Digestive System Terminology Suffixes Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
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-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
2
Q
-chezia
A
Defecation
Elimination of wastes
3
Q
- ectasia
- ectasis
A
Stretching
Dialation
Expansion
4
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision
Surgical removal of
5
Q
-emesis
A
Vomiting
6
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
7
Q
-genesis
A
Development
Production
Formation
8
Q
-graphy
A
Process of making/taking a record of
9
Q
-iasis
A
Abnormal condition
10
Q
-lysis
A
Destruction, breakdown
11
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
12
Q
-orexia
A
Appetite
13
Q
-pathy
A
Disease
14
Q
-pepsia
A
Digestion
15
Q
-phagia
A
Eating/swallowing
16
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair or reshape
17
Q
-prandial
A
Meal
18
Q
-ptosis
A
Falling
Sagging
Dropping
Prolapse
19
Q
-ptysis
A
Spitting
20
Q
-rrhagia
A
Excessive flow
21
Q
-rrhapy
A
Stitching
Suturing
22
Q
-rrhea
A
Profuse flow
Discharge
23
Q
-scopy
A
Examination using a scope
24
Q
-spasm
A
Sudden muscle contraction
25
-stasis
Stopping
| Controlling
26
-stenosis
Narrow
Constriction
Contracted
27
-stomy
Creation of an opening
28
-tomy
Incision
| Process of cutting into
29
-tresia
Opening
30
-ase
Enzyme
