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Digestive System
Chapter 8, prefix and suffix
Term | Definition |
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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 |