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Digestive System Terminology
Digestive System Terminology- Suffixes
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Undergraduate 1
09/13/2026
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Term
-ac
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-al
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-cele
 Definition
Hernia, profusion
Term
-centesis
 Definition
Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
Term
-eal
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
Excision
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-gram
 Definition
the record, radiographic image
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-graphy
 Definition
Process of recording
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-ia
 Definition
Condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
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-iasis
 Definition
Condition
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-ic
 Definition
Pertaining to
Term
-itis
 Definition
Inflammation
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-logist
 Definition
Specialist who studies and treats
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-logy
 Definition
Study of
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-malacia
 Definition
Softening
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-megaly
 Definition
Enlargement
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-toma
 Definition
Tumor
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-osis
 Definition
Abnormal condition
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-pathy
 Definition
Disease
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-phagia
 Definition
Eating or swallowing
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-plasty
 Definition
Surgical repair
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-ptosis
 Definition
Prolapse, drooping
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
Suturing, repairing
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
Flow, discharge
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-scope
 Definition
Instrument used for visualization
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-scopy
 Definition
Process of viewing, visualization
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-stomy
 Definition
Creation of an artificial opening
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-tomy
 Definition
Incision, cut into
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