Suffixes (Chapter 6) Flashcards
1
Q
-ectasis & -ectasia
A
dilation, (dilatation), widening
2
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
3
Q
-pepsia
A
digestion
4
Q
-phagia
A
eating, swallowing
5
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
6
Q
-ptysis
A
spitting
7
Q
-rrhage, -rrhagia
A
bursting forth (of blood)
8
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
9
Q
-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
10
Q
-spasm
A
involuntary contraction of muscles
11
Q
-stasis
A
stopping, controlling
12
Q
-stenosis
A
narrowing, tightening
13
Q
-tresia
A
opening