Suffixes

1. SUFFIXES -prandial & -dipsia MARIA A GOMEZ

2. -prandial RELATING TO A MEAL

3. -prandial / meal pertaining to a meal. The term is used in relation to timing, such as postprandial or preprandial

4. MEDICALEXAMPLE…. THE DOCTOR ORDERED A 2 HOUR POSTPRANDIAL GLUCOSE TEST.

5. POSTPRANDIAL POSTPRANDIAL GLUCOSE TEST EVALUATES SUGAR IN THE BLOOD FOLLOWING A MEAL. IN THE POSTPRANDIAL STAGE, FOOD IS ALREADY DIGESTED. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE INCREASED ACTIVITY OF THE PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM.

6. -dipsia THIRST

7. -dipsia / thirst a sensation, often referred to the mouth and throat, associated with a craving for drink; ordinarily interpreted as a desire for water

8. MEDICALEXAMPLE….. PATIENT SEEMS TO BE EXPERIENCING POLYDIPSIA.

9. POLYDIPSIA THIS SYMPTOM IS USUALLY AN INTIAL SYMPTOM FOUND IN DIABETICS OR WHEN ANTI-DIABETIC MEDICATION OR DOSAGES HAVE BECOME INSUFFICIENT.