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Digestive System
Chapter 8, prefix and suffix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | not; without |
| de- | lack of; down; less; removal of |
| dia- | through;complete |
| dys- | painful;difficult |
| endo- | in;within |
| epi- | on;over;upon |
| peri- | around;surrounding |
| post- | after;behind |
| pre- | before;in front |
| sub- | below;under |
| ultra- | beyond;excess |
| -ac,al,eal,ic | pertaining to |
| -ation | process,condition |
| -chezia | defecation,elimination of waste |
| -clysis | irrigation,washing |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, incision |
| -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 | eat,swallow |
| -prandial | meal |
| -rrhea | flow,excessive discharge |
| -scope | instrument used to view |
| -stalsis | contraction |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -um,us | structure,thing,tissue |
| -ase | enzyme |