Chapter 6: Additional Suffixes And Digestive System Terminology Flashcards
-ectasis, -ectasia
Dilation, widening
-emesis (hematemesis)
vomiting
-pepsia (dyspepsia)
Digestion
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
-plasty
Surgical repair
-ptysis (hemoptysis)
Spitting
-rrhage, -rrhagia
Bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhaphy
Suture
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
-spasm
Involuntary contraction of muscles
-stasis
Stopping; controlling
-stenosis (vs. -ectasis)
Narrowing, tightening
-tresia
Opening
Suffixes that are also used alone as separate terms:
-Emesis (emetic)
-Spasm
-Stasis
-Stenosis
Bucc/o
Cheek
Cec/o
Cecum
Celi/o
Abdomen
Cheil/o
Lip
Chol/e
Gall, bile
Cholangi/o
Bile duct (vessel)
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Choledoch/o
Common bile duct
col/o
Colon
colon/o
Colon
Dent/i
Tooth
duoden/o
Duodenum
enter/o
Intestines
esophag/o
Esophagus
Gastr/o
Stomach
Gingiv/o
Gums
Gloss/o
Tongue
Gluc/o
Sugar
Glyc/o
Sugar
Hepat/o
Liver
Herni/o
Hernia
ile/o
Ileum
Jejun/o
Jejunum
Labi/o
Lip
lingu/o
Tongue
Lip/o
Fat
Lith/o
Stone
Odont/o
Tooth
or/o
Mouth
Palat/o
Palate