Action Or Movement Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-clasis, -clast
A
To break
2
Q
-ectasis
A
Dilation, expansion
3
Q
-emesis
A
Vomiting
4
Q
-gen, -genesis, -genic, -genous
A
Creating, producing
5
Q
-kinesia, -kinesis
A
Movement
6
Q
-lysis
A
Breakdown, destruction
7
Q
-pause, -stasis
A
Stopping, cessation
8
Q
-phage, -phagia
A
Eating, swallowing
9
Q
-rrhage, -rrhagia
A
Bursting forth
10
Q
-rrhea
A
Flow, discharge
11
Q
-rrhexis
A
Rupture
12
Q
-spasm
A
Sudden involuntary contraction or movement