Chapter 6 Suffixes Flashcards by Cristina redmond

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-emesis

A

Vomiting

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-ectasis, -ectasia

A

Stretching dilation,widen

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-lysis

A

Destruction, breakdown,separation

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-Pepsia

A

Digestion

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-phagia

A

Eating, swallowing

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-plasty

A

Surgical repair

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-ptosis

A

Dropping sagging protruding

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-ptysis

A

Spitting

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-rrhage, rrhagia

A

Bursting forth( of blood)

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-rrhaphy

A

Suture

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-rrhea

A

Flow, discharge

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-spasm

A

Involuntary, contraction of muscles

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-stasis

A

Stopping controlling

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-stenosis

A

Tightening stricture narrowing

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-tresia

A

Opening

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