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The Digestive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | not; without |
| de- | lack of; down; less; removal of |
| dia- | through; complete |
| dys- | painful; difficult |
| endo- | in; within |
| epi- | on; over; upon |
| hypo- | below; below normal; deficient |
| peri- | around; surrounding |
| poly- | many; much |
| post- | after; behind |
| pre- | before; in front of |
| sub- | below; under |
| ultra- | beyond; excess |
| -ac, -al, -ary, -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 | process; abnormal condition |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -phagia | eating; swallowing |
| -prandial | meal |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow; excessive discharge |
| -scope | instrument used to view |
| -stalsis | contraction |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -um, -us | structure; tissue; thing |