Digestive System Terminology Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
2
Q
-chezia
A
Defecation
Elimination of wastes
3
Q
- ectasia
- ectasis
A
Stretching
Dialation
Expansion
4
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision
Surgical removal of
5
Q
-emesis
A
Vomiting
6
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
7
Q
-genesis
A
Development
Production
Formation
8
Q
-graphy
A
Process of making/taking a record of
9
Q
-iasis
A
Abnormal condition
10
Q
-lysis
A
Destruction, breakdown
11
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
12
Q
-orexia
A
Appetite
13
Q
-pathy
A
Disease
14
Q
-pepsia
A
Digestion
15
Q
-phagia
A
Eating/swallowing
