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Chapter 6: Additional Suffixes And Digestive System Terminology Flashcards

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-ectasis, -ectasia

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Dilation, widening

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-emesis (hematemesis)

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vomiting

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-pepsia (dyspepsia)

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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 (hemoptysis)

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Spitting

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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Bursting forth (of blood)

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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 (vs. -ectasis)

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Narrowing, tightening

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-tresia

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Opening

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14
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Suffixes that are also used alone as separate terms:

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-Emesis (emetic)
-Spasm
-Stasis
-Stenosis

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Cec/o

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Cecum

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Celi/o

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Abdomen

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Cheil/o

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Lip

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Chol/e

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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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col/o

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Colon

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colon/o

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Colon

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Dent/i

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Tooth

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duoden/o

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Duodenum

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enter/o

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Intestines

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esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Gluc/o

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Sugar

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Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Herni/o

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Hernia

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ile/o

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Ileum

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Jejun/o

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Jejunum

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Labi/o

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Lip

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lingu/o

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Tongue

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Lith/o

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Stone

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Odont/o

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Tooth

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or/o

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Mouth

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Palat/o

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Palate

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pancreat/o

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proct/o

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Anus and rectum

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pylor/o

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Pyloric sphincter

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rect/o

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sialaden/o

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Salivary gland

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splen/o

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Steat/o

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stomat/o

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Laboratory Test: Liver function tests (LFTs)

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Tests for enzymes and bilirubin in blood.

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Laboratory Test: Stool Culture

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Test for microorganisms in stool.

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Laboratory test: Stool guaiac test or Hemoccult test

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Test to detect blood in feces.

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Clinical procedures: X-rays

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• Lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)
• Upper gastrointestinal series (barium swallow)
• Cholangiography (gallbladder and its duct)
• Computed tomography (CT scan)

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Lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)

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X-ray of colon/rectum after barium injection.

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Upper GI series (barium swallow)

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X-ray image of esophagus, stomach, small intestine.

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Clinical procedures: Ultrasound examination

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  • Abdominal ultrasonography
  • Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)
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Clinical procedures: Magnetic resonance techniques

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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Clinical procedures: Nuclear medicine test (functional test)

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Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan (HIDA scan)

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Other procedures: Gastric bypass or bariatric surgery

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Reduces stomach size.

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Other procedures: Gastrointestinal endoscopy

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Visual examination of the GI tract.

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Other procedures: Laparoscopy

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Visual examination of the abdomen.

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Other procedures: Liver biopsy

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Removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination.

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Other procedures: Nasogastric intubation

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Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach.

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Other procedures: Paracentesis (abdominocentesis)

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Puncture to remove fluid from abdomen.

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Abbreviations: ALT, AST

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Alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase

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Abbreviations: CT

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Computed tomography

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EGD

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Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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ERCP

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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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Abbreviations: GERD

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease

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Abbreviations: GI

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Gastrointestinal

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Abbreviations: HBV

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Hepatitis B virus

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Abbreviations: IBD

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Inflammatory bowel disease

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Abbreviations: LFTs

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Liver function tests

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Abbreviations: MRI

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Magnetic resonance imaging

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Abbreviations: NG tube

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Nasogastric tube

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Abbreviations: NPO

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Nothing by mouth

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Abbreviations: TPN

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Total parenteral nutrition.

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-ase

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid.

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-chezia

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Defecation; elimination of wastes.

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-ectasia

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Stretching; dilation; expansion

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-ectasis

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Stretching; dilation; expansion

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-ectomy

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Removal; excision; resection

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-emesis

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-genesis

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Producing; forming

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

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-lysis

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Breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-orexia

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-pathy

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Disease; emotion

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-pepsia

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-phagia

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Eating; swallowing

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-prandial

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-ptosis

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Droop; sag; prolapse; fall

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-ptysis

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-rrhage

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Bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhagia

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Bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

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-rrhea

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Flow; discharge

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-spasm

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Sudden contraction of muscles

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-stasis

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Stop; control; place

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-stenosis

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Tightening; stricture

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-stomy

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New opening (to form a mouth)

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-tomy

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Process of cutting

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-tresia

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