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Suffixes
Parts of the body
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ase | enzyme |
| -chezia | defecation, elimination of the waste |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -prandial | meal |
| -ectasis | dilation |
| -ectasia | widening |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage/-rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction of muscle |
| -stasis | controlling, stopping |
| -stenosis | narrowing, tightening |
| -tresia | opening |