Chapter 6. Suffixes and Digestive System Terms - Suffixes Flashcards by Erin Otterstrom | Brainscape

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-ectasis, ectasia

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stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-lysis

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destruction, breakdown, separation

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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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-ptosis

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drooping, sagging, protruding

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-ptysis

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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

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tightening, stricture, narrowing

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-tresia

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opening

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