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Additional Suffixes
Module 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ectasis | stretching or dilation as in bronchiectasis, the dilation of the bronchial tubes |
| -emesis | vomiting as in hematemesis which means vomiting blood |
| -lysis | destruction, breakdown or separation as in hemolysis which means red blood cells are destroyed |
| -pepsia | digestion as in dyspepsia which means difficult digestion |
| -phagia | eating or swallowing as in dysphagia which means difficult swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair as in rhinoplasty which means surgical repair of the nose |
| -ptysis | spitting as in hemoptysis which means spitting blood |
| -rrhagia or -rrhage | bursting forth of blood as in hemorrhage which means blood burst |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles as in neurospasm which means contraction of the nerve muscles |
| -tripsy | to crush as in lithotripsy, the crushing of stones |