Ch. 6: Additional Suffixes & Digestive System Term Flashcards by Tracy Tang | Brainscape

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-ectasia, -ectasis

A

dilation, widening

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptysis

A

spitting

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-rhage, -rrhagia

A

bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction of muscles

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-stenosis

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narrowing, tightening

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-tresia

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opening

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celi/o

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abdomen

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chol/e

A

gall, bile

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cholangi/o

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bile duct (vessel)

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

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herni/o

A

hernia

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lingu/o

A

tongue

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proct/o

A

anus & rectum

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-chezia

A

defecation, elimination of wastes

Q

-ectasia, -ectasis

A

stretching, dilation

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-ectomy

A

removal; excision, resection

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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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-orexia

A

appetite

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth (of blood)