Chapter 8 Digestive Prefixes/Suffixes Flashcards by Robyn Woolf-Barker

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-emetic

A

pertaining to vomiting

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-iatric

A

pertaining to medical treatment

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-istry

A

specialty of

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-lithiasis

A

condition of stones

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-orexia

A

appetite

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-pepsia

A

digestion

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-phagia

A

eat, swallow

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-prandial

A

pertaining to a meal

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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing

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-algia

A

pain

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-centesis

A

process of removing fluid

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-gram

A

record

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logy

A

study of

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-oma

A

tumor

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-ostomy

A

surgically create an opening

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-otomy

A

cutting into

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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-ptosis

A

drooping

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-scope

A

instrument to view

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-scopic

A

pertaining to visually examining

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-scopy

A

process of viewing

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a-

A

without

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an-

A

without

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anti-

A

against

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brady-

A

slow

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dys-

A

abnormal, painful, difficult

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endo-

A

within

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ex-

A

outward

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hyper-

A

exessive

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hypo-

A

below

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in-

A

inward

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intra-

A

within

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per-

A

through

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peri-

A

around

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poly

A

many

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post-

A

after

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re-

A

again

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retro-

A

backward

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sub-

A

under

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trans-

A

across