Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

-ase

A

enzyme

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2
Q

-chezia

A

defection, elimination of waste

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3
Q

-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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4
Q

-prandial

A

meal

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5
Q

-ectasis

A

dialation

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6
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

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7
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

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8
Q

-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

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9
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

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10
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

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11
Q

-rrhage, -rrhagia

A

bursting forth

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12
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

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13
Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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14
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary contraction of muscles

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15
Q

-stasis

A

stopping, controlling

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16
Q

-ectasia

A

widening

17
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing, tightening

18
Q

-tresia

A

opening