Chapter 6: Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology

Notecards: pg 184-188Spotlight: pg 184Case study: pg 196Exercises: pg 198-203Pronunciation: pg 205-207Review Sheet: pg 208-209Listen to CD

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Dysplasia
Abnormal formation (plas/o= formation)
Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
-ectasis. -ectasia
Stretching, dilation, dilation; widening
-emesis
Vomiting
-lysis
Destruction, breakdown, separation
-pepsia
Digestion
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
-plasty
Surgical repair
-ptosis
Droop
-ptysis
Spitting
-rrhage, -rrhagia
Bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhaphy
Suture
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
-spasm
Sudden, involuntary contractions of muscles
-stasis
To stop, control