Quiz 3- Gastrointestinal System (Prefixes and Suffixes) Flashcards

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ab-

A

from; away from

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dys-

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bad; difficult

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epi-

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above; upon

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hyper-

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excessive; above normal

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5
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hypo-

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under; below; deficient

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peri-

A

around

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sub-

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under; below

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8
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-ectomy

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excision; removal

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-stomy

A

forming an opening

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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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-tomy

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incision

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14
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-algia; -dynia

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pain

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15
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-emesis

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vomiting

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-gram

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record, writing

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lith

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stone, calculus

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-logist

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specialist

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-logy

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study of

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

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swallowing; eating

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-rrhea

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discharge; flow

29
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-scope

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instrument used to examine

30
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-scopy

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visual examination

31
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-spasm

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involuntary contraction; twitching

32
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-stenosis

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narrowing; stricture