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Med Term Ch 6
Chapter 6 Med Term (Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ectasis | dilation, widening |
| -ectasia | dilation, widening |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage | bursting forth (of blood) |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth (of blood) |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction of muscles |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling |
| -stenosis | narrowing, tightening |
| -tresia | opening |