Chapter 8 Digestive Prefixes/Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-emesis
A
vomiting
2
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-emetic
A
pertaining to vomiting
3
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-iatric
A
pertaining to medical treatment
4
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-istry
A
specialty of
5
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-lithiasis
A
condition of stones
6
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-orexia
A
appetite
7
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-pepsia
A
digestion
8
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-phagia
A
eat, swallow
9
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-prandial
A
pertaining to a meal
10
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-tripsy
A
surgical crushing
11
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-algia
A
pain
12
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-centesis
A
process of removing fluid
13
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal
14
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-gram
A
record
15
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-graphy
A
process of recording
16
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logy
A
study of
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-oma
A
tumor
19
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-ostomy
A
surgically create an opening
20
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-otomy
A
cutting into
21
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-pexy
A
surgical fixation
22
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-ptosis
A
drooping
23
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-plegia
A
paralysis
24
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
25
-scope
instrument to view
26
-scopic
pertaining to visually examining
27
-scopy
process of viewing
28
a-
without
29
an-
without
30
anti-
against
31
brady-
slow
32
dys-
abnormal, painful, difficult
33
endo-
within
34
ex-
outward
35
hyper-
exessive
36
hypo-
below
37
in-
inward
38
intra-
within
39
per-
through
40
peri-
around
41
poly
many
42
post-
after
43
re-
again
44
retro-
backward
45
sub-
under
46
trans-
across
