chapter 6 Flashcards by Addie Becherer

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptysis

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spitting

ex. hemoptysis (spitting up blood)

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-rrhage
-rrhagia

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bursting forth (of blood)

ex. hemorrhage

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction of muscles

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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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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