-pepsia denotes which concept?

-pepsia denotes which concept?

• A. Digestion or the digestive tract
• B. Infection
• C. Pain
• D. Swelling

Answer: (A)

-pepsia denotes digestion or the digestive process. It comes from the Greek word pepsis, meaning digestion, and appears in terms like dyspepsia, which means indigestion. This suffix signals aspects of how the body digests food, rather than infection, pain, or swelling—those concepts are shown by other suffixes such as -itis (inflammation/infection), -algia (pain), or edema-related terms for swelling.

-pepsia denotes digestion or the digestive process. It comes from the Greek word pepsis, meaning digestion, and appears in terms like dyspepsia, which means indigestion. This suffix signals aspects of how the body digests food, rather than infection, pain, or swelling—those concepts are shown by other suffixes such as -itis (inflammation/infection), -algia (pain), or edema-related terms for swelling.