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What is the Medical suffix that means spitting?

The medical suffix for spitting is -ptysis.

Here are some examples of words using this suffix:

* Hemoptysis: Coughing up blood

* Sputum: Mucus coughed up from the lungs

* Ptyalism: Excessive salivation

* Ptyalocele: A cyst or sac containing saliva

* Ptyalorrhea: An abnormal flow of saliva

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