GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM SUFFIXES-LESSON 68
1. –emesis means vomiting in the combining form used as suffix. Hematemesis means vomiting of blood.
2. –ectasis, -ectasia both mean dilation that is stretching of a blood vessel. Bronchiectasis means dilation of blood tubes. Keratoectasia means bulging forward of the cornea.
3. –lysis means breakdown or destruction. Hemolysis is the destruction or breakdown of blood cells.
4. –phagia means eating or swallowing. Dysphagia is difficulty swallowing. Polyphagia is excessive eating.
4. –pepsia means digestion. Dyspepsia means gastric indigestion that is difficulty in digestion.
5. –plasty means molding that is a surgical procedure. Gastroplasty is the surgical repair of the stomach. Rhinoplasty is the surgical repair of the nose.
6. –ptosis means sinking down or prolapse or sagging of an organ. Blepharoptosis is the sagging of the upper eyelid.
7. –ptysis means expectoration or spitting. Hemoptysis is the spitting of the blood from the lungs.
8. –rrhea means flowing or flux or discharge. Menorrhea is the flow of menses.
9. –rrhaphy means suturing surgically. Herniorrhaphy is the surgically suturing a hernia.
10. –rrhagia or –rrhage means excessive or unusual flow of a liquid. Menorrhagia means flow of excessive blood during menses.
11. –stasis means stopping or stagnation. Hemostasis means stagnation of blood. Venostasis means controlling of flow of blood in the veins.
12. –spasm means involuntary sudden contraction of any muscle. Cardiospasm is the sudden involuntary contraction of the heart muscles.
13. –stenosis means stricture or narrowing of any orifice or tube or canal. Aortic stenosis is the narrowing of an aorta (large blood vessel).
14. –tresia means clausura or opening. Atresia means no opening. Absence of anal opening, this is a congenital defect in some infants. Biliary atresia is the absence of opening in the biliary tract.
In the above list of suffixes, some can be used unaccompanied as unconnected term. They as a single word give a separate meaning. They are as follows:
1. Stenosis means stricture. Bronchial stenosis is the stricture or narrowing of bronchus.
2. Stasis means stagnation. Palpillary stasis is the edema of the optic disk due to increased intracranial pressure.
3. Spasm means sudden involuntary tightening of any muscle. Bell spasm is the sudden involuntary jerking or twitching of the facial muscles. The other word for this term is facial spasm or facial tic.
4. Lysis means destruction or breakdown. Bystander lysis is the complement-mediated lysis of nearby cells in the neighborhood of accompaniment activation site.
5. Emesis means vomiting. Antiemetic or emesis is a kind of drug used to stop vomiting.
6. Ptosis means drooping. Aponeurogenic ptosis is the sinking of the eyelid due to dehiscence of the tendon of the levator muscle.
7. Ectasia means dilation. Mammary duct ectasia is the dilation of mammary ducts.
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2. –ectasis, -ectasia both mean dilation that is stretching of a blood vessel. Bronchiectasis means dilation of blood tubes. Keratoectasia means bulging forward of the cornea.
3. –lysis means breakdown or destruction. Hemolysis is the destruction or breakdown of blood cells.
4. –phagia means eating or swallowing. Dysphagia is difficulty swallowing. Polyphagia is excessive eating.
4. –pepsia means digestion. Dyspepsia means gastric indigestion that is difficulty in digestion.
5. –plasty means molding that is a surgical procedure. Gastroplasty is the surgical repair of the stomach. Rhinoplasty is the surgical repair of the nose.
6. –ptosis means sinking down or prolapse or sagging of an organ. Blepharoptosis is the sagging of the upper eyelid.
7. –ptysis means expectoration or spitting. Hemoptysis is the spitting of the blood from the lungs.
8. –rrhea means flowing or flux or discharge. Menorrhea is the flow of menses.
9. –rrhaphy means suturing surgically. Herniorrhaphy is the surgically suturing a hernia.
10. –rrhagia or –rrhage means excessive or unusual flow of a liquid. Menorrhagia means flow of excessive blood during menses.
11. –stasis means stopping or stagnation. Hemostasis means stagnation of blood. Venostasis means controlling of flow of blood in the veins.
12. –spasm means involuntary sudden contraction of any muscle. Cardiospasm is the sudden involuntary contraction of the heart muscles.
13. –stenosis means stricture or narrowing of any orifice or tube or canal. Aortic stenosis is the narrowing of an aorta (large blood vessel).
14. –tresia means clausura or opening. Atresia means no opening. Absence of anal opening, this is a congenital defect in some infants. Biliary atresia is the absence of opening in the biliary tract.
In the above list of suffixes, some can be used unaccompanied as unconnected term. They as a single word give a separate meaning. They are as follows:
1. Stenosis means stricture. Bronchial stenosis is the stricture or narrowing of bronchus.
2. Stasis means stagnation. Palpillary stasis is the edema of the optic disk due to increased intracranial pressure.
3. Spasm means sudden involuntary tightening of any muscle. Bell spasm is the sudden involuntary jerking or twitching of the facial muscles. The other word for this term is facial spasm or facial tic.
4. Lysis means destruction or breakdown. Bystander lysis is the complement-mediated lysis of nearby cells in the neighborhood of accompaniment activation site.
5. Emesis means vomiting. Antiemetic or emesis is a kind of drug used to stop vomiting.
6. Ptosis means drooping. Aponeurogenic ptosis is the sinking of the eyelid due to dehiscence of the tendon of the levator muscle.
7. Ectasia means dilation. Mammary duct ectasia is the dilation of mammary ducts.
In the next lesson we will see gastrointestinal combining forms.
To go to the next lesson from here please click the below link below
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