A&P Chapter 6 - Digestive System Terminology Flashcards
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
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
7
Q
-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