Module 11 Termination Flashcards
-agogue
agent used to induce (an action); agent used to induce the flow (of a substance, or from an organ or tissue); agent used to induce the expulsion (of a foreign body)
anti-…-agogue
agent used to suppress (an action); agent used to suppress the flow (of a substance, or from an organ or tissue); agent used to suppress the expulsion (of a foreign body)
-auxe
enlargement
-auxis
enlargement
-auxesis
enlargement
-crine
secretion
-elcosis
ulceration (of an organ or structure)
-emesis
vomiting (of a substance)
-emetic
causing vomiting (of a substance)
-emphraxis
obstruction; blockage
-lepsy
seizure
-phyma
a swelling
-phymata [pl.]
a swelling
-pore
pore; passage
-toxin
substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue); poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)
anti-…-toxin
agent used to counteract a substance poisonous to (an organ or tissue); agent used to counteract a poisonous substance present in (a plant or life form)
-uria
urination; presence of (a substance) in the urine; (abnormal) condition of the urine
a-…-uria
absence of (a substance) in the urine.
