Chapter 6 - Additional suffixes and Digestive System Terminology Flashcards by Brittney Silvaniuk

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dilation, widening

A

-ectasia, -ectasis

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vomiting

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-emesis

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digestion

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-pepsia

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eating, swallowing

A

-phagia

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surgical repair

A

-plasty

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spitting

A

-ptysis

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bursting forth (of blood)

A

-rrhage, -rrhagia

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suture

A

-rrhaphy

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flow, discharge

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-rrhea

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involuntary contraction of muscles

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-spasm

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stopping, controlling

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-stasis

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narrowing, tightening

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-stenosis

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opening

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-tresia

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