term ch 6 Flashcards
1
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-emesis
A
vomiting
2
Q
Emesis
A
Kidney shapped pan used for vommiting
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 contractions of muscles
11
Q
Spasm
A
Easting spicy food can lead to spasm
12
Q
-stasis
A
stopping, controling
13
Q
Stasis
A
Overgrown bacteria within the small intestine can cause stasis of the intestinal contents
14
Q
-stenosis
A
narrowing, tightening
15
Q
Stenosis
A
projectile vomitting in a infant during feeding is a clinical sign of pyloric stenosis
