

-spasm

A

sudden contraction of the muscle

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Q

-tresia

A

opening

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