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Ch 8 Digestive
Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac -al -eal -ic | pertaining to |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -ation | process; condition |
| -chezia | defecation; elimination of waste |
| -clysis | irrigation; washing |
| -ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -gen | substance that produces |
| -ia | condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating; swallowing |
| -prandial | meal |
| -rrhea | flow; excessive discharge |