Chapter 6 suffixes Flashcards by gavin KEARNS | Brainscape

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-ectasis

A

dilation, widening

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

A

swallowing, eating

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-ptysis

A

spitting

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

A

bursting forth of blood

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-rhea

A

flow, discharge

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction of muscles

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-stasis

A

stopping, controlling

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-stenosis

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narrowing, tightening

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-tresia

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“opening” ex. atresia “no opening”

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