Medical Suffixes Flashcard

Front

Which suffix refers to the process of digestion?

Back

-pepsia

Front

A patient undergoes a procedure called "rhinoplasty." Based on the suffix, what does this procedure involve?

Back

Surgical repair

Front

Suffix for difficulty swallowing: -emesis, -phagia, -plasty, -pepsia

Back

-phagia

Front

Dyspepsia

Back

Difficulty with digestion

Front

-ptysis

Back

Spitting

Front

Which suffix refers to "bursting forth (of blood)"?

Back

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Front

-rrhaphy

Back

Suture

Front

A patient is diagnosed with "arteriostasis." Based on the suffix, what does this condition involve?

Back

Stopping or controlling of an artery

Front

Suffix for a condition involving "flow or discharge"?

Back

-rrhea

Front

Suffix indicating an "opening" in medical terminology.

Back

-tresia