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Prefixes & Suffixes
Medical terms Chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| lithiasis | condition of stones |
| pepsia | digestion |
| prandial | pertaining to a meal |
| tripsy | surgical crushing |
| emesis | vomiting |
| ic or eal | Pertaining to |
| a or an | without |
| itis | inflammation |
| ostomy | Surgical created opening |
| plasty | Surgical repair |
| orexia | appetite |
| phagia | eat , swallow |
| ptosis | drooping |
| istry | specialty of |
| sub | Under |
| anti | against |
| dys | Painful; difficult; abnormal |
| scopy | Process of visually examining |
| ectomy | Surgical removal |