Quiz 3- Gastrointestinal System (Prefixes and Suffixes) Flashcards
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ab-
A
from; away from
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dys-
A
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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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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-ectomy
A
excision; removal
9
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
10
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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
13
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-tomy
A
incision
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-algia; -dynia
A
pain
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-emesis
A
vomiting
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-gram
A
record, writing
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-graphy
A
process of recording
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-iasis
A
abnormal condition
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-lith
A
stone, calculus
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-logist
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specialist
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-logy
A
study of
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-megaly
A
enlargement
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-oma
A
tumor
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-osis
A
abnormal condition; increase
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-pepsia
A
digestion
27
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-phagia
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swallowing; eating
28
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-rrhea
A
discharge; flow
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-scope
A
instrument used to examine
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-scopy
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visual examination
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction; twitching
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-stenosis
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narrowing; stricture
