Chapter 6: Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology Flashcards by Michelle Lee

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-ectasis
-ectasia

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dilation, widening

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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

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-rrhage
-rrhagia

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bursting forth

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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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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CT

A

computed tomography

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G tube

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gastrostomy tube (feeding tube)

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GERD

A

gastroesophageal reflux disease

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GI

A

gastrointestinal

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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging
uses H+ ions

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NG tube

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nasogastric tube

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NPO

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nothing by mouth

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TPN

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total parenteral nutrition

-intravenous solutions contain amino acids, vitamins, sugar, and electrolytes

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bucc/o

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mouth

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cec/o

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cecum

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celi/o

A

abdomen

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chei/o

A

lip

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chol/e

A

gall, bile

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cholangi/o

A

bile duct

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cholecyst/o

A

gall bladder

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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

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col/o
colon/o

A

colon

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duoden/o

A

duodenum

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enter/o

A

small intestines

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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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gingiv/o

A

gums

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gloss/o
lingu/o

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tongue

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gluc/o
glyc/o

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sugarh

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hepat/o

A

liver

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herni/o

A

hernia

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ile/o

A

ileum

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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lip/o
steat/o

A

fat

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lith/o

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stones

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or/o

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mouthp

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palat/o

A

palate

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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proct/o

A

anus and rectum

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pylor/o

A

pyloric sphincter

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rect/o

A

rectum

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sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

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splen/o

A

spleen

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stomat/o

A

mouth