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digestive system other vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ultra | beyond, excess |
| de | lack of, down, less, removal of |
| phagia | eating, swallowing |
| ase | enzyme |
| chezia | defecation, elimination of waste |
| clysis | irrigation, washing |
| orexia | appetite |
| pepsia | digestion |
| prandial | meal |
| pexy | surgical fixation |
| peri | around,surrounding |
| post | after, behind |
| pre | before, in front of |
| sub | below, under |
| ac, al, eal, ic | pertaining to |
| ation | process, condition |
| ectomy | surgical removal, excision |
| emesis | vomiting |
| gen | substance that produces |
| ia | condition |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| ist | specialist |
| itis | inflammation |
| megaly | enlargement |
| osis | process, abnormal condition |
| rrhea | flow excessive discharge |
| scope | instrument used to view |
| stalsis | contraction |
| stomy | surgical opening |
| tripsy | crushing |
| a, an | not, without |
| dia | through, complete |
| dys | painful., difficult |
| endo | in, within |
| epi | on, over, upon |
| poly | many, much |
| hypo | below normal, deficient |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| um, us | structure, tissue, thing |