Ch. 6 Suffixes-Digestive System Flashcards by Amy Maskell | Brainscape

Q

-ectasis, -ectasia

A

dilation, (dilatation), widening

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-pepsia

A

digestion

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-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-ptysis

A

spitting

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-rrhage, -rrhagie

A

bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction of muscles

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-stasis

A

stopping, controlling

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-stenosis

A

narrowing tightening

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Q

-tresia

A

opening

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