Chapter 6: Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology Flashcards
1
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-ectasis
-ectasia
A
dilation, widening
2
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-emesis
A
vomiting
3
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-pepsia
A
digestion
4
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-phagia
A
eating, swallowing
5
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
6
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-ptysis
A
spitting
7
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-rrhage
-rrhagia
A
bursting forth
8
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-rrhaphy
A
suture
9
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-rrhea
A
discharge, flow
10
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-spasm
A
involuntary contraction of muscles
11
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-stasis
A
stopping, controlling
12
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-stenosis
A
narrowing, tightening
13
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-tresia
A
opening
14
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CT
A
computed tomography
15
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G tube
A
gastrostomy tube (feeding tube)
16
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GERD
A
gastroesophageal reflux disease
17
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GI
A
gastrointestinal
18
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MRI
A
magnetic resonance imaging
uses H+ ions
19
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NG tube
A
nasogastric tube
20
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NPO
A
nothing by mouth