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LCHS_Ch 6_Chabner
LCHS_Suffixes - Addtn' Digestive Syst. Terms_Ch 6_Chabner
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ectasis | stretching, dilation, dilitation |
| -ectasia | stretching, dilation, dilitation |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -lysis | destruction, breakdown, separation |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | prolapse, fall, sag |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stasis | to stop or control |
| -stenosis | tightening, stricture, narrowing |
| -tresia | opening |